Polished SuperSport United mauls Brazilian side

SuperSport United’s U17 side put on a scintillating performance to defeat Brazilian club Cruzeiro 3-1 on the second day of the 2015 Future Champions Gauteng International U17 Tournament.

The tournament is being played at the Football Training Centre in Pimville, Soweto.

Goals from national U17 captain Khanyisa Mayo, Nelson Maluleke and Athenkosi Dladla sealed the victory for SuperSport, who have blown their Group D wide open.

Arthur provided a consolation goal for the Brazilians, who must now better the result of SuperSport in today’s (25 March) final pool matches. They take on local side Jomo Cosmos, while SuperSport tackle Ferroviario de Maputo from Mozambique.

Bidvest Wits made it two wins from two when they defeated Namibian side Oryx FC 2-0 thanks to goals from Roberto Goncalves and Luvuyo Mkatshana who netted his second of the tournament.

That result, coupled with Sunderland AFC’s 2-0 win over University of Pretoria means that the English club will meet Wits in a straight shootout for top spot in Group A on 25 March. Sunderland AFC claimed their victory with Elliot Embleton and Luke Molyneux finding the back of the net.

Ferroviario de Maputo and Zambian outfit K-Stars played to a 1-1 draw. Adriano dos Santos scored for the Mozambicans, while Francisco Kapilingo was on target for K-Stars, with the Maputo club still in with a shot at the semi-finals.

Home side Orlando Pirates FC played to a 0-0 draw with Dutch visitors ADO Den Haag, that leaves both those teams on four points at the top of Group B. With an identical goal-difference and number of goals scored, it now comes down to who gets the better result today (25 March).

Pirates take on Oryx FC, while ADO Den Haag challenge University of Pretoria. Finally, Italian side Torino defeated Jomo Cosmos 2-0 as Matteo Tobaldo got his second goal in as many days and Manuel de Luca added the other.