A gallant and heroic post-match penalty display by Mamelodi Sundowns’ 38-year-old goalkeeper Kennedy Mweene put off a resurgent Kaizer Chiefs fight back as Masandawana emerged 2-1 victors on spotkicks after the two sides’ clash was forced to go down the wire following a 2-2 draw both in regular and extra time in an MTN 8 quarter final clash staged at the Lucas Masterpieces Moripe Stadium on Sunday evening.4️⃣ Penalty saves & 1️⃣ Penalty for himself – Kennedy Mweene rose to the occasion and is your #MTN8 Man of the Match! 🏆Well played Kapalaya! 🙌#Sundowns pic.twitter.com/zcwt2svBAX— Mamelodi Sundowns FC (@Masandawana) August 15, 2021 Chiefs, home to Harambee Stars international Anthony Akumu, found themselves trailing by two goals as early as the 23rd minute after a shaky start to the game.Just ten minutes in, the 2020/2021 Premier Soccer League (PSL) Player of the Season and PSL Players’ Player of the Year, Peter Shalulile got the opening goal for Sundowns after being set on goal by Lyle Lakay. Thirteen minutes later, 2020/2021 midfielder of the season and 2019/2020 Player of the Season, Themba Zwane doubled the lead to give his side some cushion.9′ GOAL! Who else but Peter Shalulile to open the scoring for The Brazilians! Lakay puts it on a plate and the Namibian does the rest!#Sundowns #DownsLive #MTN8— Mamelodi Sundowns FC (@Masandawana) August 15, 2021 Under the leadership of returning head coach Stuart Baxter, Chiefs showed character as they pulled themselves back into the game. Seven minutes to the half time interval, veteran Bernard Parker halved the deficit as he gave his side a lifeline.Khama Billiat would then link up with former Sundowns player Keagan Dolly who set up the Zimbabwean to restore parity in the game on the stroke of the hour mark to send the game into extra time.59’| #MS 2 : 2 #KC GOAL!!!!! Billiat scores!! Mamelodi Sundowns 2 : 2 Kaizer Chiefs. Billiat finds the back of the net from Dolly’s through pass(C) B D…#Amakhosi4Life #MTN8 pic.twitter.com/pRgT0jbYXL— Kaizer Chiefs (@KaizerChiefs) August 15, 2021 Akumu was then introduced at the start of the extra thirty minutes that he played in place of Phathutshedzo Nange. With both teams unable to find the back of the net in the extra thirty and a winner needed, the game was forced to penalties.Zambian goalkeeper Mweene astonishingly saved four of Chiefs’ five penalty kicks as he carried Sundowns to a semi final berth. The goalkeeper himself scored one of the two penalties that went on to help Sundowns knock out Chiefs. Zwane scored the other for them while Dolly scored the lone penalty that Chiefs managed to convert.Victory in the shootout! 🙌 Kennedy Mweene makes four saves in the shootout and Masandawana are through to the semi-finals! 👆Mamelodi Sundowns 2️⃣(2)➖(1)2️⃣ Kaizer Chiefs #Sundowns #DownsLive #MTN8 pic.twitter.com/dkvujyyZmf— Mamelodi Sundowns FC (@Masandawana) August 15, 2021
