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Innocent Kurira
Sports Reporter
Chicken Inn . . . . . . . . . . . . (0) 1
Triangle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
TRIANGLE FC probably feel they should have walked away with more than a point after their spirited performance against Chicken Inn at Luveve Stadium yesterday.
It is a point gained on the road and against a good side chasing the league title, but Triangle could have collected all three points.
It was almost the perfect smash-and-grab performance from visiting Triangle, as they managed to contain a probing Chicken Inn for a good 80 minutes, before Gamecocks midfielder Genius Mutungamiri cancelled out Never Rauzhi’s opener, which came in the 27th minute.
Having gone in front first, Triangle sat back and always looked to catch Chicken Inn on the break.
The strategy worked well, as Wesley Svinurai caused the Chicken Inn defence all sorts of problems, particularly in the second half.
Had he been clinical in front of goal, he would have increased the lead before Chicken Inn could salvage a point from the game.
Chicken Inn, on the other hand, never seemed to get things right in midfield and lost the ball unnecessarily in the final third.
This worked into Triangle’s hands, as it allowed the visitors countless raids on the counterattack. With the result, Triangle remains in the relegation zone with 25 points from 24 games.
“With a bit of luck, we could have won the game,” said Triangle assistant coach John Nyikadzino.
“We conceded a soft goal. They were not good at defending aerial balls, hence we tried to capitalise on that during our search for the second goal. We have to keep on working hard.”
His opposite number, Prince Matore, felt it was a bad day on the park for his charges.
“For us, it’s a game lost,” he said.
“The decision-making from the boys was poor, especially in the final third . . . Some of the players were off-form and we lacked creativity.”
Bongani Ndlovu