Pretoria – Bloemfontein Celtic demolished Mamelodi Sundowns 5-0 in their Premiership match at Lucas Moripe Stadium, in Atteridgeville.
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The result equalled the biggest margin of defeat in the history of Sundowns football, but the real blow came with the dropped points in their slim title challenge.
Sundowns remain on 47 points, 13 behind the table-topping Kaizer Chiefs with five games left for the Brazilians. The huge margin means Chiefs need only three points from their four games remaining this season to secure top-honours.
For Celtic, the massive result moves them to 37 points as they strengthen their fifth spot on the log.
Earlier, the Sundowns defence gave the ball away carelessly within the first minute, and Celtic midfielder Musa Nyatama burst through into the area on the left hand side and his cross was parried away by keeper Dennis Onyango. Lerato Lamola was on hand to snap up the rebound and deposited the ball into the back of the net for a 1-0 lead.
Celtic had their second with just nine minutes gone. The Sundowns defence were caught napping again as the perfect pass from Keagan Buchanan drew out the keeper, but Gabadinho Mhango got the first touch away from Nyango before turning and lofting the ball into an open net for a 2-0 lead for the visitors.
Source :iol.co.za
