adminBruce Chikuni
VENDA Academy midfielder, Tatenda Tavengwa, struck late to power his side to a 3-2 victory against a fighting Polokwane City in South Africa on Sunday.
The Zimbabwe International is enjoying a fine run of form in the Motsepe Foundation Championship.
Tavenga has been praised by the club’s fans for being the main man in their turnaround.
The Limpopo side spent the better part of the season at the basement of the standings.
Their weekend’s victory stretched their unbeaten run to four games.
They are now sitting 10th on the log, with five games remaining, before the season ends.
His decisive strike also ended his lengthy goal drought as he last scored a goal two seasons ago.
The defensive midfielder said things were going beyond what he had expected when he moved to Mzansi.
He added. “I think I have settled well because the club’s fans are always cheering me up and it really makes me feel comfortable to express myself.
“It wasn’t a soft landing because I remember when I joined the club, results were not coming but we kept on pushing.
“We could have been in a better position if we had showed the same energy which we are showing now but I think we are now performing better because we have rectified some of the things which we were doing wrong.”
JDR Stars, which is home to Ishmael Wadi and Temptation Chiwunga, saw their four-game winless streak ending with a 1-0 win over Baroka.
The Hammers are on the sixth position and they are still fancying their chances of securing a play-offs slot.
Online Reporter