In this edition of Supporters Forum, Mamelodi Sundowns die-hard supporter Sipho 'Msiphos' Nkuna explains what led to the violent scenes at Loftus Versfeld in the match against Esperance.
Violence erupted following Sundowns' 1-0 victory over Tunisian giants Esperance in the first leg of their CAF Champions League quarterfinal.
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Nkuna states that it was the the visitors' supporters who instigated the conflict after they were unable to accept defeat.
"I was there at Loftus Stadium, and I saw everything," reveals Nkuna.
"The Esperance crowd are the ones who started throwing cups, bottles, and firecrackers at the Sundowns supporters.
"We tried to tell them to stop what they were doing, but supporters from North African countries often struggle to accept defeat.
"By acting the way they did yesterday, they were attempting to intimidate us and disrupt our travel plans to Tunisia. Every time a Southern African Development Community (SADC) team goes to North Africa, we face intimidation, even in their own countries. And now they want to do it here, in our space.
"Even the Kaizer Chiefs supporters would tell you that Sundowns supporters never provoke anyone.
"When Esperance defeated us here last season, we accepted the 1-0 defeat without any issues. But yesterday, they chose to attack us and even tore apart our Sundowns banners," he continued.
'Msiphos' says the mayhem and madness continued until the police arrived to ensure the safety of both fan groups by guiding some supporters to the pitch.
"Some of the Tunisians were drunk, which I believe fueled the whole situation. It all started immediately after we scored the goal when they began throwing the bottles and cups they were drinking from.
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"I wanted to go to Tunisia for the second leg to support Sundowns, but after witnessing what happened at Loftus yesterday, I'm not going to take that chance.
"My plan was to book a flight ticket today so that I could fly to Tunisia on Sunday, but now I have canceled all those arrangements," says a bitterly disappointed Nkuna.
The second leg is scheduled for Stade Olympique Hammadi Agrebi on Tuesday.