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Eddie Chikamhi
Senior Sports Reporter
Dynamos………………………………… 0
Highlanders..…………………..… (1) 2
HIGHLANDERS showed no mercy as they added to the woes of ailing old foes Dynamos with a dominant display in a Castle Lager Premiership match at Rufaro yesterday.
Bosso walked away deserved winners courtesy of goals from McKinnon Mushore and Godfrey Makaruse either side of the half, much to the disappointment of the home supporters who started trickling out of the stadium before the final whistle.
Dynamos plunged into the big battle ill-equipped after players boycotted training last week.
And, their coach Genesis Mangobe yesterday conveniently blamed the industrial action for the defeat, despite his own shortcomings in team selection and strategy.
Dynamos looked suspicious in defence, even though they had players like Frank Makarati, Kelvin Moyo and Shadreck Nyahwa on the bench.
They were also unconvincing in midfield where they lost most of the duels to their more determined opponents.
On a good day, Highlanders could have won this game by a wider margin.
But it was still a sweet accomplishment for their coach Kelvin Kaindu, who led Bosso to a double over their bitter opponents for the first time in six years.
“I think there is nothing better in the league than for you to do a double against Dynamos. “We managed to score two goals and we kept a clean sheet.
“I think we played well, and we could have come out with a bigger scoreline especially looking at the number of scoring chances that we had.
“We knew Dynamos would definitely come at us in the first 15 minutes and that’s what they did. But we had to maintain our composure and after that we started playing normal game.” Bosso managed to better their first leg performance when they beat DeMbare 2-1 in the opening fixture of the campaign at Barbourfields before running out of steam. Kaindu believes yesterday’s victory will revitalise his team ahead of more intense battles in the second round of the marathon.
“I think it gives us a lot of motivation. We had played a lot of draws during the season.
“This is how we started in the first round; we managed to pick up maximum points.
“We have done it again in the second round and we remain positive. It’s a big win for the team but we have to remain focused,” said Kaindu.
But it was still a sweet accomplishment for their coach Kelvin Kaindu, who led Bosso to a double over their bitter opponents for the first time in six years.
“I think there is nothing better in the league than for you to do a double against Dynamos. “We managed to score two goals and we kept a clean sheet.
“I think we played well, and we could have come out with a bigger scoreline especially looking at the number of scoring chances that we had.
“We knew Dynamos would definitely come at us in the first 15 minutes and that’s what they did. But we had to maintain our composure and after that we started playing normal game.” Bosso managed to better their first leg performance when they beat DeMbare 2-1 in the opening fixture of the campaign at Barbourfields before running out of steam. Kaindu believes yesterday’s victory will revitalise his team ahead of more intense battles in the second round of the marathon.
“I think it gives us a lot of motivation. We had played a lot of draws during the season.
“This is how we started in the first round; we managed to pick up maximum points.
“We have done it again in the second round and we remain positive. It’s a big win for the team but we have to remain focused,” said Kaindu.
Teams:
Dynamos: Prince Tafiremutsa, Emmanuel Jalai, Nomore Chinyerere, Tendaishe Magwaza, Donald Dzvinyai, Donald Mudadi (A. Botchway, 85th min), Emmanuel Ziocha (K. Madera, 70th min), Tanaka Shandirwa (A. Musiyiwa, 61st minute), Temptation Chiunga, Emmanuel Paga (61st min), Sadney Uri-Khob (A. Mandinyenya, 85th min)
Highlanders: Reward Muza, Marvellous Chigumira, Archford Faira, Andrew Mbeba, Peter Muduhwa, Godfrey Makaruse (G. Nyathi, 85th min), Mckinnon Mushore, Brighton Ncube (N. Banda, 85th min), Melikhaya Ncube, Lynoth Chikuhwa (H. Mhlanga, 85th min) Marvin Sibanda
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