Online Reporter
Bruce Chikuni
Sports Reporter
DYNAMOS floored Simba Bhora for the third time in four games in this campaign as they booked their ticket in the next round of the Chibuku Super Cup.
The match ended 1-1 after the relegation time and DeMbare ended Simba Bhora’s road via the penalty shootout.
Boid Mutukure opened the scoring in the fifth minute, but Felix Hammond restored parity in the 80th minute.
DeMbare succeeded in selling a dummy to the champions after the Glamour Boys gaffer, Kelvin Kaindu insisted that for them it was a matter of fulfilling this fixture as they were more worried about surviving relegation.
Kaindu’s men became the first team to beat Simba Bhora at Wadzanai this season.
And it was their third win in a row having also eliminated Yadah in same fashion last week.
The easy money was on DeMbare to those who pay attention to statistics as Simba Bhora had clearly struggled against Dynamos before this clash.
And, if it was possible, DeMbare fans would have requested to play Simba Bhora in their remaining 10 games.
It would make it easier to believe that Dynamos will not be relegated.
But, since they need to win at least seven of their last fixtures, only a miracle can help their cause.
Simba Bhora are now shifting their attention to the championship marathon where they are leading the race with 47 points and a point above closest rivals Scottland.
The champions were drawn against Eswatini’s Nsingizini Hotspurs in the first preliminary round of the Caf Champions league.
Simba Bhora will face either Simba SC of Tanzania or Botswana’s Gaborone United in the final round of the preliminary round.
The club president of Simba Bhora, Simba Ndoro believes it was a fair draw, and his team have a chance to progress to the final round of the preliminary round.
“I think it was a fair draw for us, and we have a good chance depending on how we are going to approach these games,” said Ndoro.
“It’s up to the players, they have to be ambitious, and this is a better platform to showcase their talents.
“We are not going to be over ambitious, but we have to leave a mark and that is exactly what I have been telling everyone associated with the club.”
