Gaston Sirino strikes as Mamelodi take four-point lead
Uruguayan Gaston Sirino scored to give Mamelodi Sundowns a 1-0 victory at Golden Arrows on Wednesday, and a four-point lead after seven rounds of the South African Premiership.
The 30-year-old midfielder fired a low shot past Namibian goalkeeper Maximilian Mbaeva in the 58th minute to win the match in Indian Ocean port city Durban.
It was a smartly created goal by the 11-time Premiership winners with a backheel and a perfectly weighted pass setting up Sirino to shoot from the edge of the box.
Mid-table Arrows wasted a chance to equalise when Michael Gumede missed a penalty.
Seeking a record-extending fifth consecutive league title, Sundowns have 19 points from six victories and a draw away to lowly Chippa United.
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The Pretoria club lost only once in 30 Premiership matches last season at home to Kaizer Chiefs and many pundits believe they can go one better in this campaign and finish unbeaten.
Sirino, Ugandan goalkeeper Denis Onyango, Kenyan centre-back Brian Mandela and Namibian forward Peter Shalulile started for Sundowns.