FC PLATINUM END BOSSO UNBEATEN RUN

Champions FC Platinum ended Highlanders’ unbeaten start to the Castle Lager Premier Soccer League season with a 2-0 win at Mandava Saturday.

In the weekend’s Game of the Week, FC Platinum scored either side of the halftime break with Soccer Star of the Year, Walter Musona sealing victory midway through the second half.

Highlanders went into the game unbeaten in 19 matches and enjoying a five-point lead at the top but leave Zvishavane beaten for the first time and now just two points ahead of Ngezi Platinum who beat Triangle 3-0 at Baobab Stadium.

FC Platinum had lost their last three league matches at Mandava since the resumption of Premiership in July.

At Baobab, Ngezi led 1-0 at halftime courtesy of Takunda Benhura and then added two more in the second half through Bruno Mtigo and captain Qadir Amini.

In the day’s other matches, bottom-placed Black Rhinos stunned Bulawayo Chiefs 2-0 at Bata Stadium where the halftime score was goalless.

Green Fuel beat Hwange 1-0 at Gibbo Stadium while Chicken Inn were held 0-0 by Cranborne Bullets at Luveve while ZPC Kariba and CAPS United also ended goalless.

  Saturday Results

Black Rhinos   2-0  Bulawayo Chiefs

Chicken Inn     0-0  Cranborne Bullets

FC Platinum     2-0  Highlanders

Green Fuel       1-0  Hwange

Ngezi Platinum 3-0  Triangle

ZPC Kariba        0-0  Caps United

  Latest Standings

Club	P	W	D	L	F	A	PTS
HIGHLANDERS	20	11	8	1	16	6	41
NGEZI PLATINUM	20	11	6	3	26	13	39
MANICA DIAMONDS	19	10	5	4	25	11	35
DYNAMOS	19	8	8	3	24	8	32
CHICKEN INN	20	8	8	4	19	14	32
FC PLATINUM	20	8	6	6	20	17	30
HERENTALS COLLEGE	19	7	7	5	21	18	28
GREEN FUEL	20	7	5	8	17	18	26
CAPS UNITED	20	6	7	7	18	16	25
BULAWAYO CHIEFS	20	6	6	8	23	23	24
HWANGE	20	6	6	8	17	19	24
ZPC KARIBA	20	6	6	8	13	23	24
SIMBA BHORA	19	4	8	7	14	16	20
TRIANGLE	20	3	11	6	13	22	20
SHEASHAM	19	3	11	5	9	18	20
CRANBORNE BULLETS	20	4	6	10	11	18	18
YADAH	19	5	2	12	13	28	17
BLACK RHINOS	20	3	6	11	11	22	15