Matuludi brace helps Mamelodi Sundowns beat Durban City 4-1 in Betway Premiership
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Mamelodi Sundowns beat Durban City in a rout! Dominating the game, Matuludi scored two goals, while Rayners extended their score and Van Wyk closed the score 4-1, while Lwamba scored, to complete Mamelodi's victory!
Updates by Victor Cunha
95'9 hours ago
Goal for Mamelodi
It turned into a thread! On the counterattack, Arthur Sales found the pass for Antonio Van Wyk, who got the shot when he invaded the area, sending the ball high into the goal, extending Mamelodi Sundowns' home victory over Durban City!
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90'9 hours ago
Goal for Durban City
Durban City scores a consolation goal! The visitors get a consolation goal through Jean Lwamba, who received the ball and shot powerfully into the top left corner, making the score 3-1 for Durban City!
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85'9 hours ago
Yellow and change
Nuno Santos got the shot from distance, but sent the ball very far from the goal. Soon after, Mamelodi made another change, leaving Nuno Santos for Arthur Sales. Soon after, for a strong foul on Maseko, Matuludi received a yellow card.
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80'9 hours ago
Goal by Mamelodi
And here comes Mamelodi again! Ndlovu received the ball and crossed into the area for Iqraam Rayners, who appeared to deflect the ball amidst the scramble, sending it into the right corner of the net for the home team's third goal!
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75'9 hours ago
Asare!
Ndlovu received the pass from Rayners up front and took a powerful shot, with Asare parrying it for a corner. The ball was cleared in the box by the defense, and Aubaas picked up the rebound from distance and shot hard, but wide once again!
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70'9 hours ago
Change in Durban City
Mokwena received the pass in front to shoot hard, but over the goal. Soon after, Durban City made a change, trying to get back into the game, where Letsie Koapeng came off for Seth Green. Durban tries to get into the match.
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66'9 hours ago
Goal for Mamelodi
And we have 2-0 on the scoreboard! Aubrey Modiba received the pass in front and crossed hard to find Matuludi (him once again) for the header (yes, once again) strong, in the left corner, low, into the back of the goal, expanding the score!
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65'9 hours ago
Changes in Mamelodi
Mamelodi Sundowns made three changes, leaving Cassius Mailula, Brayan León Muñiz and Tashreeq Matthews for Siyanda Ndlovu, Iqraam Rayners and Antonio Van Wyk. Mamelodi manages to dominate and continues trying to maintain possession.
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60'9 hours ago
Over the goal
Tashreeq Matthews received the pass in front to get the shot from distance, but sending the ball wide once again. Mamelodi, despite winning 1-0 in the score, continues to dominate the match in the attacking field.
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55'9 hours ago
Out
On the right, Mamelodi managed another dangerous approach, where, in a corner taken in the area that the defense cleared, Nuno Santos caught the rebound and shot hard, but sending the ball out once again!
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50'9 hours ago
Changes in Durban
At half-time Durban City made three changes, with Brooks, Sifumba and Jurgens leaving for Sanger, Maseko and Mokwena. Maseko, who had just entered, hit a free kick straight at the goal, but it went wide!
Updates by Victor Cunha
9 hours ago
Second half starts
The players returned to the pitch at Loftus Versfeld Stadium and the ball rolled for the second half of the match between Mamelodi Sundowns and Durban City, in the ninth round of the Betway Premiership, with all the action and excitement here on VAVEL!
Updates by Victor Cunha
10 hours ago
Tactical keys for the second half
Looking ahead to the second half, Mamelodi Sundowns simply need more clinical finishing inside the box after completing 255 passes at 93% accuracy and generating 10 key passes. Meanwhile, Durban City must sharpen their final delivery after failing to connect on all 11 crosses, turning their 28 dangerous attacks into real threat.
Dangerous attacks: Mamelodi Sundowns 32 – 28 Durban City
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10 hours ago
Half-time statistics
And that dominance translates into numbers! Mamelodi had 62% possession of the ball, compared to Durban City's 38%. Durban City only made shots twice, with all of them going wide. Mamelodi had 11 shots, with three on goal, in addition to dominating with the rest, adding five corners and 16 duels won.
Updates by Victor Cunha
10 hours ago
First-half analysis and key takeaways
As expected (at least by this noble narrator), the game was dominated from the first to the last minute by Mamelodi Sundowns. Durban City offered little threat (we'll get into the numbers later), watching the home team dominate the entire match until halftime.
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10 hours ago
End of First Half
And let's go to break! Mamelodi dominated the game and constantly exerted pressure on the attacking field, going into half-time winning the match 1-0, where Matuludi, in a sequence of two headers, managed to open the score!
