Mamelodi Sundowns coach Rulani Mokwena expressed his delight after his side “grinded out” a positive result against Cape Town Spurs on Tuesday evening.

The Brazilians extended their unbeaten streak in the DStv Premiership following their narrow 1-0 victory over the Urban Warriors thanks to a goal from Lucas Ribeiro Costa at Athlone Stadium in Cape Town.

The win saw Sundowns go 13-points clear at the summit of the league standings with 52 points after 20 games, while Spurs remain at the foot of the table with 12 points from 23 matches.

Mokwena is hoping his side can maintain their current run of form as they look to wrap up the league title.

“Congratulations to the club, good first-half, I was very happy with the first-half and I didn’t like the second-half at all and a bit of it is my fault, I don’t have enough controllers on the pitch, not enough passes, so I’ve got to look at my subs also,” Mokwena told SuperSport TV after game.

“But okay good, I’m happy the players are able to grind it out.

“We play all the tough games, sometimes I feel sorry for the players, I wish someone can play open against us so we can score seven also but we’ve got low blocks, reinforced defences, no space and we’re struggling a little bit on confidence I think also.

“But ja, congratulations, three points in the bag and I’m happy the supporters are happy. We’ll just keep going, we have to see this last part of the season and just grind away the results like we’re doing.

“This reminds me of the time I was the assistant coach at Sundowns but we have to go. We have to demand more, push ourselves and once we get our confidence back we’ll be a better team for sure,” he concluded.

Sundowns will now turn their attention to their upcoming Nedbank Cup quarter-final clash against the University of Pretoria at the Lucas Moripe Stadium on Friday, with kick-off set for 7pm.

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