A group of Maritzburg United fans were reported to have camped outside Harry’s Stadium from Friday night until Saturday morning.
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This was to prevent Kaizer Chiefs from accessing the venue until the day of the match on the suspicion that Amakhosi wanted to spy on Maritzburg and ‘fix the stadium’.
It has emerged that two men who were allegedly dressed in Chiefs colors tried to enter the stadium while Maritzburg were training on Saturday afternoon.
But he couldn’t get in and later the Maritzburg fans decided to keep the stadium safe for the night.
Maritzburg chairman Farouk Kadodia confirmed to Isolezwe that he had received a report of the incident.
The report also quoted Maritzburg fan Don Dos Santos as insisting he was forced to keep the stadium.
“We monitor everything that happens in the place. We check everyone who comes in and out,” said Dos Santos.
The unnamed source said he suspected the men who tried to break in during Maritzburg training came to spy.
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“We’re not sure what they want. But we suspect they’re trying to spy on our team because we’re playing Chiefs.
“He even had a camera. But luckily he was caught before he could do anything,” the source said.
The game was sold out and lived up to the billing with drama happening on the field as it has been.
However, the Chiefs supporters who came out were all smiles after their team won 3-2.
But it came from a debatable penalty in the dying minutes of the match. Maritzburg had come back from 2-0 down to level before the penalty was awarded.
The win keeps the Chiefs in contention to finish second in the DStv Premiership.
Maritzburg are left in the relegation zone with 21 points after 23 games.
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With seven games to go, the Select Team really needs to start collecting points now.
They will be hoping for a better result when they meet TS Galaxy on April 2. Chiefs host Stellenbosch FC on April 1 in their next league match.