Mamelodi Sundowns head coach Miguel Cardoso admits that mental freshness aided them in overcoming a stubborn AmaZulu side.
The Brazilians regained their 18-point lead at the top of the Betway Premiership standings following a hard-fought 2-0 at the Lucas Moripe Stadium on Tuesday night. Orlando Pirates, who were in action down in Cape Town at the same time, were held to a 0-0 draw by 10-men Stellenbosch FC.
Peter Shalulile opened the scoring in the 51st minute for his 100th goal of the club before Arthur Sales rounded off the scoring the 87th minute.
The Portugues mentor admitted that they needed freshness as AmaZulu made it difficult for them on the night.
“First half very narrow the game. Lack of mental freshness,” he told SuperSport TV after the match.
“Eventually, we were not using in the right way the length of the pitch, the width of the pitch.
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“We had to do subbing in order to bring in some energy, sometimes things work out well, sometimes they don’t. Today they did.
“I think it’s deserved that we win the match.
“The second half brought something else, another energy and then to cope with the moments, we understood that we needed to change the players that were tired in order to keep the team up and alive.
“So, congratulations for the boys.”
