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Hurt Cardoso wants to turn pain into energy in second leg of MTN8 semis

Sowetan · 🇿🇦 public South Africa · · 244 words · By Sihle Ndebele
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What to know about Hurt Cardoso wants to turn pain into energy in second leg of MTN8 semis

Mamelodi Sundowns tactician Miguel Cardoso says Sunday’s 1-0 defeat at home to Golden Arrows in the first leg of the MTN8 semifinals hurt him, and he hopes his players will use their pain to help overturn the deficit in the second leg.

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What happened

Mamelodi Sundowns tactician Miguel Cardoso says Sunday’s 1-0 defeat at home to Golden Arrows in the first leg of the MTN8 semifinals hurt him, and he hopes his players will use their pain to help overturn the deficit in the second leg.

Why it matters

Junior Dion scored the only goal of the match at Lucas Moripe Stadium, in Pretoria.

Common ground

The second leg is set for King Zwelithini Stadium, in Durban, on Sunday (3pm).

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eFinder analyzed this article and checked 4 claims against available evidence, cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia. Here is what the fact-checking layer found.

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Claim 1: “Mamelodi Sundowns tactician Miguel Cardoso says Sunday’s 1-0 defeat at home to Golden Arrows in the first leg of the MTN8 semifinals hurt him”
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Multiple independent sources confirm that Golden Arrows defeated Mamelodi Sundowns 1-0 in the first leg of the MTN8 semi-final. YouTube review and news articles from 'Briefly News' and 'dailysun' all report this specific result.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2024–25 season was Mamelodi Sundowns' 29th consecutive season in the South African Premiership. Sundowns entered the season as defending champions after winning their 17th Premiership title in the…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2024–25_Mamelodi_Sundowns_F.C.…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The MTN 8 is a South African soccer cup competition launched in 1972 for teams finishing in the top 8 of the country's top-flight league (currently the Premiership). The winners receive R10 million an…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MTN_8
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The South African Premiership, also known as the Betway Premiership for sponsorship reasons, and commonly referred to as the PSL after its governing body, is a professional soccer league in South Afri…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/South_African_Premiership
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Claim 2: “Sundowns’ immediate focus is on Wednesday’s league fixture against AmaZulu at Loftus Versfeld Stadium (7.30pm).”
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SuperSport and other match info sources confirm a league fixture between Mamelodi Sundowns and AmaZulu at Loftus Versfeld Stadium on Wednesday at 7:30pm.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — This is a list of major football stadiums, grouped by country and ordered by capacity. The minimum capacity is 10,000.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_association_football_s…
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web search NEUTRAL — Match Info. Loftus Versfeld Stadium.Mamelodi Sundowns will take on AmaZulu on Wednesday, August 26, 2026 at Loftus Versfeld Stadium as part of Regular Season in the Premier League. Get ready for an ex…
https://www.365scores.com/football/match/premier-league-414/…
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web search NEUTRAL — Mamelodi Sundowns crushed AmaZulu 5-2 at Loftus Versfeld for a seventh successive win over Usuthu. It was the first time AmaZulu scored against the Brazilians in over 10 hours of football.
https://www.news24.com/sport/soccer/psl/live-psl-mamelodi-su…
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Claim 3: “Junior Dion scored the only goal of the match at Lucas Moripe Stadium, in Pretoria.”
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Three independent sources (YouTube, Briefly News, and dailysun) explicitly state that Junior Dion scored the only goal of the match at Lucas Moripe Stadium in Pretoria.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2025–26 South African Premiership was the 30th consecutive season of the South African Premiership. It was known as the Betway Premiership for sponsorship reasons, and also commonly referred to as…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2025–26_South_African_Premiers…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2026–27 South African Premiership is the 31st consecutive season of the South African Premiership. It is known as the Betway Premiership for sponsorship reasons, and is also commonly referred to a…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026–27_South_African_Premiers…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Marumo Gallants is a South African soccer club based in the North West. Previously they played in Bloemfontein, Free State, relocating after purchasing the status from Moroka Swallows. Prior to the st…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marumo_Gallants_F.C.
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Claim 4: “The second leg is set for King Zwelithini Stadium, in Durban, on Sunday (3pm).”
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SuperSport and dailysun both confirm the second leg took place at King Zwelithini Stadium on Sunday. SuperSport specifically confirms the 3pm kick-off time.
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web search NEUTRAL — Golden Arrows will be determined to protect their advantage when they host Mamelodi Sundowns for Sunday’s MTN8 semifinal second leg at King Zwelithini Stadium in Umlazi. The match kicks off at 3pm CAT…
https://supersport.com/football/news/d2686944-ae37-47de-a4ef…
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web search NEUTRAL — Arrows fought hard in the second leg at King Zwelithini Stadium on Sunday, 30 August, but Sundowns won 3-2 on the day to make it 3-3 on aggregate. (Daily Sun).
https://www.snl24.com/sports/dladla-suffers-mtn8-pain-202608…
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web search NEUTRAL — The return leg between Pirates and Sekhukhune will be played at the Orlando Amstel Arena on Saturday, 29 August, at 15:00. The second semi-final will see Abafana Bes’thende host Bafana Ba Style on Sun…
https://www.atnews.co.za/pirates-arrows-seize-advantage-as-m…
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