{"id":66796,"date":"2025-03-10T17:41:45","date_gmt":"2025-03-10T15:41:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ssschoolsplus.co.za\/?p=66796"},"modified":"2025-03-10T17:41:45","modified_gmt":"2025-03-10T15:41:45","slug":"chiefs-hammer-sundowns-supersport-united-cruises-in-week-two-of-gdl","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/test.ssschoolsplus.co.za\/?p=66796","title":{"rendered":"Chiefs hammer Sundowns, Supersport United cruises in week two of GDL"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_66801\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-66801\" style=\"width: 400px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-66801 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/ssschoolsplus.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Sundowns-Chiefs-SAFA-Gauteng-400x401.jpg\" alt=\"Kaizer Chiefs put Mamelodi Sundowns under heavy pressure and made them pay for their mistakes by scoring an astonishing 5-0 victory. Photo: SAFA Gauteng.\" width=\"400\" height=\"401\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-66801\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Kaizer Chiefs put Mamelodi Sundowns under heavy pressure and made them pay for their mistakes by scoring an astonishing 5-0 victory. Photo: <a href=\"https:\/\/safagauteng.org.za\/\"><strong>SAFA Gauteng<\/strong><\/a>.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><span data-tt=\"{&quot;paragraphStyle&quot;:{&quot;alignment&quot;:4,&quot;style&quot;:3}}\">Ahead of the second week of the <strong>Gauteng Development League<\/strong> season, <strong>Supersport United<\/strong> coach <strong>Tumelo Ndaba<\/strong> made clear his team&#8217;s ambitions of winning the u19 division this year, which would require them dethroning coach <strong>Sifiso Mnguni<\/strong>&#8216;s <strong>Highlands Park<\/strong>, the back-to-back champions.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/ssschoolsplus.co.za\/exclusive-we-want-to-win-the-league-supersport-uniteds-tumelo-ndaba\/\"><strong>Read: Exclusive: &#8220;We want to win the league,&#8221; says United coach Tumelo Ndaba<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span data-tt=\"{&quot;paragraphStyle&quot;:{&quot;alignment&quot;:4,&quot;style&quot;:3}}\">Two days after speaking to <a href=\"https:\/\/ssschoolsplus.co.za\/football\/\"><strong>SuperSport Schools Plus<\/strong><\/a> in an exclusive interview, Ndaba led his troops from Pretoria to Johannesburg to face off against <strong>Wits Junior<\/strong> at <strong>Marks Park<\/strong>. Boy, did Ndaba&#8217;s team make a statement away from home!<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-tt=\"{&quot;paragraphStyle&quot;:{&quot;alignment&quot;:4,&quot;style&quot;:3}}\">United slotted five goals while conceding one to show they intend to live up to their coach&#8217;s lofty goal. While some might have viewed Ndaba&#8217;s comments with amusement last week, they&#8217;ve surely sat up and taken notice since then.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-tt=\"{&quot;paragraphStyle&quot;:{&quot;alignment&quot;:4,&quot;style&quot;:3}}\">Star player <strong>Orifha Maubelo<\/strong> scored a stunning four goals for SuperSport United, while <strong>Tshegofatso Modise<\/strong> netted the other. <strong>Keitumetse Lesia<\/strong> provided two assists and there was one each from <strong>Lesego Mokae<\/strong> and <strong>Tshiamo Selemela<\/strong>. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-tt=\"{&quot;paragraphStyle&quot;:{&quot;alignment&quot;:4,&quot;style&quot;:3}}\">SuperSport United&#8217;s 5-1 victory at Marks Park saw them remain unbeaten after they fought back from two goals down in their opening game to secure a 2-2 draw against coach <strong>David Mathebula<\/strong>&#8216;s <strong>Kaizer Chiefs<\/strong>. