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Matema a genius - Erol Akbay
19 Sep 2016 at 08:29hrs | Views
Highlanders coach Erol Akbay has heaped praise on veteran striker Ralph Matema after he snatched a winner against Mutare City on Sunday during the Chibuku Super Cup match.
Highlanders took the lead following an own goal just before the halftime break but Mutare City equalised minutes after resumption of play in the second half.
Matema then sealed the win in the 80th minute.
However, the Dutchman downplayed his team chances of reaching the final.
"We need that power upfront and in the last three matches he has proven himself well coming from the bench," Akbay said.
"It is a good win. We played very good football in the first half, which is what I want, although we created many chances, but we could not score. I cannot talk about reaching the final of this cup yet. We will see how we fare in the next round. We made some silly defending mistakes and allowed Mutare to score in the second half," he added.
Qualified teams:
Tsholotsho
FC Platinum
Harare City
ZPC Kariba
Ngezi Platinum
Triangle
Highlanders
How Mine
Highlanders took the lead following an own goal just before the halftime break but Mutare City equalised minutes after resumption of play in the second half.
Matema then sealed the win in the 80th minute.
However, the Dutchman downplayed his team chances of reaching the final.
"We need that power upfront and in the last three matches he has proven himself well coming from the bench," Akbay said.
"It is a good win. We played very good football in the first half, which is what I want, although we created many chances, but we could not score. I cannot talk about reaching the final of this cup yet. We will see how we fare in the next round. We made some silly defending mistakes and allowed Mutare to score in the second half," he added.
Qualified teams:
FC Platinum
Harare City
ZPC Kariba
Ngezi Platinum
Triangle
Highlanders
How Mine
Source - Online
