Eventful weekend as Premiership marathon reaches halfway mark

EVENTFUL action at both ends of the Castle Lager Premier Soccer League table characterised the weekend’s round of fixtures, as the championship marathon reached the halfway stage with MatchDay 17.

Manicaland’s representatives in the top-flight league – Manica Diamonds and GreenFuel – were both on the receiving end; losing 0-1 and 1-5 to Bikita Minerals and Triangle respectively.

The Chisumbanje outfit’s loss was one of the heaviest defeats this season, while the Gem Boys were beaten by a similar scoreline in four days.

Leadership at the summit of the standings changed hands as defending champions, Simba Bhora leapfrogged early pacesetters, MWOS into first place.

The Shamva side prevailed 0-1 at Yadah Stars, while the Punters were pegged back 3-1 at Ngezi Platinum Stars.

Highly ambitious Scottland’s indifferent debut campaign saw them go down 0-1 at home to TelOne and dropped into fourth position.

Dynamos’ woes mounted after their match against FC Platinum at Mandava was abandoned as the visitors stormed off the pitch in protest over a penalty awarded to the Zvishavane miners.

The match was tied at 1-1.

With the match awaiting determination by the PSL, DeMbare sank deeper into relegation trouble as they are now third from bottom.

Fellow struggling giants, CAPS United eased their demotion worries with a 2-0 home victory over basement club, Kwekwe United.