Two goals on either side of the break saw TS Galaxy earn a runaway win over newly-promoted Richards Bay in the Premiership on Sunday.
An emotionally drained Richards Bay began life without their inspirational captain Siphamandla Mtolo following a tough 12 days of grieving. Richards Bay never seemed to fight their way back after being at the receiving end of the first-half double whammy and conceded a third goal in the 54th minute. Sphiwe Mahlangu was the lucky recipient of the gift, his tame shot from the edge of the box seemed to deceive Boshoff with the bounce, and the 27-year-old keeper never recovered as the ball bounced through his hands, handing TS Galaxy the early advantage.
The Rockets beat the rookies by four unanswered goals to move into the top eight bracket on the Dstv Premiership log standings. They took a 2-0 lead into ...
After that, the home side took the game to the visitors and it paid dividends as they took the lead from that move. TS Galaxy were at home against rookies, Richards Bay Football Club, at the Mbombela Stadium in Mpumalanga. They took a 2-0 lead into halftime, and they netted two more in the second half for a famous win.
TS Galaxy extended their unbeaten run in the DStv Premiership in style when they hammered Richards Bay 4-0 at the Mbombela Stadium on Sunday afternoon.
The visitors were attacking in numbers in the closing stages of the game and they were left vulnerable at the back which saw Nkosikhona set-up Mongae who grabbed his brace with a left-footed strike to seal Galaxy's 4-0 victory. The Rockets did not sit back and defend their two-goal lead after the restart as they continued to attack which saw Traore make it 3-0 to Galaxy in the 54th minute after showing great composure in the Natal Rich Boys' box. The goal rattled Richards Bay's defence and the home side doubled their lead in the 26th minute with Mahlangu setting up Orebotse Mongae who netted with a rasping shot and Galaxy were leading 2-0 during the halftime break.
TS Galaxy thumped Richards Bay 4-0 in the DStv Premiership yesterday at Mbombela Stadium to keep their hopes of a top eight finish alive.
Mongae put the final nail in the coffin in stoppage time, getting his second to make it 4-0. Though the game was lost, Richards Bay refused to hang their heads in shame . With that in mind, both sides kept things tight in the opening stages of the first half.