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UMDLALI ogijima phambili, ohlaselayo uCleopas Dube uzakhele ibizo ngokuhlohla amabhola amabili ngesikhathi iNkayi United inqoba iHwange nge 2-0, yathatha inkezo yeDibula Matibula Cup eWhite City Stadium ngeSonto.
UDube ufake womabili amabhola esigabeni sokuqala somdlalo, okwenze iNkayi United yathola ukunqoba okubanike ukuzethemba phambi kokuqala kwesizini yeZifa Southern Region Division One, eqala mhlaka 21 Mbimbitho.
Umncintiswano lo ubuhlanganise amaqembu amane aqede isizini edluleyo esihlalweni sesibili kusiya kwesesihlanu kuSouthern Region, iNkayi United, Hwange, Casmyn leBulawayo City. Amaqembu la asebenzise imidlalo le ukuhlola abadlali lokuzilungiselela isizini entsha.
INkayi United ibonakale iqinile kusukela ekuqaleni komdlalo, ikanti iHwange ibe lobunzima bokungena kahle emdlalweni.
UDube uvule umdlalo ngomzuzu wesi-12 ngemva kokuqeda kuhle ukuhlasela kweqembu lakhe, okuthokozise abalandeli beNkayi United ababekhona enkundleni.
Uphinde wengeza elinye ngomzuzu wesi-35 ngemva kokuba iNkayi United ivule izivikelo zeHwange, wafaka ibhola enethini ngomoya ophansi.
Ngemva kwalelibhola, iHwange izamile ukubuyela emdlalweni kodwa yehluleka ukuthola amathuba acacileyo njengoba iNkayi United icine ibambene esigabeni sesibili.
Kusigaba sokuqala somncintiswano, iNkayi United ifinyelele kumdlalo wamanqamu ngemva kokunqoba iCasmyn nge 2-0.
IHwange yona ifike kumanqamu ngemva kokulingana 1-1 leBulawayo City ngaphambi kokunqoba ngama-penalty 5-4.
Umqeqetshi weNkayi United uReginald Buhali uthe ukunqoba lokhu kutshengisa umsebenzi onzima owenziwe liqembu ngesikhathi belungiselela isizini entsha.
“Sizilungiselele kahle lumqhudelwano kunye lesizini ezayo. Abadlali basebenze nzima njalo lokhu kubonakale enkundleni. Lokhu kusinika ukuzethemba phambi kokuqala kwesizini,” kutsho uBuhali.
Umqeqetshi weHwange uNjabulo Dube uthe bazafunda okunengi ekunqotshweni lokhu njengoba sebekhangela ukuqala kweligi.
“Lo bekungumdlalo wenkezo njalo iligi izabe yehlukile. Siseselomsebenzi omkhulu wokulungiselela isizini,” kutsho yena.
Komunye umdlalo walolosuku, iCasmyn ithethe indawo yesithathu ngemva kokunqoba iBulawayo City nge 3-2.
