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Downs to face SuperSport in last four

───   MORGAN PIEK 14:35 Mon, 19 Aug 2019

Downs to face SuperSport in last four | News Article
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The PremierSoccer League champions, Mamelodi Sundowns, will face SuperSport United in the semi-finals of the 2019 MTN 8.


Sundowns booked their passage into the last four of the knockout cup competition when they beat Bloemfontein Celtic 3-1 on Saturday. This after coming from a goal down to find the back of the net three times in the last 15 minutes.

TheirTshwane rivals, SuperSport, in their turn set Gavin Hunts’s Wits packing with an aclinical 3-0 win at the Bidvest Stadium on Sunday afternoon.

The other semi-final will be contested between Polokwane City and Highlands Park which both caused a big upset to advance to the next round. 

At Newlands in Cape Town, Polokwane stunned Benni McCarthy’s Cape Town City FC with a 2-0victory in the shadows of Table Mountain.

Highlands Park in their turn dispatched the Soweto giants, Orlando Pirates, with a 1-0 win at the Orlando Stadium.

For now, the focus shifts back to the league. On Tuesday night at 19:30 Sundowns will face the Citizens at the Lucas Moripe Stadium, while at the same time AmaZulu entertains the Buccaneers at the King Zwelithini Stadium.

On Saturday Kaizer Chiefs will host SuperSport in the week's biggest fixture, while on Sunday Baroka FC face Celtic in Polokwane.

The PSL is yet to confirm the dates and venues of the MTN8 semi-finals.


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