Triangle, How Mine share spoils

Mine in this Castle Lager Premiership tie at Luveve yesterday.

The visitors came close to stealing all three points, despite playing the game a man short for long periods, only to be denied by a late equaliser.

‘‘A draw away from home is a fair result but we endured a lot in this game considering that we were one man down but managed to score first,” said Ntini.

“We were, however, tactically superior and it was a good game.”
The visitors were the first to score in the 60th minute through veteran striker Limited Chikafa who ghosted from the blind side and headed past Pedzisayi Gumiremhete.

How Mine equalised four minutes before full-time through substitute Josphat Phiri who came in for the ineffective Timothy January.

The match was an evenly balanced affair but the home team failed to utilise their numerical advantage and were unsettled by the visitors who were pumping long balls upfront.

Triangle’s Blessing Chimwamuchere, who was already sitting on a yellow card, received his marching orders from referee Allan Bhasvi for a second bookable offence.

Simba Sithole, who got his second call up to the national team yesterday, could have opened the scoring for How Mine but his effort crashed against the upright in the 13th minute after Mernad Mupera had done good work from the right flank.

From there on it was a see-saw affair with both sides trading blows and Sithole came close again in the 26th minute but his left-footed shot went wide.

A minute before half time How Mine’s appeals for a penalty were turned down after what appeared to be a hand ball in the box.

Then Limited Chikafa broke the ice in the 60th minute with a simple header which left the How Mine defenders ball watching and Gumiremhete diving in vain.

Teams
How Mine: P Gumiremhete, B Dube, K Banda, G Banda, H Dick, X Moyo (E Nkulungo 58th minute), M Mupera, T Masuku, T January (J Phiri 68th minute), S Njeleza (N Mpala 68th minute), S Sithole
Triangle: A Reymers, P Chinungwa, B Chimwamuchere, W Mapfumo, D Sengu, C Nyondonga, C Makoto (J Zembe 72nd minute), T Muyendi, C Denias, L Chikafa, L Nhamo.