Kenyan international Brian ‘Niang’ Mandela kept another clean sheet and featured for the full length of the game as his Mamelodi Sundowns side condemned Golden Arrows to a drubbing as they continued with their inevitable run to the 2021/2022 Premier Soccer League (PSL) title.In the match played at the Loftus Versfeld Stadium on Tuesday evening, Namibia hotshot Peter Shalulile bagged a hattrick as Masandawana thrashed the opponents 6-0 to open a momentary fourteen point lead with only five games left before the curtains are drawn to the campaign.A resounding win for Bafana Ba Style in front our incredible home support! 👆Mamelodi Sundowns (19′ Sirino, 24′, 27′, 63′ Shalulile, 75′ Šafranko, 85′ Erasmus) 6️⃣➖0️⃣ Golden Arrows #Sundowns #DownsLive #DStvPrem pic.twitter.com/v6uUJIrjw4— Mamelodi Sundowns FC (@Masandawana) April 12, 2022 After a routine start to the game that saw Arrows manage to keep Sundowns out in the opening quarter of an hour, Uruguayan international Gaston Sirino gave the defending champions the lead after placing himself in the right area to tap Mosa Lebusa’s cutback into an empty net.Five minutes later, Shalulile bagged a two minute brace as he struck twice to give his side a comfortable 3-0 lead at the break. For the first goal, the Namibian converted a free header as the Arrows defenders were caught napping with Shalulile very much proving to be a fox in the box.20 – Peter Shalulile is the first player to score 20+ goals in the same PSL top-flight season since Siyabonga Nomvete in 2011/12, and the first to score 20 non-penalty goals since Collins Mbesuma in 2004/5 (23). Clinical. #DSTVPrem pic.twitter.com/6Jy1exp1Ld— OptaJabu (@OptaJabu) April 12, 2022 The second goal came about as he pulled behind the defenders where Lyle Lakay spotted him with a cute cutback that Shalulile converted for his 20th strike of the season, consequently becoming the first man in the South African league to reach the goal barrier since 2011/2012 season.In the second half, the red hot striker capitalized on a defender’s error in the box before completing his hat trick in the 63rd minute. Substitutes Pavol Safranko and Kermit Erasmus emered from the bench and put the scoreline beyond reach with goals in the 74th and 85th minute that sealed the emphatic win.
