Week 15 brings us a match on Dec 23rd where Mamelodi Sundowns hosts Tshakhuma at Loftus Versfeld Stadium in a Premier League match. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy but warm day with daytime temperatures of 27 degrees, a perfect day for football. 1st placed Mamelodi Sundowns is fresh off their 4-1 win against Orlando Pirates. Themba Zwane scored the first goal for Mamelodi Sundowns in the 51st minute, then Pavol Šafranko added another in the 61st minute. Mamelodi Sundowns is on a hot streak lately, with only 0 loss in their last 10 matches, while tshakhuma sits at 11th place in the tables. In their last match they recorded a 0-1 loss against AmaZulu. Thembela Sikhakhane scored the first goal for AmaZulu in the 87th minute, and that single goal was all that was necessary as neither team could manage any more scoring In the end, Tshakhuma was frustrated by AmaZulu’s defence and couldn’t put any tallies on the board. AmaZulu ended the match with the shutout victory. Tshakhuma is looking for direction having 4 win and 3 losses in their last 10 matches.
Mamelodi Sundowns and Tshakhuma last played eachother at the None on Nov 7th. Mamelodi Sundowns took the match by a score of 4 to 0. Zwane struck first for Mamelodi Sundowns in the 24th minute on a feed from Peter Shalulile, then Peter Shalulile added another in the 78th minute In the end, Tshakhuma couldn’t muster any offence and Mamelodi Sundowns ran away with the shutout win.
Letsie Koapeng and Sibusiso Kumalo are the top scorers for Tshakhuma in the last five matches, but unfortunately they only have one goal.. Mamelodi Sundowns is glad to have Peter Shalulile in top form. In the last five matches the defender has scored 4 goals.