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DYNAMOS coach Lloyd “Mablanyo” Chigowe says they withheld their arsenal against Ngezi Platinum in a re-arranged Castle Lager Premier Soccer League match at the Baobab Stadium on Saturday as a grand plan for the Chibuku Super Cup final at Rufaro on September 30.
The two teams clash in a repeat of last year’s final which Dynamos won at Baobab and, in the process, secured a ticket into the CAF Confederation Cup.
With Simba Bhora dethroning Ngezi Platinum as Zimbabwe champions, the focus is now on the remaining silverware and Dynamos are now entirely focused on the final, even at the expense of a respectable position on the final Premiership standings.
On Saturday, Dynamos put up a disappointing show in the first half allowing Ngezi Platinum to take a 2-0 lead.
The second half was much better for the visitors although the hosts still had opportunities to win by a bigger margin.
“Not good on our part but at least we’ve got time to do our homework. I think it’s a mix of both (giving youngsters a chance and withholding tactics), you don’t throw your aces and you don’t show your hand before the big one but we would have wanted to avoid defeat.
“There is going to be a lot of analysis that we will do and make rectifications here and there because we cannot afford to lose both games. We will look into the finer details and hopefully, we will make amends.
“Our chances are very slim because we are going away to GreenFuel. We hope to collect three points and see where we end up from there.”
On a positive note, Namibian striker Sadney Urikhob played 70 minutes against Ngezi Platinum before making way for Elton Chikona.
Urikhob has been battling injury and has missed several key matches for Dynamos, especially under Mablanyo.
“He came off due to cramps, which means we still need to work on him.
But you saw he has some physical presence on the field of play and hopefully, by the 30th he will be ready,” said.
Online Reporter