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-tt=\"{&quot;paragraphStyle&quot;:{&quot;alignment&quot;:4,&quot;style&quot;:3}}\">After struggling in the second half of their clash with SuperSport United a week ago, Chiefs hosted <strong>Mamelodi Sundowns<\/strong> in Johannesburg this weekend.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Football - U19 Kaizer Chiefs vs U19 Mamelodi Sundowns - Gauteng Development League - 2 March 2025\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/1eYhiv5UioA?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><span data-tt=\"{&quot;paragraphStyle&quot;:{&quot;alignment&quot;:4,&quot;style&quot;:3}}\">With a point to prove, Mathebula&#8217;s unit sent shockwaves through the league by handing the mighty Sundowns a 5-0 thrashing. It was a statement victory, the kind that seldom happens when the big-name clubs do battle.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-tt=\"{&quot;paragraphStyle&quot;:{&quot;alignment&quot;:4,&quot;style&quot;:3}}\">In other results,<strong> Remember Elite Sport Academy (RESA)<\/strong> beat <strong>Jomo Cosmos<\/strong> 1-0 at home, courtesy of Banele Radebe&#8217;s goal, while <strong>Randburg AFC<\/strong> beat <strong>Joburg City<\/strong> 2-1. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-tt=\"{&quot;paragraphStyle&quot;:{&quot;alignment&quot;:4,&quot;style&quot;:3}}\"><strong>East Rand Athletic<\/strong> beat league newbies <strong>Rockefvs<\/strong> 2-0, while goals from <strong>Zolani Lekane<\/strong> and <strong>Karabo Makhudu<\/strong> saw <strong>Kathorus Hyper Academy<\/strong> scrambling to avoid a home loss to <strong>School of Excellence<\/strong>, and eventually earning a 2-2 draw. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-tt=\"{&quot;paragraphStyle&quot;:{&quot;alignment&quot;:4,&quot;style&quot;:3}}\"><strong>Panorama FC<\/strong> lost 0-2 to <strong>Seven&#8217;s Academy,\u00a0<\/strong>Tuks were 2-0 winners over <strong>TS Galaxy<\/strong>, and the defending champions, <strong>Highlands Park<\/strong>, gave<strong> Elspark United<\/strong> a not-so-warm welcome to the GDL, romping to a 6-1 win.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-tt=\"{&quot;paragraphStyle&quot;:{&quot;alignment&quot;:4,&quot;style&quot;:3}}\"><strong>RESULTS<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-tt=\"{&quot;paragraphStyle&quot;:{&quot;alignment&quot;:4,&quot;style&quot;:3}}\">RESA 1-0 Jomo Cosmos<br \/>\n<\/span><span data-tt=\"{&quot;paragraphStyle&quot;:{&quot;alignment&quot;:4,&quot;style&quot;:3}}\">Randburg AFC 2-1 Joburg City<br \/>\n<\/span>Kathorus Hyper Academy 2-2 School of Excellence<br \/>\n<span data-tt=\"{&quot;paragraphStyle&quot;:{&quot;alignment&quot;:4,&quot;style&quot;:3}}\">Panorama FC 0-2 Seven&#8217;s Academy<br \/>\n<\/span><span data-tt=\"{&quot;paragraphStyle&quot;:{&quot;alignment&quot;:4,&quot;style&quot;:3}}\">East Rand Athletic 2-0 Rockefvs<br \/>\n<\/span><span data-tt=\"{&quot;paragraphStyle&quot;:{&quot;alignment&quot;:4,&quot;style&quot;:3}}\">Kaizer Chiefs 5-0 Mamelodi Sundowns<br \/>\n<\/span><span data-tt=\"{&quot;paragraphStyle&quot;:{&quot;alignment&quot;:4,&quot;style&quot;:3}}\">Wits Junior 1-5 Supersport United<br \/>\n<\/span>TS Galaxy 0-2 Tuks<br \/>\nHighlands Park 6-1 Elspark United<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ahead of the second week of the Gauteng Development League season, Supersport United coach Tumelo Ndaba made clear his team&#8217;s ambitions of winning the u19 division this year, which would require them dethroning coach Sifiso Mnguni&#8216;s Highlands Park, the back-to-back champions. 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