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Bantu Rovers . . . . . 1
Tsholotsho . . . . . . . . 1
BANTU Rovers drew their first match of the season after 13 outings while their rivals Tsholotsho clocked the same number of matches without a win as the two strugglers shared the spoils in a Castle Lager Premiership game at Luveve yesterday.
The league’s leading goal scorer Bukhosi Sibanda put Bantu Rovers ahead with a well-taken 11th minute setpiece to take his goal tally to nine. However, a howler by veteran defender Dumisani Ndlovu, three minutes later, gifted Tsholotsho with the equaliser. The gangly central defender miscued a back pass to drawn-out goalkeeper Notice Dube, who was dispossessed by an alert Lucky Nyathi to level matters.
“There is a chance of survival, there are still more than half of league games left and I think we can still make some improvements,’’ said Bantu head coach Methembe Ndlovu.
“I don’t think we are far away, we are one or two positions behind, but I must say we are really happy with the young players and the development they are having, but there are a couple of positions I think we can upgrade when the window opens.’’
His Tsholotsho counterpart Darlington Dodo described his mission of pulling the great escape as work in progress.
Online Reporter