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Fungai Muderere
THE script read like a fairy tale movie with imaginative characters.
For the viewers, in this case football fans that had thronged the gigantic National Sports Stadium, the movie characters were none other than former super stars that graced some of the most magnificent stadiums around the world.
Rivaldo, a man that millions of soccer loving Zimbabweans witnessed dazzle Nou Camp, was right within earshot on the lush green pitch of the National Sports Stadium.
Edgar Davids, the man that dribbled past opponents wearing a�?spectaclesa�? during his prime, was a few minutes away from rubbing shoulders with Zimbabwea��s yester year greats.
An array of former Barcelona stars were a few minutes from wowing local fans with brilliant passes and dribbling that made them household names during their prime.
It was a difficult choice to make, but one that had to be made, to choose who to support.
The contingent of foreign stars or the Warriors?
In the end, judging by the standing ovation that Peter Ndlovu, Benjani Mwaruwari, Madinda Ndlovu, Moses Chunga, Ian Gorowa, Ronald Sibanda and company received, it was clear the fans had decided local is lekker.
Sitting far from the comfort of the VIP section, right in the thick of things this B-Metro reporter mingled with thousands of Zimbabweans in a crowded stand of the National Sports Stadium ready to soak in the atmosphere.
And indeed it was an electrifying atmosphere.
Reality was soon to sink in that what started as a pipe dream to bring Barcelona Legends in the country to face our own Warriorsa�� Legends had in fact been achieved.
Football greats were just a few minutes from showing the fans just what made them great.
And the referee blew his whistle to signify what would turn out to be an entertaining match by all standards.
Aptly applying themselves as the 12th man rallying behind the Warriors, local fans did not disappoint as each pass was met wild cheers and applause.
But Patrick Kluivert had other plans that would for a while leave fans doubting if the Warriors had just walked into a slaughter house.
It was his two quick goals inside the first 10 minutes that threatened to dampen the mood of the record crowd to grace a local stadium to watch the Warriors in recent years.
Going into the break losing two nil was a script that coach Sunday Chidzambwa had not written nor anticipated.
But the veteran coach could still rewrite the script and he had the arsenal at his disposal to change the fortunes of his team.
Enter the Bulawayo trio of Johannes a�?Tshisaa�? Ngodzo, Zenzo Moyo and crowd favourite Ronald a�?Gidizaa�? SibandaA�A�A�A� the Warriors thrust themselves back on the driving seat.
Moyo would not disappoint with a rare bicycle kick that ejected hordes of Zimbabweans from their seats. During his prime Moyoa��s favourite goal scoring tool was his head but he chose to give the fans a rare treat.
It was not long that substitute Edward a�?Duduzaa�? Sadomba, who ironically caused a stir when he was first named in the initial squad, equalised for the Warriors to bring the stadium into a frenzy.
Football has for ages been described as a unifying sport that brings people together and no words can describe the joyous mood that engulfed the giant National Sports Stadium.
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Online Reporter