GIYANI – Dynamos welcomed their new coach, Mr Steve Komphela, in a dignified manner, by holding Sundowns Football Club to a 1-1 draw in their Castle Premiership League match that was played at the Giyani Stadium on Saturday.

Komphela, who worked for Dynamos as an assistant coach last season, rejoined the Limpopo outfit last week after parting ways with Manning Rangers, a team he had guided for six games. Both sides approached the game in a more aggressive manner, with most of the players displaying their rough skills.

The Cape Town referee, Morné Daniels, calmed the situation by flashing three yellow cards in quick succession. Rodney Thobejane and Tonic Chabalala of Dynamos and Godfrey Sapula of Sundowns were the first three players to go into the referee's book.

The Pretoria side effected the first change to their starting line-up by introducing Carlo Scott for the tired Clament Mazibuko in the 34th minute. Godfrey Sapula caused an upset when his goal shot went astray with the Dynamos keeper, Aime Kitenge, out of the box.

No goal was seen during the first half. Dynamos took control of the game after introducing Joel Seroba and David Mathebula for Adam Majola and Gerald Mtshali respectively. Mathebula forced a deadly combination, with the Zimbabwean international, Adam Ndlovu, at the forefront.

The defence of Dynamos lost concentration for a while and paid a heavy price for that. Frank Quela broke loose from the far left corner and beat goalkeeper Aime Kitenge in the 60th minute. David Mathebula scored the equalizer a minute thereafter with a header, following a square pass from Adam Ndlovu.

Sundowns later replaced Rotson Kilembe with Sipho Nunes in a bid to strengthen their midfield, but that did not bear any fruit. The result of the game means Dynamos have now gone seven consecutive league matches without a win.