00:00We're belatedly underway as Sundowns and Al-Hilal do battle with top spots at the halfway stage of Group C, Champions Cup fixture.
00:12And now Sundowns looking to build a promising attack. In goes the cross and there will be the game's first corner.
00:21Noise in the stands just ratchets up a tad.
00:24Good defending from Ebuela.
00:46Five, maybe six Sundowns players waiting for this ball in from Allende.
00:54Allende goes backwards instead and sets up a long-range shot, which isn't that far wide.
01:06It was well hit.
01:08Although goalkeeper Farid Wedrago never looked overly concerned.
01:16It's Tebojo Mokrena with the strike.
01:19Slightly risky ball, and it was well intercepted by Adil.
01:37Couldn't find a teammate, though.
01:39It's been a while now since Al-Hilal managed to really get a touch on the ball.
01:55And now forward-come Sundowns.
01:56They've got four on three here, and he goes for goal.
02:00Nuno Santos had options.
02:01Take it on himself, and in the end, it's a fairly comfortable save for Wedrago.
02:11That was a really...
02:12From the man from the Democratic Republic of Congo.
02:19In goes the corner from Allende.
02:22Good header clear.
02:24By Ahmed, and now Allende gets a second chance to put the ball into the box.
02:29Finds Sales instead towards the back post, and it's headed back by Matthews,
02:34and hooked to safety by Abdul Rahman.
02:41Girimugisha with a chance to maybe launch a counter-attack.
02:44Off he goes, the Burundi start.
02:47Girimugisha.
02:47And it's broken kindly.
02:51Here's a chance for the opening goal.
02:53And completely against the run of play,
02:55Abdel Razig Omer smashes the ball into the roof of the net.
02:59And the Sudanese visitors have taken a 1-0 lead in Pretoria.
03:07Abdel Razig Omer, the beneficiary of the deflected pass from Girimugisha,
03:13and Al-Hilal are in front against Mamelodi Sundowns.
03:23It might be a small contingent of travelling fans,
03:28but it's a loud one now.
03:31First real chance for Girimugisha to run at the Sundowns defence,
03:35and he did it to good effect.
03:37Pass looped up.
03:40Mudao without much movement ahead of him,
03:42and goes backwards.
03:54It's a really good ball forward.
03:55What a first touch as well.
03:57And Sales has scored out of nowhere.
04:00Sundowns back on level terms.
04:05Midway through the first half,
04:07and it's Arthur Sales who scores.
04:09It's a wonderful ball over the top.
04:12May have been to Bojo Mocena.
04:16And an excellent first touch from Sales.
04:20Wasn't the cleanest finish, but he won't care.
04:23And just as Al-Hilal were looking to get on top
04:26and push home their one-goal advantage,
04:29they've been pegged back by Sundowns.
04:31Maybe it's Nuno Santos with the ball headed on.
04:40Kept alive by Girimugisha, but there is the half-time whistle.
04:44It's one-all at the Loftus-Werstveld Stadium in Pretoria.
04:48Sabir couldn't keep it under control, though.
05:03There's a good touch once more from Tashrik Matthews,
05:06who's looked bright since half-time.
05:11Tashrik Matthews, Rägekamp, watching on.
05:30Is Al-Hilal team doing their job so far?
05:33It's a really good tackle, though, by Allende.
05:35Picked up by Sales.
05:36Has a man on the outside.
05:38It's Lyon, and it's a good save by Wedraugo.
05:41And then Matthews hits it over the top,
05:43and Marcelo Allende that sets Sundowns in motion there.
05:49Good save by the Birkenabee keeper, Wedraugo.
05:53Just when his team needed him to...
05:54Santos has Allende outside him.
05:56Instead looks for Matthews.
05:59Good football from Sundowns after Sales.
06:03And there's the shot.
06:04It's blocked.
06:05That was a really good move from the home team.
06:09Cut through the Al-Hilal defence
06:11until Tashrik Matthews' volley was blocked.
06:21Well, they've been passing the ball around nicely
06:24for a long time now, Sundowns,
06:25but they're starting to add some urgency
06:27into their play in the last couple of minutes.
