GIYANI – Dynamos proved beyond any doubt that they are a force to be reckoned with, when they walloped Manning Rangers 3-1 in a thrilling Castle Premiership match at the Giyani Stadium on Sunday. The first half was full of entertainment despite the fact that all goals were scored in the second half.

Rangers' Zimbabwean international, Gilbert Mushangazhike was the first to go into the referee's book. He tackled Goodman Makhubele from behind and the referee, Mr Jerome Damon, had a brief talk with him before flashing a yellow card.

The Durbanites missed a fortune when their right flank, Siza Nombe released a volley that hit the cross bar and bounced back into the field of play in the 38th minute. Michael Shata, the Rangers midfielder was also booked for foul play.

Early in the second half Dynamos replaced Jacky Ledwaba with Joel Seroba. The Mighty Maulers were the first to score. Their only goal was scored by Liswa Nduti in the 52nd minute. He caught the Dynamos keeper, Aime Kitenge off guard and unleashed a powerful ground cutter from outside the box.

The pride of Mopani introduced two new faces in the 60th minute. Lukas Maleka and Timothy Nkosi came on for Mpho Dagada and Isaac Mumba respectively. This proved to be a wise move on the part of the Dynamos technical staff, as the presence of these players forced the Rangers defence to commit all sorts of mistakes. Consequently, the defence of the visitors played under tremendous pressure.

Frank Makua scored the initial goal for Dynamos from a place kick in the 65th minute. Josam Ndou finished on a rebound following an attempt by Joel Seroba three minutes before full-time. The home side was awarded a penalty after Frank Schoeman brought down Frank Makua within the box a minute towards the last whistle. Joel Seroba made no mistake from the white spot.