MAMELODI Sundowns, by their own coach's admission, haven't yet turned the corner despite a morale-boosting Telkom Knockout win against University of Pretoria.

Johan Neeskens, who said he was to blame for The Brazilians' dismal form over the past two months, saw his side win their first match since August 10 on Tuesday.

Although he dismissed the notion that it was "cup fortune" that got Sundowns through to the quarterfinals, Neeskens said the dark cloud hanging over the club following an eight-match winless streak did not simply fade because of one result.

"What is turning it around? You don't turn things around because of one result. But everybody responded during the two weeks (Fifa) break. I saw a lot of positive things. A lot of my players have their confidence back," Neeskens said.

"I saw flashes of how we played last year when we had possession of the ball for most of the game, and we created big chances. Unfortunately we did not score all of them, but as long as we keep creating them I don't think it is a problem."

But AmaTuks were a good test, the Dutchman admitted.

"We played a team that is doing very well in the league. From seven matches they have three wins, three draws and only one loss. So we knew it was always going to be difficult but I thought we were the better team," said Neeskens.

Sundowns, who were drawn to face AmaZulu in the quarterfinals of the Telkom Knockout, are second from bottom on the Premier League table with one win, one draw and five defeats from seven games.

And if striker Nyasha Mushekwi carries on with his poor final touch upfront as he did against AmaTuks, the dark cloud is likely to linger.

"At least he was there," Neeskens said. "He created most of the chances himself even though he did not score. "

The coach said he was encouraged to see Sundowns make less mistakes at the back.