Super Khune: Only Sundowns Scored Four Goals Against Him

Johannesburg - It is only the eighth time in his career with the Glamour Boys that Itumeleng Khune has been beaten three times in one game,...

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Johannesburg - It is only the eighth time in his career with the Glamour Boys that Itumeleng Khune has been beaten three times in one game, and just the second time that he has been on the receiving end of a defeat of three goals.

Mamelodi Sundowns remain the only team to have put four past Khune – they did so in the 2012 MTN8 in a 4-1 win – but Chippa joined the likes of SuperSport, Orlando Pirates and Ajax Cape Town to have also scored three against him.

And on Saturday, Chippa United became just the fifth team to put three goals past Khune in the Absa Premiership and handed him his worst league defeat in nearly a decade.

Amakhosi Shot Stopper

The Amakhosi shot-stopper was beaten three times by the Chilli Boys – firstly by Thabo Rakhale, then by Mxolisi Macuphu and lastly by Edward Manqele – in a 3-0 defeat at FNB Stadium on Saturday night, putting another nail in Chiefs’ coffin with regards to their title hopes.

You have to go all the way back to February 2009 to find the last Absa Premiership game in which Khune lost by three goals, with his side being beaten 3-0 by the eventual champions, SuperSport United, thanks to goals from Brent Carelse, Elias Pelembe and Morgan Gould.

Khune was born on 20 June, 1987. He is the former captain of both. Khune shot to fame when he saved three penalties from Esrom Nyandoro and Peter Ndlovu against Mamelodi Sundowns in the Telkom Knockout final on 1 December 2007.

He is also well known for saving a David Villa penalty and proceeding to make a double save in the 2009 FIFA Confederations Cup group stage match against Spain a day before his 22nd birthday on 20 June 2009.

On 16 June 2010 against Uruguay, Khune became being the second goalkeeper in the history of the FIFA World Cup to be sent off. He is also famous for performing a Rene Higuita scorpion kick save in a league victory over Mpumalanga Black Aces on 28 October 2015, which made rounds in England.

Khune is known for his quick reflexes and his distribution which has been hailed as "the best you will see anywhere" by former Liverpool goalkeeper Sander Westerveld. - Online Sources

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