Mamelodi Sundowns came out on top of a thrilling encounter against Kaizer Chiefs , which was marred by controversy. The defending champions Sundowns, showed character to come back from a deficit to win in Chiefs’ backyard. It was Chiefs who started the scoring, as target man Ranga Chivaviro bullied Sundowns defender Mosa Lebusa to score.
That strike sent the home faithful into raptures and it was the Limpopo native’s second in two games. The visitors did not sit back after that though and grabbed an equaliser through Lucas Ribeiro . The Brazilian would then turn provider in rather dubious fashion, laying a perfect cross to striker Iqraam Rayners to score the eventual winner.
At the time of receiving the ball, he looked to have been offside. Chiefs and Sundowns play out to a thriller The contentious decisions would continue to the second half as Edson Castillo ’s volley strike was ruled out. According to the referee, Lebusa was pushed by Inacio Miguel, giving the Venezuelan a clear advantage to the ball.
In the end both Chiefs and Sundowns created chances that made for an entertaining game. That resulted handed new coach Nasreddine Nabi his first loss in charge of the Glamour Boys. Speaking after the game Sundowns coach Manqoba Mngqithi admits he was impressed by Chiefs.
“To be honest, I think the team [Chiefs] looks very good,” Mngqithi said in his post-match press conference. It looks refreshed, it looks energized, and the structure that coach Nabi is playing with .