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Tobias Mandoreba in HWANGE
Hwange……………………………………………………………….2
Bikita Minerals………………………………………………………2
A STUBBORN and resilient Bikita Minerals drove a dagger deep into the hearts of Hwange faithful with a late equaliser in time added on to snatch a point from the jaws of defeat in thix Castle Lager Premier League match at the Colliery yesterday.
With Hwange players, technical bench and restless fans praying for the clock to move faster to the final whistle, the visitors scored through outstanding dreadlocked midfielder Barnabas Mtuche. Mtuche hammered the balls through a forest of legs to beat the ‘keeper who dived in vain and could not prevent the shot from hitting the nets. Hwange showed determination and hunger for sucess from the first whistle and it was no surprise when they grabbed the lead in the 17th minute through midfield workhorse Solomon Sithole.
To their credit, the visiting miners were not intimidated by the setback as they drew level 13 minutes from the breather through Liberty Masheure who was allowed a free header.
Then came a memorable moment for Hwange young midfielder Marcelline Mlilo two minutes after the break when he scored a beauty of a free-kick from some 35 metres out to send the home fans into delirium.
Hwange assistant coach, Njabulo Dube, lamented lack of concentration towards the end.
“Such things happen in football. We took the lead twice and we relaxed and we need to work on that. We also need to reinforce the team but can’t disclose much at the moment “ said Dube.
Bongani Ndlovu
Mathew Masinge