Cape Town City vs Mamelodi Sundowns

Mamelodi Sundowns showcased champions mentality against Cape Town City in the DStv Premiership opener, earning a victory in the 2022/23 season kicked off.

Both sides return to action on Tuesday and Wednesday against Swallows and TS Galaxy, respectively. However, minutes later, the Namibian came even closer to scoring. The victory was Sundowns and deservedly, while City head back to the drawing board as the turnaround of fixtures is short with rest days only 72 hours. It would edge the home side to push in the tail-end of the game and finally tested new Downs shot-stopper Ronwen Williams, as he catlike jumped to glove away May's low strike. City players were annoyed and furious when referee Ndzanzeka did not point to the penalty spot; that could have changed the face of the game when Mothobi Mvala handled the ball in Sundowns' penalty area. The forward dazzled his way past the City defence to meet a through ball, which he laced with power, only for Marques to make a fine save.

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The team that could have easily been where they are was [Orlando] Pirates. “Cape Town City have been growing in leaps and bounds since last season. Peter Shalulile of Mamelodi Sundowns attempts a bicycle kick during the DStv Premiership 2021/22 match between Cape Town City and Mamelodi Sundowns held at Cape Town Stadium on 20 November 2021 © Shaun Roy/BackpagePix

Mamelodi Sundons players celebrate with Aubrey Modiba after he scored the opener against Cape Town City at Cape Town Stadium in Cape Town on 05 August 2022.

It’s not far-fetched to think that the S in the DStv Premiership stands for Sundowns — which would explain why the second letter is capitalised with the two that follow it in small letters. Even though they were far from their best, with Shalulile a passenger, Sundowns had enough firepower to start the season with a solid win. Sundowns made them pay, punishing them in the first two big chances they got.

Mamelodi Sundowns secured a 2-0 win over Cape Town City at the DHL Stadium in the opening DStv Premiership match of the 2022-23 season on Friday night.

The creative player played a defence-splitting pass for Themba Zwane who made no mistake as he beat Marques to make it 2-0 Sundowns. The defending champions came back an improved side in the second half and they managed to open the scoring. Thabo Nodada and debutant Luke Daniels failed to hit the target from close range after connecting with top-notch crosses from the right.

Mamelodi Sundowns scored two goals in quick succession in the second half as they beat Cape Town City in their DStv Premiership opener in the Mother City on ...

Sundowns fullback Aubrey Modiba stepped up with a curling free-kick over the ball and past the unsighted Marques for the opening goal of the match. Sundowns eventually enjoyed an overwhelming 65% possession in the first half and managed nine shots at goal. After a tentative start, City sat back and allowed Sundowns, playing with a high line, to run at them.

Take a look at how both Mamelodi Sundowns and Cape Town City will lineup for this evening's DStv Premiership opener!

“Cape Town City have been growing in leaps and bounds since last season. The team that could have easily been where they are was [Orlando] Pirates. Mamelodi Sundowns co-coach Rhulani Mokwena has spoken out about the worrying trend in South African football of hiring unqualified coaches.

Cape Town City and Mamelodi Sundowns will get the ball rolling for the 2022-23 DStv Premiership season at the DHL Cape Town City on Friday.

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