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Highlanders only six points from the summit after dismissing FC Platinum
18 Aug 2011 at 06:51hrs | Views
HIGHLANDERS handed FC Platinum coach Rahman Gumbo his first defeat since returning home in a lively Castle Lager Premier Soccer League match before an appreciative crowd at Barbourfields yesterday.
Highlanders midfield maestro Louis Matawu's priceless first half header settled the game.
The match started with Highlanders showing the zeal to score first, playing as a team and putting men behind the ball.
In the 12th minute Mthulisi Maphosa hacked down pint-sized Graham Ncube just outside the box and the referee, Batsirayi Muchenje, who had a good afternoon, awarded Bosso a free-kick.
The home side continued piling on the pressure and it was from one such raid that the goal was orchestrated.
Warriors centre back Daniel Veremu miscued a goal bound effort that resulted in a corner and regular taker Nkomo stepped forward to bring in an in swinger that was headed home by the on-song Matawu.
Gumbo made a double substitution just before the resumption of the second half, in came Donald Ngoma and Benjamin Marere for Manondo and Mupera respectively but they too found a no nonsense Bosso defence.
With the aid of the wind the visitors began the second half the better side.
10 minutes from the end Charles Sibanda blocked a goal bound effort from another second half substitute, Ntokozo Tshuma who had come in for Thabani Kamusoko five minutes earlier.
In the 67th minute Ncube received a through pass from Eric Mudzingwa when he was just on the other side of the centre line and managed to whizz past a number of FC Platinum players only to play a poor final pass.
Teams:
Highlanders: A Sibanda, L Nkomo, B Tshuma, G Banda, I Mapuranga, S Munawa, E Mudzingwa, L Matawu, R Kutsanzira (A Tshuma 90th), G Ncube (X Ncube 84th) , V Nzombe
FC Platinum: T Dube, K Banda, Z Ngodzo, D Vheremu, C Sibanda, T Kamusoko (N Tshuma 75th), M Mupera (B Marere 46th), J Ngodzo, M Maphosa, W Manondo (D Ngoma 46th), I Gwandu.
Highlanders midfield maestro Louis Matawu's priceless first half header settled the game.
The match started with Highlanders showing the zeal to score first, playing as a team and putting men behind the ball.
In the 12th minute Mthulisi Maphosa hacked down pint-sized Graham Ncube just outside the box and the referee, Batsirayi Muchenje, who had a good afternoon, awarded Bosso a free-kick.
The home side continued piling on the pressure and it was from one such raid that the goal was orchestrated.
Gumbo made a double substitution just before the resumption of the second half, in came Donald Ngoma and Benjamin Marere for Manondo and Mupera respectively but they too found a no nonsense Bosso defence.
With the aid of the wind the visitors began the second half the better side.
10 minutes from the end Charles Sibanda blocked a goal bound effort from another second half substitute, Ntokozo Tshuma who had come in for Thabani Kamusoko five minutes earlier.
In the 67th minute Ncube received a through pass from Eric Mudzingwa when he was just on the other side of the centre line and managed to whizz past a number of FC Platinum players only to play a poor final pass.
Teams:
Highlanders: A Sibanda, L Nkomo, B Tshuma, G Banda, I Mapuranga, S Munawa, E Mudzingwa, L Matawu, R Kutsanzira (A Tshuma 90th), G Ncube (X Ncube 84th) , V Nzombe
FC Platinum: T Dube, K Banda, Z Ngodzo, D Vheremu, C Sibanda, T Kamusoko (N Tshuma 75th), M Mupera (B Marere 46th), J Ngodzo, M Maphosa, W Manondo (D Ngoma 46th), I Gwandu.
Source - BF
