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Tobias Mandoreba, Hwange Correspondent
Hwange 1 – 1 Herentals FC
THE passionate and ever energetic Chipangano fans again left the Colliery Stadium a frustrated and disappointed lot after Hwange again stuttered to an agonising 1-1 draw against Herentals FC after a Castle Lager Premier Soccer League match played at the Colliery Stadium yesterday afternoon.
Coach Nation Dube and lieutenants must wondering how they can appease the football gods so that a season that started with so much glitter and promise doesn’t turn into nightmare which is now fast unfolding with one win, five losses and two draws.
Yesterday Hwange did everything a team should do to win a football match as they showed zeal and determination to turn around their fortunes from the first whistle but at the end of the day maximum points eluded the lads.
The early goal by veteran striker Pritchard Mpelele after 53 seconds, off a marvelous cross by speedy midfielder Prosper Mathe, must have lifted the home fans’ spirits with hope for relief at last but the Students refused to be canned as they clawed back and forced an equaliser through John Zhuwawo nine minutes from halftime to leave the entire Hwange soccer fraternity deflated and speechless.
Hwange also learnt the hard way that you win football games by taking chances as they created a glut of opportunities in the opening stanza with some lovely play revolving around lanky Mongameli Tshuma and Mathe but fluffed chance after chance.
On the other hand Herentals could have punished the coalminers for those missed chances in the last half as they laid siege in the Chipangano half especially after the introduction of substitutes Stanley Murove and Blessing Majarira for the ageless 52-year-old Innocent Benza and John Zhuwawo respectively.
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