Mamelodi Sundowns suffered a scare, but managed to overcome Chippa United to move level on points with Premier Soccer League leaders Orlando Pirates.
Is it a coincidence that the Twilight Zone reboot began this month? Visiting Loftus Versfeld on a Tuesday afternoon certainly felt like a trip to the Fifth Dimension — “the middle ground between light and shadow”.
Wafts from the boerewors stands on entry into the grounds were less intense. The merchandise hawkers were few and far between. Those that turned up were muted. The booming drum-track that routinely echoes through the passageways was absent. When the first whistle blew, the stands mirrored the barren nature of the exterior. The opening exchanges felt like a park game, thanks to the player shouts and coaches’ instructions that echoed in the emptiness.
It’s a good thing they did, too, because their opening attacks were woefully incoherent. After Chippa United punished them with the opening goal you could envision everything going downhill. Their title challenge flushed into the abyss. Chippa didn’t exactly put up a stern resistance. On the second, Tebogo Langerman looked as if he had an acre of land to himself after he was found in the box. For Sirino, all the Uruguayan had to do was stand still and the defenders happily passed him the ball.
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