Kenyan international Brain Mandela claimed the MTN 8 Cup with Mamelodi Sundowns while his compatriot Victor Wanyama watched from the bench as his Club de Foot Montréal lost to New York Red Bull.Brain MandelaMamelodi Sundowns ended their 14-year wait for an MTN 8 Cup as they edged Cape Town City 3-2 on penalties after a 1-1 draw in regular time. 🏆 👆 𝑴𝑻𝑵 8 𝑪𝑯𝑨𝑴𝑷𝑰𝑶𝑵𝑺 👆 🏆#Sundowns #MTN8Final2021 pic.twitter.com/e1xTX9T5Yh— Mamelodi Sundowns FC (@Masandawana) October 30, 2021 Mandela was, however, missing from the matchday squad with Sundowns only revealing that Gastón Sirino and Lebohang Maboe sat out due to injury.Thapelo Morena opened the scoring for Sundowns in the 24th minute, tapping home from close range after a pass across the face of goal by Thabiso Kutumela.Fagrie Lakay made no mistake when Bradley Ralani played him through as he restored parity for City with Sundowns surviving a late onslaught to send the game to extra-time.There was nothing to write home about in extra time save for a red card shown to Nathan Idumba for a crunching tackle on Sphelele Mkhulise.Brian Onyango was instrumental in the shootout, saving five penalties to see Sundowns win 3-2 after sudden death with the former Ugandan skipper taking home the Man of the Match award. Victor WanyamaThe former Harambee Stars midfielder Victor Wanyama watched Club de Foot Montréal suffer a 1-0 defeat to New York Red Bulls in the Major Soccer League (MLS).Marque finale contre New York.On continue mercredi au Stade Saputo. #CFMTL pic.twitter.com/6cUKkdH7AL— CF Montréal (@clubdefootmtl) October 30, 2021 After little goal-mouth action for the better part of the game, Red Bull stole victory at the depth of the game when Fabio Gomez nodded in the ball in the 91st minute.With just two games left to the end of the Regular Season, Montréal need to pick up maximum points and hope teams above them can drop points to qualify for the Playoffs.
