Dembare beat Dongo Sawmills

Dongo Sawmills 1-2 Dynamos
Defending champions Dynamos dispatched an already relegated Dongo Sawmills in a tight fought and thrilling encounter played at Vengere Stadium yesterday afternoon.

The first half started on very low note with the home side dominating possesion in early stages with an Evans Chikwaikwai 8th minute freekick missing the target with few inches.

Dembare finally took control of the match as Dongo were failing to handle skillful Ronald Chitiyo and the marauding Takesure Chinyama. In the 28th minute Chinyama outwitted three Dongo defenders before releasing a short pass to the unmarked Chitiyo who curled in a beautifull cross and Kelvin Bulaji rose to power in a goal beating Farai Samunyai in goals for Dongo.

After the goal both teams upped the tempo as action was now swinging from both ends as Dongo was searching for an eaqualiser and Dembare wanted to stretch the lead.

In the 38th minute Dongo striker Elliot Mingiri missed a seater as he shot wide with only Dynamos goalkeeper Tonderayi Mateyaunga to beat. From there on Dongo kept on piling pressure and literary set camp in Dynamos's half. Dynamos had defender Elisha Muroiwa to thank in the 39th minute as he cleared from the line a Physwell Madhazi effort which had eluded Mateyaunga.

Finally in 41th minute Dongo's pressure paid off as Tatenda Kateguru rose high to head in a goal from an Evans Chikwaikwai cross. Dynamos defenders were ball watching. Kateguru almost put the home team into the lead at the stroke of halftime forcing Mateyaunga to scramble for a save as his defence was caught in sixes and sevens.

As some fans were still taking their seats ready for second half action Dynamos had already taken the lead in the first minute of second half. Dynamos interchanged neat passes from the centre circle and Walter Mukanga fed Chinyama with a pass and curled a fine short beating a diving Farai Samunyai.

In the 50th minute Chitiyo rounded off Chikwaikwai and left him for dead before and came face to face with Dongo keeper but he directed his shot wide. Dongo immediately responded with a long ball causing goal mouth melee in Dembare's 16 yard box but Mingiri and Kateguru failed to score with the goal yawning.

A ferrocious Godknows Murwira 59th minute freekick hit the crossbar with Samunyai well beaten. Second half substitute Farai Mupasiri almost scored a sensational goal as his overhead kick missed the target with few inches. Dynamos was forced to make an injured inspired substitution replacing Mateyaunga with crowd favourite Tatenda Mukuruva.

Dongo amost snatched an equaliser in the 92 minute as Mingiri released a powerfull shot forcing a fresh Mukuruva to punch the ball back in the play and it landed on the feet of Steven Elias and with everyone expecting him to tap into the empty net he pumped the ball wide much to the disappointment of the home fans.

Dynamos coach Tonderai Ndiraya admitted that the match was not easy for his team and also blamed his defence for letting in a simple goal.

"It was a vey difficult match for us. Though relegated Dongo are not pushovers. They were also aided by the bumpy pitch which they are used to and they used it to their own advantage. They also play a very physical game. We started on a very slow pace but we picked up. We allowed them to come back due sloopy defending the same way we did aganist Caps United. We hope to end the season on a high," said Ndiraya.

A dejected Shadreck Mugurasave said as was the case the entire season inexperience costhis team a win and said they will continue to take the last two games seriously.

"We failed to convert chances that came our way. We have lost many matches we should have won. We can't give away the last two matches we don't exist to donate points.