Dynamos will not easily forget what happened to them last Saturday. They were brutally walloped 0-5 by Sivutsa Stars in their NFD league match at the Giyani Stadium.
The Stars from Mpumalanga scored their first goal in the fourth minute. The former Platinum Stars midfielder, Edward Williams, made no mistake, following an excellent pass from Rendani Ndou. Pressure continued to mount on the defence of Dynamos as the Stars enjoyed ball possession in the middle of the park.
A defender of Dynamos handled the ball within the box in the 16th minute. The referee, Mr Tsepo Maila, awarded a penalty to the visitors. Thabo "Jomo" Rakhale, who scored a hat trick in the game, scored from the penalty spot.
Realising that all the odd were against them, Dynamos introduced Wilford Mothapo for Phineas Letsoalo in the 28th minute. That did not stop Sivutsa Stars from scoring their third goal before the end of the first half. Thabo Rakhale dribbled past two defenders in a row and showed the keeper the wrong way.
Stars replaced Rendani Ndou and Njabulo Zondi with Sherwin Smith and Velile Zitha early in the last half. What followed thereafter was one-way traffic, with the home side chasing the action. Thabo Rakhale completed his hat trick in the 67th minute. He blasted in a rocket after receiving a square pass from Linda Shiba.
Dynamos threatened to score three minutes later. Tsepo Mabitsela shot wide from close range after the Stars' keeper, Sandile Ginindza, mishandled the ball. The Stars abandoned their positions and relied mostly on counter-attacks. The pattern worked positively for them as they managed to score the fifth goal via Ayanda Ndlovu later in the game.