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IMamelodi Sundowns ishodelwe yimidlalo emibili ukuze ifinyelele irekhodi leKaizer Chiefs lokunqoba iligi ka-17 ilandelana njengoba kufinyelele esiphethweni ukunqoba kwaMasandawana okuwu-15 kulandelana ibambana ngo 1-1 neStellenbosch ngeSonto ntambama eKapa.
FUNDA FUTHI: Kungani uZwane ‘esindise’ uBimenyimana kuChiefs boo boys
Kodwa-ke uma ukhuluma ngokumosheka ngenxa yokuzikhethela, ukhuluma ngomqeqeshi weSundowns, uRulani Mokwena, onobukhazikhazi bokwenza izinguquko eziyisikhombisa eqenjini lakhe kodwa namanje akahlulwe. UMokwena uqhamuke neqembu laMasandawana elicishe lingaziwa.
ISundowns iqale ngaphandle kwenqwaba yabadlali abajwayele ukuqala umdlalo okungoTeboho Mokoena, Themba Zwane, Ronwen Williams, Rushine De Reuck, noMothobi Mvala, ukubala abambalwa.
Umqeqeshi weSundowns unikeze abadlali abambalwa umdlalo wakhe wokuqala, kwathi uReyaad Pieterse wabonakala okokuqala kule sizini futhi waqala okwe-11 kumasizini amathathu.
Isiwombe sokuqala besingahle sihluleke ukukhiqiza amagoli kodwa lokho akubanga ngenxa yokungazami njengoba womabili amaqembu enze umzamo omkhulu wokuthola igoli, amathuba kaStellies abewela kuJunior Mendieta.
Lo mdlali wase-Argentina uzame ukushaya igoli elimangalisayo ngomzuzu ka-10 ngesikhathi ethola ibhola ebeligotshwe nguDevin Titus ngasohlangothini lwesokudla, kodwa uPieterse ubekwazile ukulibamba kalula ibhola.
UMokwena ulungise izinguquko ngomzuzu ka-65, efaka abadlali abafana noCassius Mailula, Aubrey Modiba noSipho Mbule osezinkingeni okubikwa ukuthi ujike eziqeqesha ephuze iziphuzo zokungcebeleka.
Lezi zinguquko zibe yingqophamlando kuMokwena njengoba uMailula engene washaya igoli lakhe lesishiyagalombili kule sizini, okwenza iDowns yahamba phambili. Isuke kwesokunxele, ikhoneni likaNeo Maema elashaya ekhanda likaPeter Shalulile, laqonda kuMailula, oshaye uzwane ukuqinisekisa ukuthi iSundowns iyalithola ithuba.
Nokho umbhalo awuzange ufane nokaMbule ongenelwe yiphenathi ngomzuzu ka-85 edlalisa kabi uQobolwakhe Sibande ebhokisini. U-Iqraam Rayners ukhuphuke waphuca iqembu lakhe iphuzu, kwaqeda iSundowns inqoba imidlalo engu-15.
Khonamanjalo, kweminye imidlalo yeDStv Premiership edlalwe ngoMgqibelo ntambama, AmaZulu ashaye iChippa United ngo 2-0 wamagoli kaJunior Dion noMbongeni Gumede oshayele Usuthu. UMarumo Gallants neTS Galaxy badlale ngokulingana ngo 0-0.
UZakhele Lepasa ushaye igoli ngesikhathi ethola igoli kuSuperSport United eshaye iGolden Arrows ngo 2-1 e-Atteridgeville. UKeagan Johannes nguyena oshaye igoli Abafana Bes’thende ngesikhathi edlalisa kabi uDivine Lunga ebhokisini kwathi uKnox Mutizwa wakhuphula leli phenathi walivalela enethini igoli lesithupha kule sizini.
