TSHWANE. Mamelodi Sundowns beat Golden Arrows to win 2-1. It was Mamelodi Sundowns to strike first with a penalty of P. Shalulile at the 44′. Then it was a goal in the 49′ minute to make things even for 1-1. Eventually, S. N. Ndlovu gave the win to Mamelodi Sundowns in the 61′ minute with an own goal. Mamelodi Sundowns was much superior in terms of ball possession (66%) and that was among the factors of its victory.
The match was played at the Loftus Versfeld Stadium stadium in Tshwane on Saturday and it started at 8:00 pm local time. The referee was Masixole Bambiso with the collaboration of Romario Phiri and Happy Nhlanhla. The 4th official was Tshidiso Maruping.
Match Statistics
- ! 66 Ball Possession 34
Shots
- 6 Total 5
- 2 On Target 2
- 4 Off Target 3
- 0 Shots blocked 0
- 88 Attack 60
- 64 Dangerous attack 36
- 0 Ball safe 0
- 1 Penalties 0
- 4 Corners 3
Fouls
- 1 Yellow Cards 3
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 5 Substitutions 2
Ball possession
Mamelodi Sundowns was in firm control of the ball 66% while Golden Arrows was struggling with a 34% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Mamelodi Sundowns was more aggressive with 64 dangerous attacks and 6 shots of which 2 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Mamelodi Sundowns won the match.
Mamelodi Sundowns shot 6 times, 2 on target, 4 off target. Talking about the opposition, Golden Arrows shot 5 times, 2 on target, 3 off target.
Cards
Mamelodi Sundowns received 1 yellow card (M. Mvala). On the opposite side, Golden Arrows received 3 yellow cards (N. Dlamini, L. Dube and N. Nxadi).
Match Timeline
Standings
After this match, Mamelodi Sundowns will have 16 points to sit in the 1st place. On the opposite side, Golden Arrows will stay with 8 points like Moroka Swallows and Chippa United to remain in the 12th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Premier League, Mamelodi Sundowns will play away with Marumo Gallants FC on the 13th of May with a 2-0 head to head in favor of Mamelodi Sundowns (2 draws).
Golden Arrows will play away agasint Moroka Swallows on the 17th of March with a 7-6 head to head record in favor of Golden Arrows (9 draws).
Mamelodi Sundowns – Formation
Mamelodi Sundowns
76'
71'
44'
Mamelodi Sundowns started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
The manager Manqoba Mngqithi decided to play with the following team: Ronwen Williams, Khuliso Mudau, Rushine De Reuck, Mothobi Mvala, Sifiso Ngobeni, Sipho Mbule, Andile Jali, Marcelo Allende, Sphelele Mkhulise, Themba Zwane and Peter Shalulile.
The home team had on the bench: T. Morena, Neo Maema, Lyle Lakay, L. Kapinga, D. Onyango, C. Mailula, Teboho Mokoena, Grant Kekana and Erwin Saavedra.
Substitutions
Mamelodi Sundowns made 5 changes: M. Allende for T. Mokoena (61′), S. Mkhulise for E. Saavedra (61′), S. Mbule for N. Maema (61′), S. Ngobeni for L. Lakay (76′) and T. Zwane for G. Kekana (86′).
Golden Arrows – Formation
Golden Arrows
Golden Arrows started with a 4-2-1-3 line-up (4-2-1-3).
Vusumuzi Vilakazi played with: Nkosingiphile Gumede, Thabani Zuke, Ntsikelelo Nxadi, Siyavuya Ndlovu, Divine Lunga, Lungelo Dube, Nqobeko Dlamini, Pule Mmodi, Velemseni Ndwandwe, Knox Mutizwa and Nduduzo Sibiya.
These were the players on the bench: Saziso Magawana, S. Cele, S. Khumalo, G. Shitolo, S. Mbatha, S. Gumbi, A. Fikizolo, T. Mantshiyane and Ryan Moon.
Substitutions
Golden Arrows made 2 changes: S. N. Ndlovu for S. Magawana (75′) and L. Dube for R. Moon (87′).
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Premier League.
- Moroka Swallows – Stellenbosch – 1-2
- Mamelodi Sundowns – Golden Arrows – 2-1
- AmaZulu – Chippa United – 1-2
- Orlando Pirates – TS Galaxy – 2-0
