Menzi Magubane
Mamelodi Sundowns bounced back from their midweek defeat with a dominant 4-0 victory over Kaizer Chiefs on Saturday.
The defeat serves as the Amakhosi’s heaviest defeat in the Premier Soccer League (PSL) era.
Chiefs were their own biggest enemies, making several mistakes throughout the clash. The first came as early as the sixth minute when defender Siyabonga Ngezana gifted Gaston Serino with an open goal.
Ngezana tried to pass the ball back to goalkeeper Bruce Bvuma inside the box but the ball was met with by the Uruguayan for an easy tap in.
In the 15th minute Ngezana was again committing a foul that resulted in a penalty.
The penalty may have been a soft one as Ngezana was charged with pulling down Peter Shalulile. The Namibian converted the spot-kick to score his first goal of the season.
The sold out Loftus Versfeld stadium in Pretoria was buzzing with the home teams performance, but Sundowns were not done yet.
The first half ended with Downs 2-0 up but early in the second half the Amakhosi seemed to be back in the match after coach Arthur Zwane made a few changes.
Five minutes into the second half Reeve Frolser missed a golden opportunity to put Chiefs back in the match.
Shalulile made matters worse for Chiefs when he scored third for the champions.
In the 54th minute, Chiefs were given another chance to at least get the consolation goal when Teboho Mokoena gave away a penalty by fouling Sekgota.
Khama Billiat took the spot-kick but it was saved by new signing and Bafana Bafana captain Ronwen Williams.
In the 76th substitute Abubakar Nassir made it four for the champions while scoring his first for his new team.
The win took the Brazilians to the top of the table after Royal AM suffered a 3-1 defeat to Stellenbosch.
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