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The Young Warriors secured the first leg victory before an appreciative crowd of 5 000 through Shooting Stars’ Simba Sithole’s brace and a third from Kiglon striker Denver Mukamba in the first half.
Zambia, who threw everything at the end with Zimbabwe repelling their raids, could only score their second goal deep in the injury time, but it was not enough to prevent the damage.
Friday Phiri, the national Under-23 coach who arrived in Lusaka on Friday afternoon, thrust Highlanders goalkeeper Ariel Sibanda in goals and he got cover from Eagles’ Knowledge Machona and Lincoln Zvasiya of Monomotapa in the heart of defence.
The Zimbabweans were strong in the middle of the park where the Dynamos duo of Timire Mamvura and Archieford Gutu, Mambas’ Abbas Amidu were creative and kept a good supply line to the strikers.
Captain Qadr Amini led by example with a flawless performance throughout the match. Strikers Mukamba and Sithole did exactly what they are paid to do with brilliant goals.-The Sunday Mail
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