After a tense battle at the Moses Mabhida Stadium on Sunday evening, Stellenbosch FC reached the final of the MTN8 competition following a 2-0 aggregate victory against Mamelodi Sundowns on Sunday evening.
Sundowns saw most of the ball early on and held up to 75% of the possession count during the first 15 minutes of the match. In spite of Downs domination, Stellenbosch looked lively in transition and produced a couple of goal scoring chances during this period.
Masandawana continued to probe inside the Stellenbosch area as the midway point of the first-half approach, however, the Cape Winelands side proved to be a tough nut to crack defensively.
Amid a slow pace to the game, Stellenbosch appeared to be content at surrendering the ball to their opponents but remained dangerous during counter-attacking situations.
Andre de Jong came close to opening the scoring for his side after forcing a fine reaction save out of Jody February at the half-hour mark from a set piece opportunity on the edge of the 18-yard-area.
