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From Oscar Rusenga in Chiredzi
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Triangle United ……(1)1TRIANGLE United edged out Chiredzi to claim the bragging rights in a Lowveld derby, completing a double over their opponents after beating them in this Castle Lager Premiership soccer match at Chishamiso yesterday.
Triangle won the reverse fixture 3-1 at Gibbo, courtesy of a Nhamo Lameck hat-trick and showed that they were on a mission as it took them only four minutes to register their first goal.
It was again the dreadlocked Lameck who engineered an attack that ended up in a goal after he combined well with Praise Tonha and Nelson Merson before crossing for Richard Kawondera who placed the ball into the nets.
Triangle were the better side throughout the first half with Cabby Kamhapa and Tichaona Chipunza stabilising things in the midfield of the park for their side. Chiredzi never threatened and did not make even a single shot on goal. Kamhapa got the first real chance in the second half but he directed his header off the target after a brilliant Tonha cross in the 51st minute. From there on the chances were few and far between as the game became more of a physical affair.
Chiredzi coach Gishon Ntini was furious after the game and pointed out that Triangle did not play well but depended on some external forces.
“Triangle have all the resources and they must channel those resources towards developing football here in Lowveld not playing dirty games,” said Ntini after the game.
His opposite number Biggie Zuze, who was sitting next to technical advisor Kelvin Kaindu on the bench for the first time since the appointment of the Zambian mentor a couple of weeks ago, was happy with the three points that took his side’s season’s tally to 37.
“Some can call it a sweet victory but to me it was like any other game although it was a derby. We got an early goal and defended well to the end. Our focus now is on the last and very important game against Shabanie and we hope for the best,” said Zuze.
Online Reporter