DStv Premiership leaders Mamelodi Sundowns secured yet another victory and clean sheet after defeating Golden Arrows 1-0 on Wednesday afternoon.
DStv Premiership leaders Mamelodi Sundowns secured yet another victory and clean sheet after defeating Golden Arrows 1-0 on Wednesday afternoon.
Sundowns rested the likes Themba Zwane, Rivaldo Coetzee and Lyle Lakay ahead of the CAF Champions League tie on Sunday, which saw Gaston Sirino, Haashim Domingo, Aubrey Modiba and Sibusiso Vilakazi handed starts.
The Brazilians were unsettled at the back in the opening exchanges, with a back-line that was also missing Rushine De Reuck and Grant Kekana, as Arrows put them under pressure. eerly on.
Pule Mmodi had a chance to break the deadlock for the hosts in the 20th minute after getting behind Modiba to go through inside the box but his low strike across goal sailed just wide of the mark.
Despite Sundowns enjoying most of the possession, Nqobeko Dlamini had a big chance for Lehlohonolo Seema's charges two minutes later with a free header inside the box that went wide from Mthokozisi Dube's cross.
Sundowns, meanwhile had nothing to show for the first-half dominance as Arrows shot-stopper Maximilian Mbaeva was largely untested in the opening 45 minutes.
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