Slick SuperSport United bring Mamelodi Sundowns back down to earth
SuperSport United brought Mamelodi Sundowns back to earth with a crushing 2-0 defeat on Wednesday night, which came just after they annihilated Caf’s Club of the Century, Al-Ahly, to reach the semi-finals of the Caf Champions League.Ghampani Lungu, who put the final nail in Sundowns’ coffin after Grant Kekana’s opening goal, was still in high school as a 15-year-old the last time SuperSport won this fixture.
But Sundowns are still in the league race as they trail Pirates by six points with two games in hand.If Sundowns play like they did on Wednesday night, it will take a miracle for them to catch up with the Buccaneers.Ronwen Williams was hardly troubled in his goal. There were some who were joking that Sundowns were already three points behind Pirates, because getting maximum points in this fixture was a foregone conclusion for Pitso Mosimane’s men.
SuperSport knew that Sundowns will look to take the initiative as they came into this match trailing log-leaders Pirates. — Mamelodi Sundowns FC April 17, 2019 But Sundowns lacked explosiveness after their gruelling trip from Egypt, where they eliminated Al-Ahly in the quarterfinals of the Champions League.
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