Mushekwi grabs 6 goals as Sundowns scores 24 goals (24 - 0)

Johannesburg - Powerlines FC coach Cornelius Brandt said his side would hold their heads high despite their thumping 24-0 defeat to Mamelodi Sundowns in their Nedbank Cup clash in Kimberley on Sunday.

"Our heart and our spirit is not broken," Brandt said.

"This is Mamelodi Sundowns and they're a good team.

"The clubs in our league will suffer after the experience we got from this game."

Brandt said he had tried to motivate his players during the break but they were up against a wall.

"I asked them to calm down and to relax," he said.

"It seems the stage was too big for them and they fell away."

Sundowns led 10-0 at half-time against their amateur opponents, and stormed clear in the second period to state their intent, progressing to the last 16 of the knockout competition.

The scoreline improved the previous record winning margin of 16-0 in South African top-flight domestic competition, which had stood for 36 years.

Powerlines FC hail from the rural community of Windsorton in the Northern Cape province and it was making its first appearance in the Nedbank Cup Last 32.

The club is one of the oldest in the competition having been formed in 1968, but have spent their entire history in the lower leagues of South African football.

They currently campaign in the Northern Cape SAB Regional League.