Mamelodi Sundowns coach Miguel Cardoso calls for PSL to give Masandawana proper time to prepare for Caf Champions League after Golden Arrows win as disappointed Musa Bilankulu believes Abafana Bes'thende were 'supposed to get a penalty'

Mamelodi Sundowns easily defeated Golden Arrows 4-0 in a Premier Soccer League match at the Lucas Moripe Stadium on Sunday evening.

Lucas Ribeiro Costa netted the opening goal, converting from the penalty spot before Peter Shalulile scored twice. Teboho Mokoena also added his name to the scoresheet for Masandawana.

Sundowns coach, Miguel Cardoso, and his Arrows counterpart, Musa Bilankulu, shared their opinions about the match.

"We need to focus on many things at the same time, we need to focus on preparing the matches in the best way and also we need to rotate the players and focus on recovering," Cardoso told SuperSport TV after the match. 

"But anyway, it's important that next year the championship doesn't start too late because this will play against South African teams that are competing internationally. 

"And I think it's an appeal to the PSL to allow us to prepare for our Caf Champions League matches in the best way and also to manage the championship accordingly because it is going to be tough."

"I felt that we stuck to the game plan in the first half, but just in the critical face in the first half, we conceded that goal and that was the turning point of the game," Bilankulu said.

"If you go to half-time break in a goalless draw you have an edge because our game plan was to consolidate the midfield in the first half.

"So when they realised that we blocked the midfield they changed the formation to play with three 10s and the moments that we got we couldn't function properly," the former Arrows defender added. 

"I still believe that after they scored, we created some chances as well and I thought we were supposed to get a penalty, but that's the story of another day." 

Sundowns will be gearing up for the forthcoming Tshwane Derby against SuperSport United, which is set for Wednesday at the Lucas Moripe Stadium.

Meanwhile, Arrows will focus on their next fixture against Cape Town City, with the game set to take place at the Athlone Stadium on Wednesday.