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00:00Or die for Mamelodi sundowns on the East Coast this afternoon.
00:03Stellenbosch with the advantage, heading into the second leg of this MTN8 semi-final.
00:08Both sides want their Kraken reigning champions, Orlando Pirates, in October's Grand Finale.
00:16A very warm welcome from beneath the arch of one of KZN's architectural marvels,
00:21the Moses Mabila Stadium, our stage today.
00:24About 2,000 kilometers of coastline between here and Stellenbosch's traditional home in the
00:30western Cape Winelands, but this is where they have opted to host sundowns
00:34in the second leg of this MTN8 semi-final, with the Donny Craven pitch being nursed
00:40back to a playable surface at the moment before the league season begins.
00:45So apart from a few traveling fans, the Stadies Choir is absent.
00:49They are overwhelmed by sundown supporters here,
00:53but they do have a grand setting for a grand occasion.
00:58Mamelodi sundowns, no stranger to breaking records and making history,
01:02and that is precisely what they will have to do this afternoon
01:06if they are to progress to the showpiece.
01:10Now Stellenbosch midweek became the first to ball out wide,
01:14quickly in the ball across for Motiela.
01:16What a tackle that was.
01:17Unbelievable defending from Grant Kekano,
01:20who will likely have a point to prove having given away the penalty.
01:24That sees Stellenbosch ahead.
01:26He's put it across.
01:29Looked as though Jabbar may have got a toe on that.
01:32Could possibly have been the defender as well that took it clear.
01:35Now with Nduli as...
01:37So this is Stelli's home there.
01:39Aggression through away goals.
01:41Sage Stevens will grab hold of that.
01:45He was very, very impressive
01:47late in that midweek first leg.
01:52Several very, very telling saves,
01:55including denying a delivery this time around.
02:00And none other than Nduli once again is the man to latch on to it.
02:07It is unsettling.
02:09Salin with the set piece.
02:11Toure is there challenging for it,
02:13and his presence along with that of Andre de Jong
02:17prompted Scolese-Modao to turn it behind for it.
02:20Another Stelli's corner kick.
02:24Consider the impact he made off the bench four days ago.
02:28Perhaps it's not too much of a surprise.
02:34There's too much pressure, of course, in this game now,
02:36because they've got a fine bounce back.
02:39Sundown, they have a deficit.
02:44And that's 20-15 short piece.
02:50Frustration becoming evident for De Bohemo.
02:52Nawaz Basedi, lovely ball!
02:55This time de Jong gets it on target.
02:58Jordi Febre equal to it.
03:00Fantastic save.
03:03We can use the same superlative.
03:05Delightful, delicious, again.
03:10Great save.
03:12On and on!
03:14Quite some way off the mark by Andre de Jong.
03:19Delightful ball played in by Devon Titus.
03:22And the Kiwi, who has already netted three this season,
03:26should probably have done better than that.
03:29You're saying it, Delon.
03:31The sundowns that exited at the hands of Stelli's
03:35two seasons back in the Netbank Cup quarterfinal.
03:38That was the first time that Stellenbosch
03:40had ever advanced to a semi-final.
03:43He did lose that one to Skokuni United.
03:46In the course of his illustrious career,
03:47has Timbers won it.
03:48Now an opportunity for Hipero.
03:50Wonderful challenge from Toure.
03:54Great tackle.
03:55Top class.
03:57Not a slight technique.
03:58Hipero.
04:00It's a bar for company.
04:02It's eventually the Nigerian who wins that particular battle.
04:06Modao to Mkwena.
04:09There's control.
04:12Mkwena has lifted it into a really dangerous area.
04:16Kelisa Modao.
04:17Swings a lay at it.
04:19And it's well over.
04:22Pointed to press it.
04:23And that's the only way he could have done it,
04:25but he didn't have time.
04:27It's put under pressure.
04:31Toure.
04:32Now Modiba.
04:34Hipero.
04:35Kelisa Modao is waiting.
04:39Now they are certain.
04:41Now they believe in the ability.
04:45Oh.
04:46Chopped down.
04:47And a yellow is out immediately for Modiba.
04:53Oh.
04:54Looking dangerous once again.
04:59And a call is offside.
05:01So nothing coming of that particular attack.
05:06Solemn faces around Moises Mavida Stadium.
05:10It was Sundowns who inflicted so much pain on Stelly's loss.
05:15Mojela.
05:16De Jong.
05:18Terrific from Modao.
05:20You know when they say the team is in your face?
05:22That's exactly what we see now.
05:25They're in Sundown's face.
05:27They're just still the pressure on.
05:29Diarra cross goal.
05:31Mojela!
05:32Stellenbosch hit the front.
05:372-0 up for the Aggregates.
05:40And Sundowns have it all to do with the Moises Mavida Stadium.
05:47They said punish mistakes.
05:52Because I think somehow in the back of their minds
05:54or the coach would have said to them
05:56Sundowns are going to come out aggressive
05:59to try and put you under pressure
06:01when they do so there will be openings.
06:03Stay alert.
06:04Be ruthless in certain situations.
06:07And that's what we're seeing.
06:09Jody February comes out.
06:11Here's what would have been the danger.
06:13But Jaded Adams making tracks into the box.
06:16Titus looking to find out.
06:18And he does!
06:20Oh the flag is up.
06:24He can't believe it.
06:26He thought he had timed it to perfection.
06:30Let's see.
06:31Offside or no offside?