VIDEO | CAF Champions League Highlights: Mamelodi Sundowns vs TP Mazembe
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00:00 And immediately Jai, the Senegalese in charge of Mbembe.
00:04 So we are underway.
00:30 On the final matchday, matchday 6 of Group A in the 2023-24
00:37 Total Energies CAF Champions League as sundowns.
00:42 African Football League champions and runaway South African League leaders.
00:52 Let's see if they can oust TP Mbembe, more storied in the history of African football's top club competition having won this competition.
01:04 Five separate occasions of the league season in the DSTV Premiership.
01:13 They've played 16 of their 30 games in sundowns and they are comfortably clear.
01:20 Of the next best, we'll come to that in a moment. Ribeiro lets fly.
01:25 He can't keep the strike down.
01:27 But at least it is a shot on goal.
01:30 Second half on Tuesday night.
01:32 That was in the league of course against Amazulu.
01:36 To give sundowns the lead and what will be supremacy and control at the top of Group A.
01:47 Peter has proven he can score and he will score I have no doubt.
01:51 Said coach Mkwena ahead of this game.
01:55 And after his mini-baron run.
01:57 Is it about to end?
01:59 For the man with over 80 goals for sundowns and an opportunity to inflict a first goal.
02:07 Conceded by Mbembe.
02:16 And he's been in and around and buzzing trying to make things happen.
02:21 And he turned that very very well.
02:29 Send the goalkeeper the wrong way.
02:36 Send the goalkeeper the wrong way.
02:37 Send sundowns out of their lead and nice idea that from Ribeiro.
02:50 Picks it up again.
02:52 Space to shoot again from Ribeiro and it's exactly what happened.
02:55 15 minutes or so ago.
03:01 Surely going to be the last action of the half and the whistle will blow.
03:06 And you can hear it.
03:07 Do so.
03:08 Jalal Jayan that man there the Moroccan.
03:11 Brings the first half to a close.
03:14 The first half.
03:15 Where the only real shots on target.
03:19 Came from the men in.
03:21 If they are to avoid.
03:25 Defeat of course.
03:27 A reminder that both these sides.
03:32 Already qualified.
03:34 For the quarterfinals ahead of kickoff.
03:37 Pyramids.
03:39 Egypt and Nwadhibu.
03:41 Mauritania.
03:43 Both have.
03:47 Four points is a low.
03:49 If it gets slung in on an effort on target in the only.
03:52 Minute.
03:54 Of the second period.
03:56 We had to wait 30 minutes.
03:57 In the.
03:59 Asheville.
04:01 A little bit of play.
04:03 This is a great run.
04:06 Maboue with the cutback.
04:08 Plays it into the middle.
04:10 Chances for Sandao.
04:11 It just lacked power.
04:13 It was powder puff in the end for Ribeiro.
04:15 Aquino.
04:25 Fencing this.
04:26 Fairway out.
04:31 Freshly.
04:47 Substitution there.
04:49 Which we think.
04:53 That they've lost some serious goal power.
04:54 Comes to that in a moment.
04:56 Because Mokwena.
04:58 Is trying to double Sandao's lead.
05:01 He's already got two goals so far in the competition.
05:04 Can he grab a third?
05:06 Hit hard and low.
05:07 And that's a super save from Fati as well.
05:09 Off.
05:11 Into the top corner.
05:12 Look at the trajectory of flight there.
05:14 Excellent strike from Mokwena.
05:20 They're forcing a really smart double-handed save.
05:23 Just in the season.
05:24 So.
05:25 The mountain.
05:27 Is going just a little bit higher.
05:30 It's defensive duties they've got to worry about.
05:32 For the moment though.
05:34 The Congolese.
05:35 Ribeiro squeezes in.
05:37 Little flick on.
05:38 Just wouldn't come the way of the Morata.
05:41 You see Ribeiro.
05:44 Trying to force Fati into more actions.
05:47 I think the best of.
05:50 Luck today.
05:51 The 25 year old.
05:52 And they're in again behind.
05:56 Joel Beyer now.
05:57 Men in the middle of the.
05:58 Can find them.
06:00 Still Beyer goes.
06:02 And strikes.
06:03 And deflection.
06:04 And he gets the corner.
06:05 And this is better for Mzenbe.
06:06 And he fancied himself as well.
06:10 And that makes his opposite number.
06:11 Nice turn as well.
06:14 Mokwena.
06:15 Into Zwane.
06:16 This is nice football from Sandao.
06:17 It's a lovely play.
06:18 And strike and goal.
06:19 He just went a little bit wider than he wanted to.
06:21 Mokwena.
06:23 Well that was super.
06:25 One touch football.
06:26 Smooth passage.
06:29 Into the quarter finals.
06:37 A reminder that those games.
06:39 Taking place at the end of this month.
06:41 And then the.
06:42 First weekend in April.
06:43 Should they make it through.
06:48 We'll come to that in a moment.
06:49 Because they're in behind Mzenbe.
06:50 Oh this is a chance to level.
06:52 Absolutely wasted.
06:53 By patient Mwamba.
06:56 Who was not patient.
06:58 They didn't have to do too much today.
07:05 Sundowns.
07:06 To come away.
07:08 With this 1-0 lead.
07:12 But they are holding on to it.
07:14 A little bit.
07:15 A little bit tighter than they might have hoped for.
07:17 But it's all over.
07:21 And Mamoloni Sundowns have beaten.
07:24 TP Mzenbe.
07:25 Of the Democratic Republic of Congo.
07:27 To take top spot.
07:29 In group A.
07:30 Of this Champions League campaign.
07:34 Delight for the coaching staff.
07:36 Denison Nyango.
07:37 Reserve goalkeeper.
07:39 Celebrating with.
07:40 Coach Rulani Mokwena.
07:42 And thanks to.
07:43 That first half penalty.
07:45 From Peter Shalulile.
07:47 Sundowns have avenged their defeat to Mzenbe.
07:50 In December.
07:51 And by so doing.
07:52 They have reached 13 points.
07:55 In group A.
07:56 Three more than their Congolese opponents.
07:58 To make sure that they will go through.
08:00 As top of the pile in this pool.
08:03 And therefore have the better seedings.
08:06 Ahead of the quarterfinals.
08:08 Which is always crucial.
08:09 Which is always crucial.
08:11 Which is always crucial.
08:12 Which is always crucial.
08:14 Which is always crucial.
08:16 Which is always crucial.
08:17 Which is always crucial.
08:18 (upbeat music)
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