Celtic blame sock change for United defeat
The Bloemfontein Celtic camp says they were put off by goalkeeper Patrick Tignyemb having to change his socks three times.
Patrick Tignyemb of Bloemfontein Celtic during the Absa Premiership match between Chippa United and Bloemfontein Celtic at Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium on October 25, 2016 in Port Elizabeth, South Africa. (Photo by Michael Sheehan/Gallo Images)
Celtic suffered their first defeat of the season at the hands of Maritzburg United on Sunday afternoon.
One goal was enough for the Team of Choice to claim three points again Siwelele who came into this game with a five-game winning streak.
Tignyemb was asked to change is socks from grey to white to black by officials before the start of the match, the game was delayed for eight minutes when the Cameroonian striker had to put on a green pair of socks.
“The socks incident really upset me,” admitted Tignyemb after the game. “It impacted on my concentration and was so unnecessary.”
Celtic coach Steve Komphela believes the sock incident affected his team negatively.
“The eight-minute hold-up in starting the match affected us badly.”
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