South Africa’s Mamelodi Sundowns delivered a masterclass in attacking football as they thrashed Nigeria’s Remo Stars 5–1 in the first leg of their CAF Champions League second-round clash, played on Sunday in Abeokuta.
The visitors wasted no time asserting their dominance. Tashreeq Matthews opened the scoring in the 12th minute, setting the tone for what would become a long evening for the home side. Just before halftime, Peter Shalulile doubled Sundowns’ advantage with a well-taken goal, sending the South Africans into the break with a comfortable lead.
After the restart, Sundowns showed no mercy. Miguel Reisinho made it 3–0 in the 61st minute, before Arthur Sales added a fourth fifteen minutes from time. Remo Stars managed a consolation goal through Samson Olasupo in the 77th minute, briefly giving the home fans something to cheer about. However, any hopes of a comeback were short-lived as Tsiki Ntsabeleng restored Sundowns’ four-goal cushion with a late strike in the 86th minute.
With a commanding 5–1 aggregate advantage, the South African champions will head into the return leg at Loftus Versfeld Stadium next week with one foot firmly in the next round of the competition.
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