South Africa: Sundowns Fall in Trance to Ronaldinho

Pretoria — Mamelodi Sundowns were just 12 minutes away from a famous victory over Spanish powerhouses Barcelona when a bit of Ronaldinho magic unravelled the home side at Loftus Versveld stadium last night, writes Mninawa Ntloko.

A goal from Surprise Moriri in the opening minutes of this friendly encounter had given Sundowns a dream start to a match that many had predicted would be extremely difficult for the domestic premiership champions.

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