Bosso cruise into Chibuku quarters

Innocent Kurira 

 Highlanders …………………(1) 3

GreenFuel …………………………0

HIGHLANDERS’ dominance over GreenFuel was rewarded with a comfortable 3-0 victory that sent them to the quarterfinals of the Chibuku Super Cup tournament yesterday.

It was certainly the performance coach Kelvin Kaindu has been longing for and he admitted that his team had not been performing, of late, well at home in the league.

They black and white army was duly rewarded for their efforts on the stroke of halftime after Melikhaya Ncube put them in front with a tap in from close range.  The visitors protested the goal as Ncube seemed to be in an offside position but referee Busani Siwala and his assistant Nirimai Muroyiwa thought otherwise. 

GreenFuel players protested against the referee’s call and goalkeeper Tendai Chirara and Reginald Chinemo were booked for charging at Muroyiwa in protest. 

The second goal came in the 64th minute, off a brilliant turn and shot effort from Ndlovu inside the box before Marvelous Chigumira made it three in the 80th minute with a shot inside the box off a Ndlovu pass. 

Bosso head coach Kelvin Kaindu was happy with his team’s performance.

“It was a difficult game. The opponents were tactically good. We struggled to get the first goal. But when we got the goal, we knew the game was going to be open. We have not scored three goals. Today we scored three goals and it is a plus for us. We could have managed to score more but congratulations to the team. 

“We had to make four changes to the team that played in the last game because of injuries to some players but unfortunately we had to make an early change on our goalkeeper who came out injured but we just hope he will be ready for next week but l feel it might be too early to have him back. It was good that we won and scored goals, we only wish it was a league game and it could have given us an advantage in terms of goal difference,” said Kaindu.

GreenFuel coach Saul Chaminuka felt that the first goal, which he thought should not have stood was the turning point of the game.

“The game was okay up until that moment. When we came back, we were trying to play but then you look at your players and say are we failing to play because we have been affected by that goal,” said Chaminuka.