On Tuesday night, Mamelodi Sundowns recorded their tenth straight victory in the DStv Premiership with a 2-1 win over Chippa United at the Loftus Versfeld Stadium.
The Yellow Train marches on! A solid win for Bafana Ba Style at home and 3️⃣ more points in the bag!
Mamelodi Sundowns (14′ Mokoena, 67′ Shalulile) 2️⃣➖1️⃣ Chippa United (90+2′ Lebitso)Sundowns DownsLive DStvPrem pic.twitter.com/Cuc7bewrqW
— Mamelodi Sundowns FC (@Masandawana) January 10, 2023
Head coach Rulani Mokwena recalled Rushine de Reuck to the defence and also handed a return to action to Peter Shalulile, who had been out since October.
Sundowns needed just 13 minutes to break the deadlock as Teboho Mokoena headed home a free-kick from Aubrey Modiba.
NO CLEAN SHEET
Mamelodi Sundowns secured another win to reach 40 points mark ,This is their 10th successive victory
Morgan Mamaila ‘s Chippa Utd suffered 2 – 1 loss to Champions
Ronwen Williams failed to keep a clean sheet tonight DStvPrem pic.twitter.com/G8nrIbRCMt
— Mboniseni Mushavhi Masengani (@mboni_masengani) January 10, 2023
Chippa United had a chance to equalise when Etiosa Godspower Ighodaro tested Ronwen Williams with a low strike, but the goalkeeper was equal to the task.
The Chilli Boys were unable to create any real danger in the opposition box as the first half wore on and the Brazilians dominated possession.
In the 55th minute, Mokwena made three changes, introducing Shalulile, Gaston Sirino and Lesedi Kapinga, and it was the substitutes that made the difference.
Shalulile scored on his return, heading home Sifiso Ngobeni’s cross, while Chippa United managed to pull one back on 91 minutes when Thabiso Lebitso headed home Ronaldo Maarman’s cross.
The win sees Sundowns move 13 points clear of second-place SuperSport United.
