Mamelodi Sundowns striker Peter Shalulile scored a spectacular goal to give his side the lead against Royal AM on Tuesday night.
This DStv Premiership fixture took place at Harry Gwala Stadium, and it also marked the second league match between the two sides in the space of three days.
It is also worth mentioning that it was Shalulile who scored in Saturday’s game at Lucas Moripe Stadium but that goal came in the 85th minute.
Lesiba Nku also netted a stunner of his own as Sundowns recorded an easy 2-0 win over Royal AM to move to 69 points after 27 games.
As a result, Sundowns are three points away from setting a new PSL record for most number of points won in a 30-match season.
The current record (71 points) is held by Sundowns who set it during the 2015-16 under then coach Pitso Mosimane.
SHALULILE NETS A STUNNER AGAINST ROYAL AM – VIDEO
THE NAMIBIAN ENJOYS FACING MAMKHIZE’S TEAM
The Namibia international appears to enjoy facing Shauwn Mkhize’s team as he’s now netted seven times since their top flight debut season.
According to OptaJabu, Shalulile has scored at least one goal in every match he’s played against Thwihli Thwahla – scored seven in five games.
Furthermore, Shalulile is slowly but surely closing in on Siyabonga Nomvethe’s PSL goalscoring record of 123 strikes.
Shalulile went into this encounter against Royal AM sitting on 115 goals in the PSL, and he’s now on 116, meaning he is seven goals away from Nomvethe’s record.
However, with three league games to go and a Nedbank Cup final still to play, it seems unlikely that Shalulile will break that record this season.
Nonetheless, even if he doesn’t find the back of the net in the remaining matches of the season, Shalulile should be proud of the campaign he’s had.
It was a difficult season for him as he often appeared to be struggling for form but scoring 14 goals across all competitions is still not too bad.
