SIX OF THE VERY BEST

Onward Gangata in GWERU

TelOne………………………………… 6

Bikita Minerals………………………1

TELONE registered their biggest win of the season with a comprehensive victory over Bikita Minerals at Ascot yesterday.

Washington Navaya and Nkosiyabo Masilela each got a brace while skipper Trust Nyabinde and Zivanai Dubai got the other goals.

Tinashe Ruzive got the consolation for the visitors.

This was only TelOne’s second win at home this season and it came in style, lifting them out of the relegation waters.

The Gweru-based outfit moved a rung up on the log standings to 14th place on 29 points.

Coach Hebert Maruwa was delighted by the manner in which his charges went about their business.

“I am happy with the result, I have been saying that goals will come and I am happy there is progress in the team.

“I have always said on a good day we can score many goals and today was the day we need to make sure we maintain this and move away from the relegation zone.

“We remain focused, we still need to go to play Chegutu and get a positive result, the games are not easy but we need to psyche up the players.”

His Bikita Minerals counterpart, Arnold Jani, was a disappointed man and suggested there could be other forces behind his side’s huge loss.

“All I can say is we lost, a heavy defeat, but sometimes as coach you may not know what is happening in your camp.

“Like today, this is not the way we play, it was a different game altogether, my players did not have the heart.”

The Lithium Boys are now in 13th place on the log table with 31 points.

The WiFi Boys surged ahead inside the first minute with Navaya heading home from close range after a defensive blunder by the visitors.

Nyabinde doubled the lead after 15 minutes with a tap in from inside the box before Masilela cleverly turned in Nyabinde’s cross five minutes later.

However, Ruzive reduced the arrears with a fine low shot just after the half hour mark.

Masilela got his brace just before the break to restore the three-goal cushion.

Teams

TelOne: C Mverechena, T Nyabinde, E Mafirenyika, M Kwinjo, A Dzumbunu, Z Dubai (F Bushiri 89th min), X Moyo (L Hofisi 61st min), T Jaravani, N Masilela (B Sahondo 73rd min), B Sibanda (F Muza 73rd min), W Navaya.

Bikita Minerals: F Gandisani, H Jeke (P Tonha 46th min), P Milanzi, C Munzabwa, T Ruzive, C Bera, G Timoti, C Nyakope, C Makambira, M Mambare (L Masveure 53rd min), A Rupande (B Mtuche 46th min).