Osaka — Mamelodi Sundowns are expecting a tougher match from Jeonduk Hyundai Motors at the Fifa Club World Cup in Wednesday’s fifth-place play-off than what they experienced against Kashima Antlers in the quaterfinals of the tournament. Sundowns lost 2-0 on their and southern Africa’s debut at the Club World Cup against Japan’s host club Antlers, and have the fifth-place play-off against South Korea’s Asian champions Jeonduk left to prepare for. The match at Osaka’s Suita City Football Stadium kicks off at 4.30pm in Japan (9.30am SA time). Sundowns winger Keagan Dolly warned that the Asian champions could be tougher prospects to face than J-League champions Antlers, against whom Sundowns missed half-a-dozen chances in the first half, but who outplayed the South Africans in the second half. "It’s going to be tough. We know Jeonduk are a good team and they’ve got good individuals. But for us it’s to convert the chances that we create," Dolly said. "We expect a similar play to Kashima....
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