The Sunday News
Tinashe Kusema Harare Bureau
Harare City ……….………………… 0
Tsholotsho FC …………………… (1) 1
TSHOLOTSHO just love to play against Harare City. After stunning the Sunshine Boys in their in their maiden top flight match at Rufaro last season Lizwe Sweswe and his boys were back to heap more misery on the home side yesterday. Bruno Madanhire’s goal on five minutes earned the visitors maximum points. Harare City coach Taurai Mangwiro was left searching for answers.
“It was one of those days when we were just negative especially in the first half when we fell behind and then left ourselves with a mountain to climb in the second,” said Mangwiro.
“Consistency is the key word here. We were our own worst enemies in letting them surge ahead first and, despite the improved showing in the second half; we were never comfortable after that. We are never comfortable chasing games.”
Mangwiro has every reason to feel annoyed by his team. A weak clearance by goalie Tafadzwa Dube was intercepted by Simbarashe Gorogodyo who chipped the ball behind a static Harare City defence.
With the entire City defence looking for the offside flag, Madanhire latched on to the ball and beat Dube. The home side battled hard to come back into the game but the visitors’ goalie Chang Mariyoni was unyielding. Sweswe was elated by his team’s performance.
“It was a tough game, but we had a plan in place and I am happy my charges adhered to it and we won the game,” he said. “I am glad to see my team showing their experience in this league, and that same experience is starting to turn into confidence.
“As far as the result goes, I am glad we managed to get the full three points, away from home. Every point will count later on in the second half of the season, when teams beef up their squads and come out stronger,” he said.
Teams
Harare City : T Dube, J Tigere (K Kamwala), A Chiveya, T Ndhlovu, B Moyo (35 mins N Diro), F Madhanaga, T Samanja, W Manondo, P Manuvire, G Kufandada (45 mins B Maglas), H Chimutimunzeve
Tsholotsho FC: C Mariyoni, M Phiri, N Moyo, T Ncube, W Stima, B Ncube, K Chitiyo, R Mufudze, B. Madanhire (90mins N Gama), S Gorogodyo (75mins D Chivandire), M Ponyera (78 mins S Dube)
