Dynamos FC battled through a rain-soaked, mud-slicked Ascot Stadium to edge TelOne FC 2-1 in a rescheduled Matchday One Castle Lager Premier Soccer League clash yesterday morning.
The Glamour Boys showed resilience on the waterlogged pitch, with Frank Agyemang and Jairos Kasondo scoring crucial goals after Jerry Chipangura had put the Wi-Fi Boys ahead early in the match.
The win was a vital confidence boost for Dynamos, who were coming off a humiliating 5-0 defeat to Scottland FC in the Castle Challenge Cup. Coach Genesis Mangombe praised his team’s grit under difficult conditions.
"Performance-wise, maybe ball retention and our entries into the final third were decent, considering the conditions. And all the duels we won... some decisions you can't make because of the weather,” he said.
"We have to look at how we'll perform when the pitch is okay and everything's okay. But I'm happy the three points mean a lot to us — it gives us momentum going forward.
TelOne coach Herbert Maruwa admitted his side failed to hold their advantage.
“We gave away the lead and, ultimately, the game. The pitch was bad, but that’s no excuse. We simply didn’t do enough to hold on. Credit to Dynamos for fighting back — they deserved it today,” he said.
The match, originally scheduled for Saturday, was postponed due to heavy rain. Yesterday’s 10am kickoff was delayed by 20 minutes while officials, including PSL chied executive officer, Rodwell Thabe, assessed the pitch.
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TelOne struck first with Chipangura scoring in the second minute. Dynamos responded with Agyemang heading in an equaliser in the 18th minute, before Kasondo put them ahead on the half-hour mark.
