Nedbank Cup: Sundowns given a scare before progressing to next round

Sundowns showed their superiority in the first half as they cruised into a 3-0 lead thanks to goals from Malibongwe Khoza and brace by forward Tashreeq Matthews.

The lower division side however hit back and showed plenty of fight after the halftime break, pulling goal back through Mojalefa Mokhatla in the 54th minute.

Boeletsang Rankali then set the cat amongst the pigeons when he made it 3-2 just after the hour mark to give Golden Stars genuine hope of pulling off a massive upset.

Sundowns' nerves were somewhat settled though when Arthur Sales netted the fourth goal with 20 minutes of the contest still remaining.

Masandawana were reduced to 10 men in the 76th minute when Bathusi Aubaas shown a red card for an off the ball incident but it di not matter much as Kobamelo Kodisang completed the scoring in stoppage-time. 

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