Castle Lager Match Day 22 Round-Up
By Perkins-Tino Bare
As the league slowly winds to an end
the Gamecocks had a chance to extend their lead with a 6 pointer at
stake as they played ZPC Kariba at home while Dynamos had a difficult
trip to Mandava ahead of them. FC Platinum is making their late
charge at the League title believable each passing day as the
defending champions Dynamos painfully watch the gamecocks run away
with it.
Pure Platinum Played
It was a day to remember for Norman
Mapeza as his side blew away the defending champions Dynamos 3-1 in a
match played at Mandava on Saturday. FC Platinum started off well in
the match and they took the lead within 6 minutes courtesy of Gift
Bello but the crowd was still in for a lot of action as it only took
Takesure Chinyama 5 minnutes to pull one back and equalise for
Dembare.
Obrey Chirwa restored FC Pllatinum`s
lead afdter 3o minutes which ensured that they went to the break
leading 2-1. In the second half Tonderayi Ndiraya took off Takesure
Chinyama and brouught in Kawondera whilst Mapeza made a defensive
move in which he brought on Simon Shoko for Dzumbunu and these two
seemed to have had an impact on the game as it not only stabilised FC
Platinum`s defense but they were then able to hit Dynamos for the
third with Obrey Chirwa sealing his brace for the day.
The Gamecocks on the other had
capitalised on the loss as they also did their part beating ZPC
Kariba 2-1 in a match played on the same day at Luveve stadium in
Bulawayo. This then puts the Gamecocks out in front with 46 poitn
whilst FC Platinum trail by 5 points with 8 gamess left to play.
Dynamos are4 in 3rd position 7 points behind the leaders
whilst for Kainud it was more frustration as a disappointing draw to
Whawha left his side 9 points off the leaders dampering any last
hopes of the league title landing in the Lowveld.
Going Down?
At At
the othe end of the log the catfight for the relegation continued as
well as teams gather up last minute points to save themselves to go
down into that pit of the Division 1 which next time round is going
to be harder to crawl out of. Flame Lily, Whawha and Dongo Sawmill
loook to be the likely candidates at the moment but they showed that
are not going to go down without a fight.
It
was more of a defensive approach from the teams that are fighting
relegation as look to frustrate those with
`real` intentions at this point in time. Whawha managed to
impressively hold off Triangle in a match Kaindu would have been
expected to win easily whilst Dongo Sawmill held off Chapungu at home
as well. It was more of an open play game ny Flame Lily who are ready
to take the rick whilst they still can for it surely could end up
saving them at the end. They drew 2-2 with Hwange in their match
played at Lafarge Stadium
and there is therefore no much movement at the other end of the
table.
Tsholotsho
however capitalised on these dormant performances as they are now
crawling out of the relegation zone beating How Mine 2-1 in their
match. The win put them firmly on 21 points but they are still in it
as the 4th
team up for the chop come matchday 30.
Other
matches this past weekend which had a bearing was Caps United against
Buffaloes in which all attention building up to the match was on the
return of Lloyd Chitembwe in his 1st
match in charge as head coach after being promoted after the demotion
of Mark Mathe. Buffaloes held Caps 1-1 at National Sports Stadium and
though they garnered a point, they are still well within the
relegation zone as they sit 2 spots above the cut off with 22 points.
ZPC Kariba`s nightmarish second season continue as well as the defeat
to Chicken Inn sees them just one spot above the relegation zone
thanks to a superior goal difference as they both sit on 21 points
with Thsolothso which is in 4th
form bottom where the cut starts.
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