The second preliminary round first-leg tie in Malta makes next week's return in Serbia just a formality for Vermezovic's team and puts them just one round away from the lucrative group phase of the world's top club competition.

Partizan were rampant early on in a boost for Vermezovic's decision to take his team on a tough pre-season training camp where they played seven warm-up games.

The Serbian champions were 3-0 up by half-time, scoring first as early as the sixth minute through international Nemanja Tomic. The easy win allowed Vermezovic to give a second-half debut to his new Libyan signing Mohamed Zubya.

But the coach did not use his two other African players - Mohamed Kamara of Sierra Leone and David Manga of the Central African Republic.

May Mahlangu's Helsingborg were held to a 0-0 draw by Welsh minnows The New Saints in their Champions League clash.

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Sat May 25 22:24:16 SAST 2013 ::

Jul 19, 2012

Bingo-Ingo

The Zebras will regret their stupid decision. They want African type of football and I wonder what that is and where was it tested? RSA football won't grow because the practitioners claim to know everything. Simphiwe failed at Division III in England. Bongani Khumalo failed at Tottenham and KG failed at Fullham. Hard pill to swallow is that there are no good players in this country.
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Jul 19, 2012

Shredder

@Bingo-Ingo - Hard pill to swallow is that there are no good players in this country.
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Very true. I was watching Amazulu and Man Utd last night. They looked like amateur school kids even their body structure is too small. :-(
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