For the second time this season, Ajax Cape Town’s fate is in its own hands.

Hopefully this time Ajax’s high heads will swing a carrot in front of the players’ noses by putting money on the table to encourage the players.

For some reason, bonuses and monetary rewards bring out the best in players.

The Urban Warriors’ way of getting promotion to the Premier League is again very simple: Beat Leopards tomorrow. Then Ajax will be, so to speak, in the driving seat with six points after two games in the series.

The Parow team showed excellent character in its first match of the promotion / relegation play-offs.

That was when Calvin Marlin’s (interim coach)’s troops dominated TTM with a 3-2 victory after they were still 1-2 behind after the hour mark.

But TTM lost focus as it took the lead. Two goals within ten minutes by Sonwabile Mfecane and Kegan Johannes took the wind out of his sails properly.

Leopards will be Ajax’s biggest opponent to win the series. That’s why tomorrow’s fight against coach Dylan Kerr’s Leopards team is crucial.

It will also greatly ease the pressure on Ajax and boost its prospects to reach PSL status.

But Leopards’ whining will certainly not be so easily trampled upon.

Marlin is likely to push the same Ajax team into the field with Eleazar Rodgers and Abednigo Mosiatlhaga leading his attack.

Surprise

Roderick Kabwe will likely be teamed up with captain Grant Margeman in the engine room.

Marlin can also surprise by using his goal hero Kegan Johannes on right-back.

Marlin has several options, but the big question is: How hungry and excited are his players to successfully pull the wagon through the drift this time.