Stellenbosch head coach Steve Barker has urged his team to keep their feet on the ground after a 1-0 win over Mamelodi Sundowns in MTN8.
Stellies gained the advantage of a lead and an away goal in the semi-final first-leg, thanks to a second-half penalty by Fawaaz Basadien.
Barker gave credit to Man of the Match, goalkeeper Sage Stephens, who pulled off blinding saves, particularly towards the end, to preserve their lead.
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"Very proud of the players this evening, special performances all-round, obviously Sage Stephens with some really great saves in the second-half," Barker told SuperSport.
"But I thought we had a really good structure, really good discipline, tactically aware. We knew what we wanted to do and went on to execute. Credit must go to the players for having that discipline to execute what we asked them to do.
"We did deny them in their build-up, they work as fluent as they can be, so that was part of the success. But we're mindful it's only half-time. You can see they are a really quality team, came at us at the end.
"We had to dig deep to come away with a clean-sheet. But we can now go to Durban with a lead and with confidence that what we tried to do we executed."
The second-leg is set to take place on Sunday at Moses Mabhida Stadium, following the unavailable of stadiums in Cape Town, including Danie Craven.
"It's a two-legged game against a quality opposition, so we can't rest on our laurels. Back to Cape Town tomorrow, just try get back home, we haven't been home since last week Friday, Saturday we fly to Durban, which will be a difficult challenge for us but one we're ready for," the experienced coach added.