Innocent Kurira At Luveve Stadium
Bulawayo Chiefs 1-0 Ngezi Platinum
BULAWAYO Chiefs trail Ngezi Platinum Stars 1-0 at half-time in their Castle Lager Premier Soccer
League encounter at Luveve Stadium on Saturday afternoon.
McDonald Eddisone’s 16th-minute header has separated the sides in a lively first half, with Chiefs creating opportunities but failing to find the breakthrough.
Both teams started at a frantic pace despite the hot conditions, with Brian Muza forcing Ngezi goalkeeper Darlington Musariranwa into an early save.
Goncalves Chissele also threatened for the hosts, firing wide after finding space inside the box before trying his luck again from distance.
Ngezi, however, made their opportunity count when Qadr Amini delivered a fine cross from the left and Eddisone rose to head home in the 16th minute.
The visitors nearly doubled their advantage when Farai Madhananga unleashed a low effort from the edge of the box, but Chiefs goalkeeper Wallace Magalane produced a save to keep his side in contention.
Chiefs had a golden opportunity to draw level in the 31st minute after being awarded a penalty, but Melikhaya Ncube was denied by Musariranwa.
The Twitter Kings now face a second-half challenge to overturn the deficit as they seek valuable points in their fight to preserve their top-flight status.
