Mamelodi Sundowns advanced to the Nedbank Cup round of 16 after cruising to a comfortable 4-0 victory over Richards Bay at the Princess Magogo Stadium in Durban on Friday evening.

The Brazilians named new signing Teboho Mokoena on the bench, while Surprise Ralani was named in the starting line up for his debut.

Richard Bay got off to a strong start in the opening minutes of the game while Sundowns started the game off slowly as they tried to find their feet in the opening exchanges of the
match.

Sundowns produced the first chance at goal inside the 16th minute when Peter Shaluile played Ralani through on goal but Malcolm Jacobs did well to save his effort.

The visitors eventually took the lead in the 24th minute when Ralani slotted home Thabiso Kutumela’s rebound.

The visitors dominated proceeding as the game went on while Richards Bay struggled to break down the Sundowns defence as the game went into the break 1-0 in favour of Sundowns.

Sundowns had the ball in the back of the net early in the second half but the linesman flagged their effort for offside.

The Brazilians did managed to double their lead in the 54th minute when Rushine De Reuck headed the ball home after latching on to a cross from Kutumela.

The visitors opted to make a double substitution in the 62nd minute as Coetzee and Kutumela was taken off and replaced by Teboho Mokoena and Pavol Šafranko.

Khuliso Mudau had a chance to extend Sundowns lead even further six minutes later when he found space before unleashing a shit at goal but the Richards Bay keeper made the save.

Šafranko made an instant impact since coming on after he grabbed Sundowns’ third goal of the game in the 70th minute when he guided his header home.

Lyle Lakay had a chance to make it 4-0 with a powerful low shot from the left but saw his effort denied by his former school mate Jacobs.

Sundowns opted to bring on reinforcements in the 78th minute as Haashim Domingo and Lesedi Kapinga came on to replace Zwane and Jali before bringing on Thapelo Morena in place of Šafranko in the 84th minute.

The Brazilians put the game beyond Richards Bay four minutes later when Peter Shaluile rose the highest to nod home a Laky cross as Sundowns held on to secure a commanding win over Richards Bay.