Mutare — Tenax CS… … … … … … … … … … … … … … (0) 2
CAPS United… … … … … … … … … … … … .(1) 1
SAKUBVA is proving to be a difficult vacation spot for CAPS United after they misplaced one more Castle Lager Premiership soccer encounter, this time towards Tenax CS yesterday.
Their final go to to the japanese border metropolis resulted in a depressing 2-6 defeat by the hands of Manica Diamonds.
In yesterday’s match, the guests confirmed dedication to take the sport to their opponents with an thrilling attacking sport and with somewhat bit extra precision, Clive Augusto might have been the primary on the score-sheet however his shot missed the goal by inches.
Ten minutes into the match, free scoring William Manondo propelled CAPS United into the lead when he was left with the simple job of tapping the ball dwelling from close-range with solely the goalkeeper to beat.
The Mutare correctional companies outfit had an opportunity to revive parity 20 minutes into the match when a well-positioned Joel Munsaka acquired to the top of a phenomenal go and made no mistake as he struck a grass cutter that nestled into the far left nook however the Marondera referee Tatenda Bvekerwa adjudged him off-side.
Munsaka then acquired it proper 4 minutes after the breather when he fired dwelling from a rebound to degree phrases.
Tenax CS assumed the lead within the 68th minute when Takunda Mapara lurched on to a unfastened ball and charged in direction of aim earlier than putting it within the backside proper nook.
Munsaka might have prolonged the lead for the hosts with three minutes of regulation time remaining when he acquired a by way of go from Pascal Shumbaimwe however the gifted marksman blasted inches broad off the goal.
In reality, Munsaka, who was additionally on course in away matches towards Dynamos and ZPC Kariba, is quick turning right into a dependable aim scorer for the jail wardens.
Tenax gaffer Shadreck Mugurasave was pleased with the outcome however bemoaned conceding “a silly goal”.
“It was a good game from both teams but I am worried about the way we are conceeding silly early goals. This is not the first it has happened and it now appears to be more of a trend. We just need to find a solution for that. However, I am happy with the result. That is exactly what we wanted. These are crucial points that will come in handy for us at the end of the season. We are now going back to prepare for the next encounter with nothing but another set of maximum points in mind,” he mentioned.
His reverse quantity Lloyd Chitemwe complained about his defenders lack of focus in essential moments of the match.
“It’s a bad result. We really did not expect to lose this one especially after the fine run we had. It actually takes away the gloss from the good performance and the good results that we have been getting. I think we lost it in defence. They lost concentration and made unnecessary mistakes in crucial moments of the encounter. The defenders really let us down. I just home we will be able to make amends going forward and make sure we get back on our feet,” mentioned Chitembwe.