Hero! Brave Mamelodi Sundowns fan details how he saved the life of an Esperance supporter during skirmishes at Loftus Versfeld after Caf Champions League match

Ugly scenes were witnessed at Loftus Versfeld on Tuesday as Masandawana fans clashed with their Esperance counterparts.

Sundowns had won this Caf Champions League, quarter-final, first leg match 1-0.

Masandawana fan Siboniso Masango explains how he saved an Esperance fan from a life-threatening situation despite the two sets of fans clashing.

“Yesterday [Tuesday] was just insane,” Masango said on the Sundowns Pitchside Podcast.

“After yesterday, I went home and slept just a normal day. I woke up the next morning and only after speaking to my parents, my friends, they asked, do you realise what you did?

“Only then do I see the video. Someone took the video and you see how high that man was. Only now as the day progressed, do I realise that, okay wow, this is insane. 

“But at that moment, it was just adrenaline, I’m a football fan, that's not what you want to see at a football stadium no matter the differences.

“The right thing to do at that moment is to help someone," added the Madandawana fan.

“There were people in front of me watching in shock, but I ran because I saw what was happening. 

“As he was hanging, it was raining and it was still wet so he was slowly losing his grip. I ran and grabbed his forearm to try help him adjust his grip because he was slipping. 

“In that moment, what he said to me was, ‘Please my brother, I have three kids.’ He thought I was about to finish him off. He pleaded ‘Please my brother don’t do it.’

“I said ‘don't’ worry I won’t let you go.’ The guy could barely speak English. I pulled him up, and we both broke down in tears," he continued.

“The crazy thing is that as I’m still trying to help this person, I’m being attacked, bottles are being thrown at me. We had a heartfelt moment and we both cried.”

Sundowns fans do not usually travel for away matches on the continent.

It is to be seen whether or not the Brazilians will send some of their supporters to Tunisia for the second leg.

If that happens, there is a likelihood of another clash between the two teams' fans.

After Sundowns' win, the Tshwane giants now shift focus and have been handed some time to prepare for the second leg against Esperance.

They will be inactive from domestic football this coming weekend.