MAMELODI SUNDOWNS VS SUMMERFIELD DYNAMOS

Mamelodi Sundowns resume their bid for a sixth Nedbank Cup title when they host Summerfield Dynamos in a quarter-final match at Loftus Versfeld on Saturday.

Dynamos are the only other team yet to concede in the Nedbank Cup, having stunned First Division side Uthongathi 1-0 away from home in the Round of 32. The Dynamos match comes after Masandawana also met another third-tier side Mathaithai FC in the Round of 16 and romped to a 6-0 victory. The Nedbank Cup is also part of Sundowns’ bid to have a clean sweep of the trophies on offer this season as they chase glory in the Caf Champions League and Premier Soccer League to add on to the MTN8 which they claimed last October.

Mamelodi Sundowns come up against ABC Motsepe League opposition once again as they take on Clinton Larsen's Summerfield Dynamos. Nedbank Cup.

One thing that has been for Summerfield is that they are yet to concede in the tournament but they will face a different machine this time around. It will be a daunting task for Larsen's side who enjoyed a similar route to the quarter-finals after defeating Uthongathi and Black Eagles in the previous rounds. The Brazilians have had somewhat of a comfortable run in the cup so far as they are yet to face a fellow DStv Premiership side. The DStv Premiership were involved in midweek as well after defeating Swallows FC 4-2 in a thrilling encounter on Wendesday evening. Sundowns thrashed GladAfrica Championship outfit Richards 4-0 in the round of 32 before romping to a 6-0 win over third tier side Mathaithai. Gordon Igesund opens up on the formula for success! Mamelodi Sundowns come up against ABC Motsepe League opposition once again as they take on Clinton Larsen's Summerfield Dynamos.

Manqoba Mngqithi believes that Summerfield Dynamos have enough arsenal at their disposal to cause an upset against Mamelodi Sundowns.

We are confident that we will have to give it our best shot and compete on the day.” “If you remember when he was at Bloemfontein Celtic in the Telkom Knockout Cup, remember the MTN 8 at Lucas Moripe and we are very aware that we are coming up against a very experienced coach and we need to tread very careful,” concluded Mngqithi. “We have profiled the team and we realised that they have former Premier League players in their team, some of them I have worked with like Nene (Jabulani), Zuke (Sandile) and Manzini (Lerato) who spent some time with Royal AM and spent more time at Bloemfontein Celtic,” said Mngqithi.

Mamelodi Sundowns co-coach Manqoba Mngqithi has pointed to the danger posed by Dynamos coach Clinton Larsen, who has proved to be a nemesis of note in the ...

We will win games, but you know the way it is, everyone wants to shoot us down. Gallants coach Dan Malesela is looking forward to the clash. But the Nedbank has presented a huge opportunity for this group of players to showcase themselves individually. They are a free-scoring team, the best team on the continent now. Larsen himself has acknowledged his team will see very little of the ball because Sundowns usually enjoy around 65% possession in matches. The Nedbank Cup record shows that Larsen has had two wins over Sundowns when he was coach of lesser fancied teams.

Mamelodi Sundowns cruised to the semi-finals of the Nedbank Cup with a 5-0 thrashing of Summerfield Dynamos on Saturday evening.

Safranko made it 5-0 for the Brazilians with his first touch after guiding a free header past Masoga in the box from a cross by Sirino, as Sundowns joined Tshakhuma Tsha Madzivhandila and Marumo Gallants in the semi-finals. The Brazilians eventually put the game to bed after that as Erasmus made it 3-0 with a low strike across goal at the near post after a through ball by Sirino from a transition attack. Erasmus did not have a chance to complete his hat-trick, as he was withdrawn just after that and replaced by Promise Mkhuma while in the last ten minutes Sundowns made a double tactical change, as Pavol Safranko and Mothobi Mvala entered the fray for Mudau and Maema. Summerfield were making errors trying to play from the back and fell further behind in the 64th minute after Erasmus completed his brace with a clinical first-time shot at the near post from Sirino's cross. The Brazilians should have been three goals to the good on the half-hour mark after Aubrey Modiba dribbled past Masoga in the box but his close-range shot was cleared off the line by Samuel Darpoh, while Teboho Mokoena also came close with a strike from range that rattled the top side of the crossbar. Sundowns opened up the game by playing a high-line coming from the half-time break and they were nearly punished five minutes from the interval after Samkele Ngubane broke away clear on goal but he was denied by the post after getting past goalkeeper Ricardo Goss. The Brazilians had a dream start after Sirino opened the scoring in the eigth minute with a first-time shot in the six-yard box that slipped through goalkeeper Bongani Masoga's gloves. Sundowns made 10 changes to the side that thrashed Swallows in midweek, as Khuliso Mudau was only player to remain in the line-up, with Kermit Erasmus spearheading the attack along with Gaston Sirino, Neo Maema and Lesedi Kapinga. Mamelodi Sundowns cruised to the semi-finals of the Nedbank Cup with a 5-0 thrashing of Summerfield Dynamos on Saturday evening. Scroll through the gallery to see the PSL stars turning out in the ABC Motsepe League. Sundowns quickly went 2-0 up four minutes later as the unmarked Kapinga got on the end of Maema's cut-back before calmly slotting into the bottom corner.