Bitter as the outcome of a case brought before the SAFA arbitration is for them, Cape Town City have fallen into acceptance mode with their fate set to be decided by the dreaded play-offs.
The bone of contention was the abandoned league match between SuperSport United and Golden Arrows, the first half of which took place in February, only for the full 90 minutes to be completed three months later.
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Floodlights failure at Lucas Moripe Stadium led to the chaotic situation that saw the fixture resume last Thursday, four days after interested observers, 15th-placed Cape Town City, had completed their season.
The Citizens' boss, John Comitis, has been vocal about how unfair he felt the situation was for his team, with equally troubled Matsatsantsa knowing what they needed to do to avoid the play-offs instead of playing at the same time as them.
"What happened yesterday is that we contested the view of the Disciplinary Committee, arguing that they didn’t have the authority to call a resumed game 48 hours later because they could not replicate the conditions of the original match," explains Comitis, speaking to KickOff.com.
"They should have either ordered a replay, if that was within their powers, or declared it a forfeiture due to SuperSport United being the guilty party.
"Unfortunately, the arbitrator did not see it that way. He stated that they lacked the power to proceed in that manner and deemed it in the best interest of football to leave it as it was.
"We've accepted the decision, we have no choice.
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"Fair Play was not exhibited, but that is our opinion. Now, we must prepare our team and be ready for the play-offs," he went on.
City begin their play-offs campaign against Casric Stars at DHL Stadium on June 14, with Orbit College the other team involved in the mini-league where teams play each other twice.
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