Against ECCO, Rollers conceded two quick goals in the opening 10 minutes and for the entire game, the defence was reduced to a laughing stock. Things were not helped by the fact that Boniface Makolo, who was played out of position in central defence, had to leave the field due to an injury. To make matters worse, defender Ndobani Mothuba was dismissed by referee Joshua Bondo for unsporting behaviour.
Since the disappearance of the uncompromising Thebeetsile 'Mkhari' Raditsebe, Rollers defence has never been stable. The arrival of Musa Ohilwe from BMC did not help and the Under-23 captain has since returned to his old club. Rollers technical team was caught in a desperate situation at the weekend as they did not have reputable central defenders and had to play Makolo though he had an injury. This made things easy for the fast ECCO men like Mandlaenkosi 'Sukunyetsa' Sibanda and Robert Tamba. Even after the departure of Tamba, who had to be taken to hospital after a dangerous foul by Mothuba, Rollers were found wanting.
