Mamelodi Sundowns have taken a optimistic step towards the semifinals of the CAF Champions League after they claimed a slim 1-0 win over Esperance de Tunis on the Loftus Versfeld Stadium yesterday.
The quarterfinal, first-leg conflict was determined by a objective early within the second half from Peter Shalulile, placing the Brazilians answerable for the tie, however with a testing return sport away to the Blood and Gold set for every week’s time.
The primary half was a cagey affair, with neither facet in a position to create any clear scoring probabilities. Sundowns had a few long-range efforts which both didn’t bother Esperance goalkeeper Bechir Ben Sair, or have been straightforward for him to deal with.
On the different finish, the guests had a few promising moments when their press caught the hosts dawdling on the ball, however they weren’t in a position to actually prise open Sundowns’ defence and take a look at out Ronwen Williams.
The Brazilians made a extra decided begin to the second half and have been rewarded with a objective within the 54th minute. Lucas Ribeiro’s reverse diagonal cross into the field was headed into the hazard space by Jayden Adams, and Peter Shalulile stabbed house simply contained in the close to submit at shut vary for 1-0.
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