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Bosso down battling Gunners, 4 points clear
05 Jul 2012 at 06:23hrs | Views
Gunners 0 - 1 Highlanders
Highlanders bounced back to winning ways after scrapping past Gunners in a Castle Lager Premier Soccer League match at Lafarge Stadium in Harare yesterday.
The trailblazing log leaders' striking pair of Beaven Chikaka and Graham Ncube was so poor that Bosso needed a first-half own goal by Gunners defender Moses Demera to collect maximum points.
The result saw the Bulawayo giants open a four-point lead ahead of the chasing pack.
As expected, the visitors started the match strongly with the exciting Masimba Mambare testing Gunners goalkeeper Prosper Chigumba from inside the box early on.
But it was the hosts who almost got the opener moments later when defensive midfielder Mthulisi Maphosa directed his header towards his own nets and goalkeeper Ariel Sibanda had to make a reaction save to keep the "effort" out.
Despite the early scare, Highlanders continued to pile on the pressure and the dominance paid off on 32 minutes when Demera, clearly unmarked inside the box, comically directed Mambare's seemingly harmless cross into his own nets. Gunners came back strongly in the second half, but goals did not come with striker William Manondo wasting a good chance.
The FC Platinum on-loan striker raced clear, but his tame shot could not trouble Sibanda.
Highlanders bounced back to winning ways after scrapping past Gunners in a Castle Lager Premier Soccer League match at Lafarge Stadium in Harare yesterday.
The trailblazing log leaders' striking pair of Beaven Chikaka and Graham Ncube was so poor that Bosso needed a first-half own goal by Gunners defender Moses Demera to collect maximum points.
The result saw the Bulawayo giants open a four-point lead ahead of the chasing pack.
As expected, the visitors started the match strongly with the exciting Masimba Mambare testing Gunners goalkeeper Prosper Chigumba from inside the box early on.
But it was the hosts who almost got the opener moments later when defensive midfielder Mthulisi Maphosa directed his header towards his own nets and goalkeeper Ariel Sibanda had to make a reaction save to keep the "effort" out.
Despite the early scare, Highlanders continued to pile on the pressure and the dominance paid off on 32 minutes when Demera, clearly unmarked inside the box, comically directed Mambare's seemingly harmless cross into his own nets. Gunners came back strongly in the second half, but goals did not come with striker William Manondo wasting a good chance.
The FC Platinum on-loan striker raced clear, but his tame shot could not trouble Sibanda.
Source - Byo24News
