ABSA Premiership

Result: Mamelodi Sundowns 7-1 Amazulu

Date: 22 October 2013

Venue: Loftus Stadium

Mamelodi Sundowns thrashed Amazulu 7-1 on Tuesday night at Loftus Stadium, to move into top place on the log in the Absa Premiership.

Sundowns’ two Katlegos, Mashego and Mphela, both got braces on the night, with Mphela’s goals coming in the last ten minutes after replacing Mashego.

Hlompho Kekana wasted no time in giving Sundowns the lead, as he was given too much time and space on the ball and his long range effort in the second minute took a slight deflection and flew into the back of net.

In the fifth minute Sthembiso Ngcobo had a close range effort, but his shot went straight at Kennedy Mweene and bounced out off his leg, though the officials gave a goal-kick.

In the ninth minute Sundowns had another chance as first Bongani Zungu tried a header from a corner, but it went straight at a defender, who could only knock the ball to Cuthbert Malajila, but his effort was cleared off the line.

Malajila made it 2-0 in the 21st minute after he pounced on a wayward header by Thamsanqa Teyise from a deep cross by Tebogo Langerman, and slotted it into the back of the net.

Just seconds later, after a fast build-up and some neat passing, Katlego Mashego made it 3-0 as he got the ball in the box and turned his defender well to poke the ball home past Tapuwa Kapini.

Marc Van Heerden tried a long range effort in the 27th minute, but his shot flew high into the stands.

In the 37th minute, Khama Billiat got the ball from a defensive error, but his shot lacked power and Kapini was able to deflect it out for a corner.

From the resulting corner, the ball fell to Kekana just outside the box, but his attempted lob went just wide.

Sundowns went 4-0 up in the 43rd minute through Dove Wome, who ran forward, played a one-two with Malajila, as he continued his run into the box to score past Kapuwa at the near post.

Ngcobo had a chance to get a goal back for Amazulu, but his effort was superbly saved by Mweene, and at half-time Sundowns remained 4-0.

Amazulu saw a lot more of the ball as the second-half started, but their first real attempt at goal only came in the 58th minute when Van Heerden tried a shot from a free kick, but his effort went wide to the right.

Amazulu were awarded what looked like a soft penalty in the 64th minute, when Alje Schut was adjudged to have committed a foul in the box.

Ngcobo stepped up and converted from the spot to get his first league goal for Amazulu and make it 4-1.

Mashego got his second goal of the match in the 80th minute as he ran onto a great through ball from Mzikayise Mashaba and placed the ball under an advancing Kapini into the back of the net.

Just before being replaced by Katlego Mphela, Mashego had a chance to grab a hat-trick, but his shot was blocked and went out for a corner.

It proved to be a good substitute as Mphela blasted in Sundowns’ sixth goal from a Billiat cross in the 86th minute to make it 6-1.

Mphela made it 7-1 in injury time as once again he got the ball from Billiat, after some good work from Mashaba down the left, and Mphela blasted it into the back of the net.
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