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Patrick Chitumba
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VISITING Yadah FC recorded their first win of the 2024 Castle Lager Premier Soccer League, beating TelOne 3 – 2 in a match that had a controversial ending at Bata Stadium in Gweru yesterday. The Harare-based team had gone for five matches without a win but managed to upstage the WiFi boys through two first half goals from Prosper Kafelapanjila in the 32nd minute, Marlon Mushonga in the 43rd and Blessed Ndereki after 74 minutes.
TelOne FC managed to pull back two goals in a space of two minutes of injury time through Kudzai Jaison and Collins Chidomaya.
But the match had a sad ending as referee Tichaona Tigere had to leave the stadium under heavy police escort after TelOne FC fans adjudged he prematurely blew the whistle with three minutes of time added on still to be played. TelOne FC coach Tendai Chikuni lamented the scoring chances which they wasted. “We started slowly and we missed some scoring chances and they (Yadah FC) managed to get two goals in the first half. But I believe it was a game of two halves because we managed to come back and score two goals,” he said.
Chikuni said the referee’s decision is always final, adding that his players should have done better. “We were playing against wounded lions and we should have taken advantage,” he said. Yadah coach Thomas Ruzive commended his players for taking the game to TelOne. He said the team did not miss the services of former Warriors player, Khama Billiat. “In the other previous matches, we were playing well but failing to score and today we managed to score,” he said.
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