Malesela's Gallants Aim To Replicate Rockets' Downs Shock

TS Galaxy proved last week that Mamelodi Sundowns can be beaten. But what are the chances of the rest of the Betway Premiership taking a leaf out of The Rockets' textbook and getting the better of the Brazilians?

Sundowns were far from being their usual killer self at the weekend in their first match since that 1-0 loss in Mbombela as they laboured to a 2-0 victory over ABC Motsepe League outfit Mpheni Home Defenders in the Nedbank Cup Round of 16.

You can bet Dan Malesela would have watched the Sunday cup clash as well as that shock defeat at Galaxy to glean some useful information in planning his own assault on the defending champions. Gallants host Sundowns at the Petros Molemela Stadium in a league match tonight, with a 7.30pm kick-off, and will be buoyed on by their own progress into the quarter-final of the countrys premier knockout competition.

Granted there was a lot of controversy about their 1-0 victory over AmaZulu after Usuthu had a legitimate goal not given, but thats neither here nor there as they look forward to working their way up the table.

It is not going to be an easy task, though, Sundowns seeming vulnerability in their last two matches notwithstanding. This, after all, is a team that knows just how to beat Gallants.