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Ray Bande in Mutare
Manica Diamonds 1-0 Caps United
MANICA Diamonds coach Jairos Tapera believes his team has finally found its rhythm in this riveting 2024 Castle Lager Premiership season after edging Caps United 1-0 at Sakubva Stadium yesterday.
The victory over Caps United is the third on the trot for the diamond miners.
Tapera said: “I am happy with the result and how my players applied themselves in this match. We played very well and got the all-important goal which we managed to defend until the last whistle. I am particularly impressed with how we defended. My defenders had a good outing and it is only in our attack where we lacked precision. We could have won by a wider margin. I think we have now struck the right chord in this campaign and we hope to build from this victory and move ahead in the season.”
Caps United captain Godknows Murwira gifted the hosts an opening and only goal of the match after Rayners missed Murwira’s back pass just when second-half substitute Micheal Tapera was rightly positioned behind the goalkeeper. The Manica Diamonds winger had the easy task of shoving the ball into an empty net.
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