Three points for Downs! DStv Premiership champions Mamelodi Sundowns opened the new season with an entertaining 2-1 victory away to Sekhukhune United, with both sides finishing the game with ten players. Read more ▶️
Masandawana handed new signing Lucas Ribeiro Costa a debut and opted to start fellow signings Thapelo Maseko and Junior Mendieta on the bench.
A dominant start from the title holders followed in the opening ten minutes, which led to a penalty after Edwin Gyimah handled in the box and last season's joint top scorer Peter Shalulile did the honours from 12-yards out to make it 1-0 to Sundowns. It continued to go downhill for Babina Noko five minutes later as a rash challenge on Teboho Mokoena by Vusimuzi Mncube saw the referee hand the latter a red card.
Ribeiro Costa went close to doubling Sundowns' tally before the half-hour mark from a twist and turn in the area, but he couldn’t get the better of Badra Ali Sangare. Sekhukhune continued to chase shadows and were under threat again as a curling shot on the edge of the area by Marcelo Allende narrowly shaved the bottom-corner on the stroke of halftime.
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