Bradley Grobler Adds to His All Time Goalscorer Tally As SuperSport United Go Second

• Bradley Grobler hit three of the best for SuperSport United as they eased past Royal AM
• Grobler becomes the first player to score a hat-trick in this DSTV Premiership season
• Gavin Hunt's SuperSport United now go second behind travelling Mamelodi Sundowns

Uncomfortable cup memories were shaken off in Tshwane.

SuperSport United have climbed the DSTV Premiership table thanks to a sublime hat-trick by all-time leading scorer, Bradley Grobler.

The scoreline was a true reflection of the 90 minutes but SuperSport stuttered in the middle phases of the game before Grobler's second tipped the scales.

Gavin Hunt's SuperSport were shocked by Polokwane City in the Carling Knockout Cup, getting hurt 4-1 at home.

This would have lingered in the player's minds, who did their boss proud by rebounding suitably.

Grobler opened the scoring when he was on the end of an inch-perfect cross by Kegan Johannes. SuperSport had several more chances but fluffed them on the way to a 1-0 halftime lead.

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Royal AM had three shots on goal and one of those was from Zukile Mkhize, who pounced at the back post five minutes after halftime to level matters.

An error from AM's bulky goalkeeper, Hugo Nyame, gave Grobler a vacant net after 76 minutes and a disputed side-footed glance six minutes from time settled the contest.

Grobler believed after the match that it was an own goal but was still happy, saying:

"Thanks must go to the team, we came off a bad loss. We hate losing and we hate losing at home. This club wants to do well in the league so this is a great response."

Hunt is meticulous about his venues and is not a fan of TUT Stadium. Speaking to Phumlani Msibi after the game, he said:

"Hopefully we will have a home game soon. With the squad of players we are punching, we are swinging."

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A brief history of SuperSport United

Sports Brief previously compiled a breakdown of SuperSport United's history and honours.

The team is owned by Multichoice which is a popular satellite subscription service in South Africa.

Pretoria City was the club's initial name, whereupon consent was obtained to rename the team.