By Olwethu Mabhala
Umdlalo uphele ebambene ngo’1–1 eDr Petrus Molemela Stadium, njengoko iSiwelele sothuse iSundowns ngokukhokela kwisiqingatha sokuqala. Ngomzuzu wamashumi amabini anesixhenxe, uVincent Pule ugile isimanga emveni kwempazamo eyenziwe ngu mdlali weSundowns engakwazi ukuyilawula unozinti uRonwen Williams, wayichwetheza ukwenza umdlalo ube ngo’1–0 kubakhaya. ISundowns ilawule ibhola kwaye yacinezela ngamandla ifuna igowuli lokulinganisa, kodwa ifumanise kunzima ukuphula umdlalo okhuselayo weSiwelele.
Kwisiqingatha sesibini iSundowns ide yafumana impumelelo ngethuba uLebo Mothiba – ofakwe njengebambela – etshintshe ithuba elisondele ngomzuzu wamashumi asixhenxe anesine ukuze alinganise amanqaku. Umdlalo uthathe elinye ithuba emva kwexesha xa umdlali wasesiswini weSundowns, uTeboho Mokoena, ephinde wakhutshelwa umthubi wesibini waza wakhutshelwa ikhadi elibomvu, lehla laya kutsho kumadoda alishumi. Naphantsi kwendoda iqhubekile nokutyhalana ukuba iphumelele impu