Breaking: Sundowns denied their second star by Fiston Mayele
Fiston Mayele scored yet another important goal as Pyramids defeated Mamelodi Sundowns 3-2 on aggregate to win the CAF Champions League on Sunday evening.
The first leg ended 1-1 after the Egyptians scored a late goal in Pretoria. Coming into Sunday's second leg, Downs needed to win or force a scoring draw.
Mayele opened the scoring in the 23rd minute after his shot beat Sundowns keeper Ronwen Williams. The Brazilians came close to equalising before half-time but Tashreeq Matthews missed a golden chance.
In the second half, Pyramids made it 2-0 thanks to Ahmed Samy's goal. Sundowns pushed forward and were rewarded in the 75th minute when Iqraam Rayners pulled one back. The Egyptian giants defended with their lives to hold on for the victory and claim their first-ever CAF Champions League title.
This was Sundowns' first final in nine years, having won the competition in 2016. After drawing 1-1 at home, some fans felt Masandawana may have lost the final when they conceded a late goal
Former Kaizer Chiefs winger Junior Khanye told iDiski TV, that Sundowns were less confident going into the final
'Sundowns were supposed to win here (at home), so going away is not going to be easy. As I said when the Champions League started, Sundowns will never win it. They have quality players and they are a quality team but going to the game, they don't have the confidence to win away,' he said.
'Personally, I don't think they will trouble Pyramids. They will have their moment, but their coach…'
The former winger said the match will likely finish 0-0 after extra time or end with Pyramids winning.
'I see the game finishing 0-0 or it will end 2-1. Sundowns will probably score but won't win the game. Mayele is going to score tomorrow (against Sundowns), he will score the winning goal.'
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