BULAWAYO – Defending champions Dynamos stayed in the hunt for their third successive premiership title after coming back from behind to draw 2-2 against Chicken Inn on yet another incident-filled afternoon at Barbourfields yesterday.
Chicken Inn took the lead in the first minute after the league’s top scorer Tendai Ndoro (now with 18 goals) shot past Dynamos keeper George Chigova after some intelligent play involving the Clement Matawu and Mkhokheli Dube.
The Gamecocks extended their lead 12 minutes later through Brian Mbiriri from a freekick although Chigova should be blamed for the second goal as the effort, which took a slight deflection from the wall, saw the ball sneaking under his grasp.
Dynamos pulled one back through skipper Tawanda Muparati in the 26th minute from a free-kick with a beautiful goal that left Chicken Inn goalkeeper Liberty Chirava rooted to his feet. Cliff Sekete’s 54th minute goal then secured them a point.
Speaking after the match Dynamos coach Callisto Pasuwa said they would fight to the last whistle.
“We lacked concentration in the first half and we paid dearly for that. I am happy that we managed to re-group and finished the game stronger.
“This is a vital point for us in our championship quest and we are going to fight until the last whistle,” said Pasuwa.
Dynamos’ defender Oscar Machapa will miss his team’s last match of the season against Black Mambas after being shown a red card, when he had already been substituted, for abusive language directed at the referee.
“This was a thriller, we had our chances they had theirs but I think we should have won the game,” said Chicken Inn coach Joey Antipas.
Teams
Chicken Inn: Liberty Chirava, Brian Mbiriri, Charles Mutero, Felix Chindungwe, Moses Jackson, Danny Phiri, Mkhokheli Dube (Tendai Mukambi, 78th minute), Clemence Matawu, Thabani Goredema (Canaan Nkomo, 64th minute), Kudakwashe Mahachi, Tendai Ndoro
Dynamos: George Chigova, Thomas Magorimbo, Augustine Mbara, Sydney Linyama, Patson Jaure, Stephen Alimenda, Milton Makopa (Cliff Sekete, 20th minute), Oscar Machapa (Tichaona Mabvura, 64th minute), Tawanda Muparati, Washington Pakamisa, Simba Sithole (Patrick Khumbula, 73rd minute)
Other Results
Sunday: Chicken Inn 2-2 Dynamos, Harare City 4-0 Highlanders, Buffaloes 1-0 Monomotapa, Black Rhinos 1-0 Hwange, Black Mambas 3-0 Tripple B, Shabanie Mine 2-0 Triangle, How Mine 1-1 FC Platinum
Saturday: Motor Action 0-2 Caps United
