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Atteridgeville - Khama Billiat scored an injury time winner to hand Ajax Cape Town a 3-2 victory over Mamelodi Sundowns in an Absa Premiership match at the Lucas Moripe Stadium on Sunday afternoon.
Earlier goals from Lebogang Mokoena, Terror Fanteni, Nhlanhla Vilakazi and Punch Masenamela had left the game seemingly headed for a 2-2 draw, but the Urban Warriors stole all three points thanks to Billiat’s cool finish at the death.
The Brazilians would have returned to the top of the league standings had they claimed all three points. Instead they are placed third on 10 points, two adrift of leaders Kaizer Chiefs. Ajax are fourth, also on ten points.
Sundowns dominated the first half and opened the scoring on 30 minutes when Mokoena curled home a left-footed shot through a crowd of defenders. The Sundowns attacker capitalised on a rebound after Sean Roberts had saved from a snap shot by Katlego Mphela.
Franklin Cale almost doubled the hosts’ lead six minutes later with a dipping volley that crashed back into play off the crossbar.
The second half was much more evenly matched and Ajax started their comeback on 62 minutes when Terror Fanteni controlled a long ball out of defence, pushed into space and unleashed a fierce shot that Wayne Sandilands was helpless to stop.
Just over ten minutes later the Cape side went in front for the first time. Lebogang Manyama unleashed a long range shot that was saved by Sandilands - however, the ball rolled free in the penalty area and Nhlanhla Vilakazi had an easy task to fire the ball home and make it 2-1.
With eight minutes to play, Sundowns set up the game for a dramatic finale by making it 2-2. Punch Masenamela picked up the ball on the edge of the Ajax penalty area and fired a left-footed drive into the back of the net. Roberts got a hand on the shot, but it had too much power to be pushed aside.
The game seemed to be there for Sundowns to win in the dying minutes, but instead it was the Urban Warriors who provided the late heroics. In the first minute of injury time Ajax sliced open the Brazilians’ defence and Khama Billiat - who had been completely anonymous throughout the regulation 90 - popped up to slide home the winning goal at 3-2.
Scorers:
Mamelodi Sundowns (1) 2 (Mokoena 30’, Masenamela 82’)
Ajax Cape Town (0) 3 (Fanteni 62’, Vilakazi 73’, Billiat 90+1’)
Teams:
Sundowns: Sandilands; Mphahlele, Mwanjali, Daniels, Masenamela; Modise (Mushekwi 66’), Moriri, Nyatama; Mokoena (Okpako 74’), Mphela, Cale
Ajax: Roberts; Hlatshwayo, Mokeke, Allie, Jenniker (Evans 78’); Shabalala (Rusike 53’), Maluleka, Vilakazi; Manyama, Fanteni (van Graan 87’), Billiat
Earlier goals from Lebogang Mokoena, Terror Fanteni, Nhlanhla Vilakazi and Punch Masenamela had left the game seemingly headed for a 2-2 draw, but the Urban Warriors stole all three points thanks to Billiat’s cool finish at the death.
The Brazilians would have returned to the top of the league standings had they claimed all three points. Instead they are placed third on 10 points, two adrift of leaders Kaizer Chiefs. Ajax are fourth, also on ten points.
Sundowns dominated the first half and opened the scoring on 30 minutes when Mokoena curled home a left-footed shot through a crowd of defenders. The Sundowns attacker capitalised on a rebound after Sean Roberts had saved from a snap shot by Katlego Mphela.
Franklin Cale almost doubled the hosts’ lead six minutes later with a dipping volley that crashed back into play off the crossbar.
The second half was much more evenly matched and Ajax started their comeback on 62 minutes when Terror Fanteni controlled a long ball out of defence, pushed into space and unleashed a fierce shot that Wayne Sandilands was helpless to stop.
Just over ten minutes later the Cape side went in front for the first time. Lebogang Manyama unleashed a long range shot that was saved by Sandilands - however, the ball rolled free in the penalty area and Nhlanhla Vilakazi had an easy task to fire the ball home and make it 2-1.
With eight minutes to play, Sundowns set up the game for a dramatic finale by making it 2-2. Punch Masenamela picked up the ball on the edge of the Ajax penalty area and fired a left-footed drive into the back of the net. Roberts got a hand on the shot, but it had too much power to be pushed aside.
The game seemed to be there for Sundowns to win in the dying minutes, but instead it was the Urban Warriors who provided the late heroics. In the first minute of injury time Ajax sliced open the Brazilians’ defence and Khama Billiat - who had been completely anonymous throughout the regulation 90 - popped up to slide home the winning goal at 3-2.
Scorers:
Mamelodi Sundowns (1) 2 (Mokoena 30’, Masenamela 82’)
Ajax Cape Town (0) 3 (Fanteni 62’, Vilakazi 73’, Billiat 90+1’)
Teams:
Sundowns: Sandilands; Mphahlele, Mwanjali, Daniels, Masenamela; Modise (Mushekwi 66’), Moriri, Nyatama; Mokoena (Okpako 74’), Mphela, Cale
Ajax: Roberts; Hlatshwayo, Mokeke, Allie, Jenniker (Evans 78’); Shabalala (Rusike 53’), Maluleka, Vilakazi; Manyama, Fanteni (van Graan 87’), Billiat
