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Highlanders back into the top three as they sink Saints
01 Aug 2011 at 05:39hrs | Views
Zimbabwe Saints 0 - (0) 2 Highlanders
TWO goals in the second half were enough to propel Highlanders back into the top three and hand Zimbabwe Saints their first home loss of the season in a drab Castle Premiership encounter at Barbourfields Stadium yesterday.
Bosso surged ahead through a Dumisani "Fazo" Ndlovu own goal and a cool finish by Louis Matawu who had one of his best games since his move to Highlanders.
Saints paraded seven new players. Chikwata lost almost the entire team during the transfer window as players moved away after the club struggled to meet its financial obligations.
On the field, Highlanders were the better side, but they created very few chances. Their first and possibly best chance of the tie came in the 18th minute when right-back Lawson Nkomo forced Saints goalkeeper, Munyaradzi Diya to make a save.
Nkomo took a free kick from 30 metres and had aimed for the roof of the nets only to see Diya flying high to tip it over the crossbar.
Earlier Nkomo was lucky to escape a red card after a rough tackle on Fortune Nyambosi in the eighth minute.
After this effort the game fizzled into a bit of a bore with neither team taking the initiative to score. The game went to half time deadlocked at nil-all.
The second half ended much like it started with both teams content to knock the ball around. However, Saints seemed marginally better and started stringing together more passes.
Bosso sealed victory in the 74th minute when Matawu finished a clever run with lob after controlling with his chest.
Saints tried to claw back into the game after this goal, but failed to get enough of the passing game to create chances. The results left Saints in a precarious position on the log standings with only 18 points from 18 games.
TWO goals in the second half were enough to propel Highlanders back into the top three and hand Zimbabwe Saints their first home loss of the season in a drab Castle Premiership encounter at Barbourfields Stadium yesterday.
Bosso surged ahead through a Dumisani "Fazo" Ndlovu own goal and a cool finish by Louis Matawu who had one of his best games since his move to Highlanders.
Saints paraded seven new players. Chikwata lost almost the entire team during the transfer window as players moved away after the club struggled to meet its financial obligations.
On the field, Highlanders were the better side, but they created very few chances. Their first and possibly best chance of the tie came in the 18th minute when right-back Lawson Nkomo forced Saints goalkeeper, Munyaradzi Diya to make a save.
Nkomo took a free kick from 30 metres and had aimed for the roof of the nets only to see Diya flying high to tip it over the crossbar.
Earlier Nkomo was lucky to escape a red card after a rough tackle on Fortune Nyambosi in the eighth minute.
After this effort the game fizzled into a bit of a bore with neither team taking the initiative to score. The game went to half time deadlocked at nil-all.
The second half ended much like it started with both teams content to knock the ball around. However, Saints seemed marginally better and started stringing together more passes.
Bosso sealed victory in the 74th minute when Matawu finished a clever run with lob after controlling with his chest.
Saints tried to claw back into the game after this goal, but failed to get enough of the passing game to create chances. The results left Saints in a precarious position on the log standings with only 18 points from 18 games.
Source - Byo24Sports
