City’s four-goal haul sinks Chippa

BONGOLETHU Jayiya scored a hattrick in the space of 10 minutes for the fastest in the 21-year history of the Premier Soccer League as Cape Town City went back to the top of the table last night with a convincing 4-1 home win over Chippa United at Athlone Stadium.

Jayiya, who also got a hat-trick last season in the colours of Mpumalanga Black Aces, scored the opener in the sixth minute, got a second six minutes later and by the 16th minute had completed his hat-trick to set City on their way to a three-point haul.

Thamsanqa Mkhize added a fourth on the stroke of half-time while Chippa pulled one back some 15 minutes from time through Rhulani Manzini.

City now lead Bidvest Wits by one point although they have played two matches more.

Jayiya outmuscled Paseka Mako on the right of the attack to surge down on goal and hammer home a right-footed finish to start the rout with the game barely underway.

His second came as the result of quick anticipation as he got a touch to Lebogang Manyama’s cross and he competed his trio of goals with a diving header in a scramble on the line after his initial effort was saved.

Under fire Chippa goalkeeper Daniel Akpeyi made a brilliant stop to deny Manyama just past the half hour mark but had no chance as Mkhize finished from close range at the end of the first half.

City took their foot off the pedal after the break but Chippa’s possession- play was far too predictable and easy to defend.

Manzini did pull one back with a toe poke in the 76th minute and Andile Mbenyane hit the post soon after but all Chippa got was a small measure of consolation. They stay down in 10th place in the standings.

One set-back for City was the caution picked up after just five minutes by Roland Putsche, now suspended for their next match, coupled with a groin injury for fellow defensive midfielder Mpho Matsi, who went off after just 19 minutes.