Golden Arrows vs Mamelodi Sundowns
Sugar Ray Xulu Stadium
L. Badi
2026
Match Report
Mamelodi Sundowns booked their place in the MTN8 final after edging a wild second-leg semi at King Goodwill Zwelithini Stadium, beating Golden Arrows 2-3 in a game that swung wildly in the closing stages. The hosts looked down and out before roaring back late, but Sundowns' first-half breakthrough proved just enough to see them through.
Cassius Mailula put the visitors ahead in the 31st minute, and it stayed that way until Junior Dion leveled for Arrows in the 71st. Marcelo Allende restored Sundowns' lead nine minutes later, and Antonio Van Wyk made it 3-1 in the 86th. Philani Khumalo pulled one back in stoppage time, but there was no time for a second. Teboho Mokoena and Grant Kekana picked up yellow cards; no red cards or penalties were shown.
With Arrows having won the first leg 1-0, Sundowns' 3-2 win flipped the aggregate in their favor, sending them through to the MTN8 final. For Golden Arrows, it's a cruel end to a cup run built on a promising away result, undone by a costly second-half collapse at home.
Match Events
17'
31'
43'
50'
64'
67'
69'
72'
72'
74'
74'
76'
77'
82'
83'
85'
86'
89'
90+1'
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31'
43'
50'
64'
67'
69'
72'
72'
74'
74'
77'
82'
83'
85'
86'
89'
90+1'
Head to Head
10
Golden Arrows wins
11
Draws
25
Mamelodi Sundowns wins
Goals: 36 - 74
