In what will certainly have an impact on the eventual outcome of the KFC Elite League, Santos handed Western Tigers their first loss in the competition, prevailing by a 5-1 score-line on Saturday evening at the National Training Centre, Leonora.
Osafo Simpson opened the scoring for Santos in the 26th minute, racing onto a through pass before slamming his effort past the advancing goalkeeper during a one-on-one situation.
Santos doubled their lead in the 42nd minute when Azardee King uncorked a powerful strike from 25 yards in the centre of the field which nestled into the back of the net after latching onto a poor clearance from a corner-kick. The lead would remain unchanged heading into the halftime interval.