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Zimbabwe: Gamecocks Stem Winless Streak

todayOctober 2, 2024 2

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Bulawayo Chiefs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0

THEY might be out of the reckoning for the championship chase but Chicken Inn made sure they emerged with the bragging rights from this Castle Lager Premier Soccer League derby tie at Luveve yesterday.

The Gamecocks had been on a four-match win-less streak ahead of their clash against Bulawayo Chiefs.

But a deserved win anchored on a strong second-half performance saw them bust that slide.

Yet it took them an hour to find the breakthrough when Malvin Hwata slotted home a Brian Muza cross from the right.

Joseph Tulani then doubled the lead with five minutes of regulation time left with an easy tap-in off another cross from the right.

Chicken Inn coach Joey Antipas was thrilled with the victory.

“I thought we deserved it,” Antipas said.

“In the second half, we were on top of the situation. In the past two games we have created chances and failed to convert them.

“It’s good for us to collect maximum points against the stubborn Bulawayo Chiefs.

“This victory will help us push ourselves up the log table. We are hopeful that we will do well in our remaining games,” said Antipas.

Chiefs coach Thulani Sibanda thought his team had a poor second half, which resulted in the defeat.

“We had a good first half but a very poor second half. In the second half, our energy levels dropped, we couldn’t play our game, I don’t know why but very poor second half,” Sibanda said.

“We lost it in the second half.

“I thought one contributing factor was when we had Blessing Munkuli on the left, he was able to contain Charamba but when we changed to have Tari (Emmanuel Tarirai Chikwende) mark Charamba, it got easy and he punished us . . . that was the turning point.

“In the first half when he was against Mateback (Munkuli) he wasn’t a threat but in the second half it was now very easy for him (Charamba) and that was the decisive factor,” said Sibanda.

Chiefs had the first real chance of the game in the ninth minute through Benjamin Addotey who unleashed a brilliant volley from inside the box, which, however, went wide off target.

Moments later, Charamba pounced on a loose ball on the edge of the box.