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45'10 hours ago
Drop in pace
After two goals and enormous pressure, we now have a drop in pace in the match, with Mamelodi continuing to have possession in the attacking field, controlling what happens, while Durban suffers from the pressure, but without any escapes of speed.
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40'10 hours ago
Over the goal
Matuludi, crossing the ball from Modiba, managed a powerful header, sending the ball wide, over the goal once again. Matuludi tries, in another attack, to extend the lead with a header, this time without success in the finish.
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35'10 hours ago
Goal for Mamelodi Sundowns
Matuludi, at Nuno Santos' cross, headed powerfully towards Asare's goal, sending the ball out for a corner, taken by Allende, and Matuludi now put the ball into the back of the net! Mamelodi's pressure finally turns the score around to 1-0!
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30'10 hours ago
Over the goal
Brooks managed to receive the ball and shoot hard, but over the goal. Soon after, Matthews had a chance with a long-range shot, but sent the ball wide again. We continue in a period of high-pressure attack!
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25'10 hours ago
Out again!
Brayan León Muñiz received Modiba's cross in the box and managed a header, but sent the ball wide. Another chance for Mamelodi that doesn't end in a goal, where Durban City are managing to avoid conceding!
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20'10 hours ago
Over the goal
Thabang Matuludi received the pass in front to get the shot already inside the area, but sending the ball out. Mamelodi remains dominant, controlling the game and creating dangerous chances. Durban City suffers a lot in defense!
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15'10 hours ago
Out!
Mamelodi won a corner, the ball was taken into the box, the defense cleared it, Matthews picked up the rebound and shot, but it was blocked by the defense. The play continued and Durban had their first chance, where Mkhize received the cross and headed powerfully, but wide!
Updates by Victor Cunha
10'10 hours ago
Asare!
Cassius Mailula received the pass up front, bursting into the box to get a powerful shot off, but Asare palmed the ball away, saving Durban City! Mamelodi Sundowns completely dominate the game in an intense start!
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5'10 hours ago
Out
And then Mamelodi Sundowns came on strong, with Khoza receiving Allende's cross in the box and heading the ball powerfully, but sending it wide to the right of the goal, missing the chance to open the scoring early in the match!
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10 hours ago
Here we go
The players took to the pitch and the ball rolled for the Mamelodi Sundowns vs Durban City clash, in the first 45 minutes of this ninth round Betway Premiership match, with all the action and excitement of the duel here on VAVEL.
Updates by Victor Cunha
11 hours ago
Durban City's bench
For the game, Eric Tinkler will have the following names available during the match against Mamelodi Sundowns: Salim Jamal Magoola, Alou Doumbia, Lifa Makua, Samkelo Maseko, Tylo Sanger, Thabo Nodada, Siyabonga Msomi, Seth Green and Bokang Trevor Mokwena.
Updates by Victor Cunha
11 hours ago
Mamelodi's bench
For the game, Miguel Cardoso will have the following players available during the match against Durban City: Denis Onyango, Fawaaz Basadien, Mothobi Mvala, Tsiki Ntsabeleng, Siyanda Ndlovu, Themba Zwane, Arthur Sales, Antonio Van Wyk and Iqraam Rayners.
Updates by Victor Cunha
11 hours ago
Next matches
Mamelodi Sundowns returns to the field on November 8th, when they host USM Alger in the CAF Super Cup. In the Betway Premiership, the club will play on the 28th, when they visit Kruger United. Durban City visits AS Far on November 27th, for the CAF Confederation Cup.
Updates by Victor Cunha
11 hours ago
Durban City lined-up!
With a 4-3-3 formation, Durban City's starting lineup for the Betway Premiership match against Mamelodi Sundowns is: Asare, Shandu, Ncanana, Mkhize and Mokone; Brooks, Poggenpoel and Jurgens; Sifumba, Lwamba and Koapeng.
Updates by Victor Cunha
11 hours ago
Mamelodi lined-up!
With a 4-4-2 formation, Mamelodi Sundowns' starting lineup for the Betway Premiership match against Durban City is: Goss, Matuludi, Khoza, Ndamane and Modiba; Allende, Nuno Santos, Aubaas and Matthews; Mailula and Muñiz.
Updates by Victor Cunha
11 hours ago
Good afternoon!
We're kicking off the broadcast of the match, with all the action and excitement of the duel between Mamelodi Sundowns vs Durban City, on Matchday nine of the Betway Premiership, with the ball rolling at Loftus Versfeld Stadium, in a game between two teams from opposite ends of the table!