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Thupeyo Muleya, Beitbridge
Tripple B ……………………………………………………. (0) 1
Chicken Inn ……………………………………………….. (3) 4
THERE was a harvest of goals again at Dulibadzimu Stadium when Chicken Inn dismissed relegated Tripple B 4-1 in a Castle Lager Premiership match played in Beitbridge yesterday. Despite the match being played at about 45 degrees Celsius, the hosts failed to rise to the occasion.
Yesterday’s match was played before a virtually empty stadium. The Beitbridge team succumbed to their second heavy defeat at home after losing 0-5 to Triangle a fortnight ago.
The match kicked off at a high pace with Chicken Inn making clear their intentions of grabbing maximum points.
The home team’s rearguard had a hard time containing a Chicken Inn strikeforce led by Clemence Matawu , Tendai Ndoro and Mkhokheli Dube.
Simon Maengeni’s effort was thwarted by Liberty Chirava who safely collected his 17metre shot on 14 minutes.
Moses Jackson scored for the visitors in the 21st minute off a Dube cross. Two minutes later Dube sent in a powerful shot after capitalising on Tripple B defenders’ failure to clear the ball out of danger.
Thabani Goredema nearly made it three for the Gamecocks in the 31st minutes but his header was well collected by Gilbert Chigwandaza. Philip Makanje tried to pull one back in the 33rd minute but his shot went wide.
Things went from bad to worse in the 35th minute when the fast paced Matawu beat a Tripple B defender to the ball and sent Chigwandaza the wrong way. From that moment onwards the home team defence went into panic mode losing possession unnecessarily and were fortunate that the Chicken Inn strikers kept shooting wide.
A minute before the breather Tonisani Sableo sent in a powerful shot which was well collected by Chigwandaza. Tendai Ndoro sealed Tshintsha Magiya’s fate when he struck again in the 52nd minute resulting in the few home team supporters who had come to the stadium walking away.
Ndoro’s goal forced Tripple B coach Peter Manoti to make a triple substitution in the 53rd minute bringing in Rainsome Pavari, Makai Kawashu and Shepherd Sithole for Simon Maengeni, Ali Kazembe and Timire Mamvura respectively.
Dead ball specialist Llyod Chiwaridzo scored Tripple B’s consolation goal in the 69th minute after Shepherd Sithole had been fouled by Felix Chindungwe near the 18-yard box.
In a post match interview, Tshintsha Magiya gaffer Manoti said his charges had conceded four silly goals.
He said they had used the match as a team building exercise for next season.
“We have been relegated and we have used this match to test some of our youthful players as we seek a quick come back to the topflight league in the next season,” he said.
Joey Antipas said his team had played according to plans and that they had managed to get a deserved win.
“We played well and collected the maximum points. Our target is to win the next two games,” he said.
Online Reporter