FC Platinum compound Mawiwi’s woes

Harare Bureau
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UNDER pressure Harare City coach Bigboy Mawiwi was left fuming at what he described as biased officiating as his side fell to their sixth consecutive defeat in the Castle Lager Premier Soccer League at Mandava Stadium in Zvishavane yesterday.

Second half goals from the resurrected Qadr Amini and Donald Ngoma further compounded Mawiwi’s woes.

A late surge, which only brought a consolation goal scored by Raymond Uchena through a penalty, was not enough to save Mawiwi further blushes as last season’s third best team continues to sing the blues.

The Sunshine City boys find themselves at the bottom of the log with no points having lost all the six matches they have played so far this season.

On the flip side, FC Platinum’s win cements coach Lloyd Mutasa’s position as the team moved to sixth position on the log with nine points.

FC Platinum’s victory was not without its own share of controversy given the blameworthy manner in which Kadoma referee Maxwell Nyamhini conducted business.

Mawiwi felt hard done by Nhamhini’s decision to point to the spot in the 57th minute after adjudging that James Jam had handled inside the box.

Amini made no mistake from the penalty.
Ngoma doubled his team’s lead in the 66th minute after connecting a cross from Marshal Mudehwe.

“It was generally a good game from my boys, we gave it our best shot but the officiating left a lot to be desired. It was daylight robbery,” fumed Mawiwi.

The Sunshine Boys were in total control in the first stanza with Nathan Ziwini troubling the FC Platinum defence but, as has been the case in all their matches this season, Harare City could not convert their dominance into goals.

Mutasa was naturally happy with the result.
“Scoring two goals is a positive development having struggled in our last match against ZPC Kariba. We are getting back to our footing and it feels great to win at home,” he said.