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Zimbabwean striker give Jomo Cosmos maiden win
02 Nov 2015 at 05:43hrs | Views
A first half goal by Zimbabwean Charlton Mashumba saw Jomo Cosmos bagging their maiden South African Absa Premiership win since their return to the Premier Soccer League when they defeated Polokwane City 1-0 at Olen Park Stadium on Saturday night.
Nkueni Mayala's Polokwane City were motivated by their midweek 0-0 draw against Mamelodi Sundowns and took the game to the hosts as they were looking for their first win in the 2015/16 season.
In the first 10 minutes, both sides tried to settle down and it was the visitors who first made attempts to get an early lead when Puleng Tlolane took a shot to the right of the target.
The hosts controlled the proceedings but failed to retain the ball and City skipper Jabu Maluleke took a shot at goal and goalkeeper Sherwyn Naicker safely held on.
However, three minutes later, the goal scorer Mashumba responded swiftly with a shot but he couldn't hit the target.
Just after 35 minutes of action, the Zimbabwean bounced back and netted for Ezenkosi with a fine header to hand the hosts the deserved lead.
Two minutes later, Pentjie Zulu's shot went straight to goalkeeper George Chigova and the hosts went to the dug-out leading 1-0.
In the second stanza, Mayala's men pushed forward and showed a great sense of urgency as Siphesihle Nzimande unleashed a powerful shot in the 58th minute but it was cleared by Ndabenhle Mthembu.
Towards the 60th minute, fouls dominated the game as they disrupted the flow of play in the middle of the park. However, it was the hosts who nearly grabbed the second goal when Mashumba took a direct free kick, which flew over the bar.
Jomo Sono's men fought hard to hold on to their maiden win. In so doing they denied Mayala his first three points since taking over from Kostadin Papic.
The win takes Ezenkosi to 13th spot with seven points from nine matches whilst City move to 14th place on the Absa Premiership standings with seven points.
Willard Katsande's Kaizer Chiefs were clobbered 1-3 by archrivals Orlando Pirates in a Soweto derby.
Katsande, returning from suspension, played the entire game.
In The Netherlands, Marvellous Nakamba made his 11th start of the season for Vitesse, and played the whole game helping his team beat Excelsior 3-0.
Nkueni Mayala's Polokwane City were motivated by their midweek 0-0 draw against Mamelodi Sundowns and took the game to the hosts as they were looking for their first win in the 2015/16 season.
In the first 10 minutes, both sides tried to settle down and it was the visitors who first made attempts to get an early lead when Puleng Tlolane took a shot to the right of the target.
The hosts controlled the proceedings but failed to retain the ball and City skipper Jabu Maluleke took a shot at goal and goalkeeper Sherwyn Naicker safely held on.
However, three minutes later, the goal scorer Mashumba responded swiftly with a shot but he couldn't hit the target.
Just after 35 minutes of action, the Zimbabwean bounced back and netted for Ezenkosi with a fine header to hand the hosts the deserved lead.
Two minutes later, Pentjie Zulu's shot went straight to goalkeeper George Chigova and the hosts went to the dug-out leading 1-0.
Towards the 60th minute, fouls dominated the game as they disrupted the flow of play in the middle of the park. However, it was the hosts who nearly grabbed the second goal when Mashumba took a direct free kick, which flew over the bar.
Jomo Sono's men fought hard to hold on to their maiden win. In so doing they denied Mayala his first three points since taking over from Kostadin Papic.
The win takes Ezenkosi to 13th spot with seven points from nine matches whilst City move to 14th place on the Absa Premiership standings with seven points.
Willard Katsande's Kaizer Chiefs were clobbered 1-3 by archrivals Orlando Pirates in a Soweto derby.
Katsande, returning from suspension, played the entire game.
In The Netherlands, Marvellous Nakamba made his 11th start of the season for Vitesse, and played the whole game helping his team beat Excelsior 3-0.
Source - Sport24/chronicle