06:30Perhaps for the first time in this game, really,
06:35it feels as if Al-Hilal are just hanging on.
06:41Mokena!
06:42Oh, what a strike!
06:44What a way for Sundowns to complete the turnaround.
06:47And it's Tebojo Mokena with a spectacular goal.
06:55They tried something similar in the first half.
06:59You drag that one wide.
07:00But this one has flown into the top corner.
07:04And it's a special way
07:07for Tebojo Mokena
07:09to put Sundowns in front.
07:13Take him short.
07:22Worked back to Mokena.
07:24He's a long way out.
07:25Full 25 yards plus.
07:28And he found the pace,
07:31the dip and the swerve
07:33to beat where Draugo
07:35go.
07:37That is some goal.
07:39It's a wonderful pass
07:48by Mustapha Khashogh.
07:51Why is Giroud Mugisha?
07:53And he's looking for the run of Koulibaly.
07:55And he's in behind here,
07:56the Malian.
07:57Koulibaly takes his time.
07:59He was looking for a return ball,
08:00but here's a chance
08:01and there's an equaliser
08:02swept in
08:03for his second goal of the night
08:05by Abdul Razig Omer.
08:07He's barely touched the ball
08:09in this second half,
08:10but that's a fine finish
08:12once more
08:13from Omer.
08:17And Al-Hilal
08:19once more completely
08:21against the run of play
08:22have scored.
08:25And it's 2-2 in Pretoria.
08:28And what a final 20 minutes
08:30we have on our hands now.
08:35Sundowns with it all to do again.
08:37Flomo can't keep it alive.
08:41And then he's taken out
08:42Moudal.
08:44And he's going to get himself
08:46a yellow card.
08:55Definitely
08:55a handoff there
08:57from
08:57Flomo.
08:59In the end,
09:03Ouzman Diakite
09:03has dealt with it well.
09:07And the upshot
09:08is that Al-Hilal
09:09are down to 10
09:10for the last few
09:11moments.
09:13There's a yellow
09:13back there for
09:14Djuv.
09:14It's been a great game.
09:32Are we going to have
09:32a dramatic ending?
09:33Santos.
09:47Morena.
09:48Lovely turn.
09:49And he's found a good pass too.
09:51Basadian goes for goal
09:52and it's just over
09:53the crossbar.
09:55Goal.
09:56Brilliant play
09:57from
09:57Tapelo Morena.
09:59Created the space
10:00on the far side
10:01for Basadian.
10:03Couldn't keep
10:03the shot down.
10:04Abuela.
10:21Let's the ball
10:21go out of play
10:22and gets the throw.
10:27At the loftus
10:28first felt.
10:34Got the ball back
10:35though.
10:35And there is
10:36time for one more
10:37attack.
10:45Mocena.
10:55That's not a bad ball
10:56from Mocena
10:56and it's a really good
10:57touch too
10:58from
10:58Morena.
11:01The pass was
11:02behind Santos.
11:04Kekana
11:08keeps it alive
11:09for
11:09sundowns
11:11and it's a chance
11:11for a cross.
11:12Santos pulls it back.
11:14It's the 19-year-old
11:15substitute
11:15who curls it over.
11:18Kudwano Letlaku.
11:22It was a decent effort.
11:24It wasn't a golden chance
11:25by any means.
11:25It was well worked
11:26by
11:26the South African
11:28champions.
11:31And
11:32Letlaku
11:33just
11:33couldn't quite
11:34get the ball
11:35out of his feet.
11:42It wasn't far
11:43over though.
11:45And there is
11:46the final whistle.
11:47That was
11:48the last throw
11:50of the dice
11:51from Mamelodi
11:51sundowns.
11:52They're going to
11:53have to settle
11:53for a two-all draw.
11:55That's
11:58fallen
12:00into
12:00the
12:01books made
12:03for a
12:04they're going to
12:04they're going to
12:05do
12:06Ciudad
12:10is
12:12a
12:12one-
12:13and
12:13to
12:14cook
12:14after
12:15ada.
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