Truter demands a response against Swallows

Sekhukhune United head coach Brandon Truter has called on his players to stand up and be counted as they look to bounce back against Moroka Swallows at the Peter Mokaba Stadium in Polokwane on Wednesday evening.

Kick-off is at 7:30pm CAT (SA, GMT+2)

Babina Noko were dumped out of the MTN8 at the first hurdle on Saturday after crashing to a heavy 5-0 defeat against defending champions Orlando Pirates in Soweto.

Truter's side had started the DStv Premiership season with a 2-1 loss to Mamelodi Sundowns, but they responded in perfect fashion by beating Cape Town Spurs 2-0 three days later.

Truter insists they cannot afford to hide from the mauling suffered at the hands of the Buccaneers and wants to see a reaction against the Dube Birds.

"I actually think we were awful, the first half we were awful," he said of the performance against Pirates in the MTN8 quarterfinals.

"But there were defensive mistakes. First goal defensive mistake [we] should've cleared, second goal turnover. Third goal defensive mistake, fourth goal defensive mistake.

"So, it's a lot to look at but its lessons learned from this defeat. You can't hide. The worse you can do now is hide from this defeat but the lessons learned is going to be key for us."

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Swallows also bowed out of the competition following a 1-0 reverse to Sundowns in Pretoria on Saturday, where they were forced to play the majority of the game with just 10 men after Andile Jali received his marching orders in the seventh minute for a studs-up challenge on Teboho