Online Reporter
Tadious Manyepo in SHAMVA
Agama………………………………..…….(1)1
Herentals…………………..……………..….0
AGAMA breathed fresh life into their survival hopes after stunning title challengers Herentals 1-0 at Wadzanai yesterday.
Richard Kumi tapped in the winner eight minutes after the break to hand the Mt Darwin side a priceless victory, while denting the students’ bid to keep pace with log leaders Scottland.
The hosts even afforded to miss a penalty.
Herentals coach Celestino Benza lamented how Agama goalkeeper Wilson Brown went down more than 20 times to interrupt the flow of the game as the Students suffered a body blow in their title push at Wadzanai yesterday.
At Rufaro, Dynamos failed to score at Rufaro for the first time since their MatchDay 5 clash with Scottland as they were held to a goalless draw by stubborn Bulawayo Chiefs on a day welfare manager Ronald “Gidiza” Sibanda was the acting coach in the absence of suspended Genesis Mangombe.
Both sides created clear-cut chances in the second half but failed when it matters most.
At Wadzanai, Herentals threw everything in their attacking third but each time they tried to breach Agama, Brown was sure to kill their momentum with ultra delaying tactics that got worse after the hosts took the lead.
“For the first time, I’ve seen a goalkeeper going down more than 20 times, and for every time he went down, he was receiving medical treatment, and it was for more than five minutes.
“The game was not playable. We can’t play the ball when something like that is happening,” said Benza.
“I think things like that disturb the flow of the game. “But you can’t take anything away from Agama, the way they played was good.
“They really earned the win and congratulations to them. “My boys know that they’re supposed to rise.
Every time they know that they’re supposed to do their best. It was just a bad day in the office in which Agama got to convert their chance and we failed to convert ours.”
Leading scorer in the PSL Ralph Kawondera twice headed over while substitute Lot Chiwunga’s close-range header crashed against the upright.
Agama are now on 16 points and coach Godfrey Tamirepi said: “The guys presented themselves very well.
“It could have been more than this, but all the same, I can’t complain, but the most important thing is that we managed to achieve the objective.
“We needed to collect the three points. The points are so valuable. Credit goes to my boys for this sweet performance.”
