Bongolethu Jayiya scored a hat-trick in the space of 10 minutes to be the quickest in the 21-year history of the Premier Soccer League history as Cape Town City went back to the top of the table on Monday night with a convincing 4-1 home win over Chippa United at the 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 an important three-point haul. It took 10 minutes from his first to his third goal, as the pace of the home attack mesmerised the visitors, who were left bewildered by the quick movement of the City players. Thamsanqa Mkhize added a fourth on the stroke of half-time for his first goal in City colours, 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 ...
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