South African membership Mamelodi Sundowns had two gamers despatched off as they fell 1-0 away to Moroccan outfit Raja Casablanca on Saturday in a fiery CAF Champions League conflict.
Midfielder Bathusi Aubaas was proven a straight purple card late within the first half after a studs-up foul on Younes Najjari within the matchday 4 Group C showdown.
The same offence 10 minutes from time resulted in Raja substitute winger Marouane Zila being despatched off by the Mauritanian referee.
Full-back Khuliso Mudau was the second Sundowns participant to be expelled after he struck ahead Nawfel Zerhouni within the face throughout added time.
Raja received by way of a objective within the second minute of added time on the finish of the primary half with centre-back Benaissa Benamar firing into the online from shut vary amid appeals for offside.
It was the primary win within the group stage for three-time former champions Raja and the primary loss for Sundowns, winners of the premier African membership competitors in 2016.
Group leaders FAR Rabat, the opposite Moroccan contenders, received 2-0 at residence to Maniema Union from the Democratic Republic of Congo in northern metropolis Meknes.
Army group FAR, who in 1985 turned the primary African champions from Morocco, high the desk with eight factors after 4 rounds. Sundowns have 5, Raja 4 and Maniema three.
Victory has opened a path to a top-two end and a quarter-finals slot for Raja, who sacked Portuguese coach Ricardo Sa Pinto after dropping away to Sundowns within the earlier spherical.
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Raja will make the knockout stage in the event that they beat FAR subsequent Saturday and Maniema eight days later within the ultimate spherical.
FAR have occupied first place since matchday 1 and a blunder by Maniema goalkeeper Efonge Brudel on the finish of the primary half helped them keep on high.
Brudel failed to understand a free-kick from outdoors the world by El Amine Zouhzouh and the ball landed within the web to offer the Moroccan aspect a 2-0 half-time benefit that they retained.
Khalid Ait Ouarkhane had put FAR forward on 12 minutes with a close-range shot after a goalmouth scramble following a low cross.
Elsewhere, Orlando Pirates of South Africa rose from third to first in Group B after cruising to a 3-0 win over backside membership Stade Abidjan of the Ivory Coast in Soweto.
Relebohile Mofokeng tapped the ball into the online halfway by way of the primary half, Patrick Maswanganyi doubled the benefit on 50 minutes and Namibian Deon Hotto added a late third objective.
Pirates have eight factors, defending champions Al Ahly of Egypt seven, Chabab Belouizdad of Algeria six and Stade one.
Younger Africans of Tanzania obtained again into competition for qualification from Group A after coming from behind to defeat TP Mazembe from DR Congo 3-1 with Clement Mzize scoring twice.
Al Hilal of Sudan high the desk with 9 factors forward of a house match in opposition to Mouloudia Alger of Algeria on Sunday.
Hilal, pressured to stage residence fixtures in Mauritanian capital Nouakchott because of the civil battle in Sudan, have 9 factors, Mouloudia and Younger Africans 4 every and Mazembe two.
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