#FillUpBarbourfields

HIGHLANDERS will appeal the Premier Soccer League's decision condemning the title-chasing Bulawayo side to play in an empty stadium as punishment for crowd trouble that marred their home game against Chicken Inn at Barbourfields Stadium in August.

The match ended 1-1, albeit in controversial circumstances sparked by a refereeing decision that torched ugly scenes of violence, with hooligans from the Soweto end of the stadium invading the pitch and engaging in running battles with the police.

In a verdict released yesterday, the PSL's disciplinary committee ordered Highlanders to play their next game, which happens to be Sunday's derby against Bulawayo City, in an empty stadium.

Highlanders' chief executive officer Ndumiso Gumede called on the club's supporters to come in their numbers for Sunday's encounter, saying they are in the process of appealing against the judgment.

Bosso are merely riding on the precedence set by Dynamos, who were ordered to play against Ngezi Platinum Stars in an empty stadium for acts of hooliganism in the aftermath of their home loss to FC Platinum in May. DeMbare appealed that verdict and the matter is yet to be heard by Zifa.