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Bulawayo City FC . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
Shabanie Mine FC. . . . . . . . . . . . . 0
NEW Bulawayo City coach, Amini Soma-Phiri began his tenure at the club on a positive note, raking in maximum points against 10-man Shabanie in a Castle Lager Premier Soccer League tie at Barbourfields yesterday.
Goals on either side of the break from Sipho Ndlovu and Toto Banda delivered victory.
Shabanie finished the game with 10-man after Ali Maliselo was sent off for a second bookable offence.
Soma-Phiri chose not to dwell on his impressive start, insisting that Bulawayo City are now focusing on their next match against trailblazing Ngezi Platinum Stars.
“It is very good that I got a win on my first day. I have always told you guys I am a winner and this is the philosophy we are adopting.
“I think the main reason they were not winning is that there was no cohesion, I just encouraged them to play as a unit and my philosophy is that we play the ball and I believe they stuck to that.
“I am now focusing on the next match against Ngezi, we played well so I cannot say much about today’s game,” he said.
Shabanie Mine’s coach, Takesure Chiragwi blamed poor travel arrangements which saw them leave Zvishavane yesterday morning.
“I cannot blame anyone for the defeat. I wholly accept it. However, it is difficult for the boys to perform well when we do not prepare well,” he said.
“While the buck stops with me as the coach, there are other factors that come into play which we have to make sure we take care of because they have a bearing on how the players perform.”
Teams
Bulawayo City: T Ndoro, Z Ngodzo, Z Sibanda, I Wadi, E Mudzingwa, S Ndlovu, H Ncube, R Pavari (I Kutsanzira 80 mins), C Rupiya (N Ndlovu 71 mins), A Ncube (T Tavengwa 67 mins), T Banda
Shabanie Mine: L Zulu, L Manyande, N Mpofu, W Kahuni, A Maliselo, T Chigade, J Nyabinde, T Ajana (C Rusere 78 mins), F Muza (K Dhlamini 65 mins)
Tinaye Agere
Online Reporter