Mamelodi Sundowns moved back to the top of the DStv Premiership table after beating TS Galaxy at Loftus Versfeld in Tshwane on Sunday. Sundowns TSGalaxy DStvPrem By Herman_Gibbs
Thirty minutes into the first half, neither team had managed a shot on goal, and each had forced two corners, while Sundowns enjoyed the lion's share of possession.However, instead of waiting for feeds he frequently dropped back in a midfielder's role, and he produced the game's first shot on target in the 38th minute. His long-range effort bounced awkwardly in front of Vasilije Kolak, the Bosnia-Herzegovina goalkeeper and he failed to gather cleanly.
When the second half started Sundowns took control of the match and Lyle Lakay, playing at left half, kept asking questions from the Galaxy defence with shots from range. He had a hand in the opening goal just ahead of the hour mark when Kolak spilt the ball after a powerfully struck free-kick from outside the box. Mosa Lebusa ran in from an acute angle and kicked the ball into the roof of the net.
A minute later, Sundowns staged a telling sortie down the middle of the middle, and midfielder Andile Jali sent striker Peter Shalulile away. He buried the ball in the corner of the net with a low left-footed drive, giving Kolak no chance. Soon after this two-goal blitz, Sundowns brought three substitutes on to replace Erasmus, Rivaldo Coetzee and Gaston Sirino. They were replaced by Haashim Domingo, Thabiso Kutumela and Sibusiso Vilakazi.
The fresh legs helped Sundowns to continue enjoying the upper hand in the match and Kutumela made his presence count with his debut Premiership goal, and his team's third, five minutes from the end.
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