daniel chigunwe
Tadious Manyepo
Sports Reporter
CAPS United…………………………………..(1)1
Yadah……………………………..………(0) 1
SUBSTITUTE Ryan Ncube gave them the inspiration they needed to steal a point in this Castle Lager Premiership draw at Rufaro yesterday.
CAPS United looked well on their way to pocketing the full points as they dominated in all phases of play, especially after taking the lead through William Manondo, who got his 12th strike this season two minutes before the break.
But for all their industry, the Green Machine failed to get the insurance goal to secure the game.
In the end, Yadah decided to risk it and they got rewarded with 23 minutes left when Ncube shot perfectly when he was assisted by the impressive Jerry Chipangura.
Makepekepe needed the win to atone for their Chibuku Super Cup exit last week and give themselves a chance to fight for a top-four finish in the league. And they showed it right from the time referee Mercy Mayimbo blew the first whistle.
But it was Yadah, missing their main man Khama Billiat through suspension, who instead got clear on goal with just 40 seconds on the clock.
Former Warriors striker Evans Rusike got to the end of a loose ball that drew CAPS United goalkeeper Ashley Rayners off his line but his lob narrowly missed the target.
The miss awakened Makepekepe with Junior Bunjira the main axis in their attack.
Chitembwe felt the points should have gone his team’s way had his players been decisive in dealing with the situation that resulted in Ncube’s goal.
“I thought we literally gave it away. It was a game that we had control and dominance,” said Chitembwe. But in the second half, we made quite a number of mistakes defensively.
“If you make those mistakes at this level, you get punished and their (Yadah) equaliser came from our own mistake.
“But it was a good game of football overall.”
Yadah coach, Thomas Ruzive, feels his men should have scored at least three goals, given the number of clear chances they fashioned out.
Teams
CAPS United
Phineas Bamusi, Eric Manokore, Bruce Kangwa, Godknows Murwira, Emmanuel Mbollo, Hastings Chapusha (Innocent Zambezi 58min), Junior Bunjira (Ian Nyoni 46th min (Courage Sithole 88th min), Kingsley Mureremba, Rodwell Chinyengetere, William Manondo (Lot Chiwunga 73rd min)
Yadah
Mathias Kigonya, Emmanuel Chitauro, Tafadzwa Rusike (Ariel Makopa 90th min), Blessed Ndereki, Anotidaishe Gwatidzo, Terrence Maguranyanga (Vincent Sango 73rd min), Marvellous Ferenando, Jerry Chipangura, Clive Mandivei, Evans Rusike (Ryan Ncube 59th min), Francis Mustafa (Mandlenkosi Mlilo 52nd min)
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