Hwange keep title hopes alive

Descent Dube, Sports Reporter
ZIFA Southern Region Division One pacesetters Hwange and Tsholotsho kept their title hopes alive with wins that saw the coalminers maintaining pole position and strengthening their resolve for a quick return to the Premiership.

Hwange beat Casymn 3-1 and Iziqholo ZeZhwane kept the heat on the coal miners with a 1-0 win over ZPC Hwange at Luveve Stadium to take their points’ tally to 31, six behind Hwange.

Hwange have impressed in the lower division where they lost only one match this season.

Veteran Gilbert Zulu’s brace and an own goal by Wilfred Nzondo helped Hwange thrash Casymn, making it a double against the Turk Mine outfit, who they beat 2-1 in the reverse fixture last week.

The loss left Casymn two points off the relegation zone.

Meanwhile, a hat-trick by Tafadzwa Dhliwayo and a goal from Collins Tshuma helped Indlovu Iyanyathela walk over Main Line 5-0 at Mzilikazi Barracks and leapfrogged ZPC Hwange into third place.

The loss left Main Line tied with ZRP Bulawayo Province at the bottom of the log on 12 points.

Denzel Khumalo, who last week trained with the senior team, continued with his stellar performance for Bosso 90, scoring a goal which propelled his side to a 3-1 win over Moto Moto.

A goal apiece by Xolani Mdlongwa and Brighton Makopa completed the rout.

The two sides had played a 0-0 stalemate in Hwange last Saturday.

Results
Indlovu Iyanyathela 5-0 Main Line; Makomo 4-1 CIWU; Talen Vision 2-0 Mosi Rovers; Toronto 2-0 Zim Leopards; Casymn 1- 3 Hwange; Tsholotsho 1-0 ZPC Hwange; Bosso 90 3-1 Moto Moto; NRZ Leopards 2- 1 ZRP Byo Province

Table

P    W    D    L    F    A    Pts
Hwange     16    11     4     1     30     9     37
Tsholotsho     16     8     7     1     17     8     31
Indlovu Iyanyathela    16     7    6    3    24    13     27
Talen Vision     16     6     7     3     21     12     25
ZPC Hwange     16     6     7     3    12     8     25
Bosso 90     16     6     6     4    16     12     24
Makomo     16     6     6     4    20     18     24
CIWU     16     5     8     3     17     15     23
Mosi Rovers     16     6     2     8     17     19     20
Moto Moto    16     4     7     5     12     14     19
ZIM Leopards     16     4     5     7     13     21     17
Casymn     16     4     4     8     11     19     16
NRZ Leopards     16     3     5     8     11     19     14
Toronto    16     1     10     5     8     16     13
Main Line     16    3     3     10     10    23     12
ZRP Byo Province     16    3     3    10    10     23     12

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