PSL caught in embarrasing position

How Mine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (1) 2 Triangle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (1) 1 THE Premier Soccer League were yesterday caught in an embarrassing offside position once again when billboards of a rival broadcasting company were still being displayed at Luveve during a Castle Lager encounter between How Mine and Triangle yesterday.

The PSL marketing team somehow went to sleep and forgot to remove banners for KweseTV who had the broadcasting rights to the COSAFA Women’s Championships that ended on Sunday.

SuperSport have the broadcasting rights for the local domestic Premiership.

The KweseTV billboards were only removed after the media raised the issue with the How Mine chairman Mark Andrew who then ordered the groundsmen at the stadium to act.

Away from the seemingly dereliction of duty by the PSL staffers, it was How Mine who started the match eager to find an early opener with some intelligent build-ups engineered mainly by Tsepo Ranthokoane from the right back, Timothy January and Milton Ncube.

It was, therefore, not a surprise when they surged ahead in the 24th minute through Peter “Rio’’ Moyo’s shot from inside the box after one of those brilliant exchange of passes.

To their credit the visitors kept their shape with skipper Lameck Nhamo a handful to the How Mine defence.

Triangle finished the game with 10 men after Derwin Phiri was shown a second yellow card by Hwange referee Makha Magare.

Nhamo levelled matters in the 27th minute with a stinger after his How Mine counterpart Makundika Sakala failed to clear a loose ball, giving Donovan Bernard no chance.

In the second half How Mine continued pushing forward and Moyo riffled home a volley from inside the box after a miscue by forward Kuda Musharu.

“It’s good to have a midfielder who can score a brace for you and even though he was really not in the game he managed to give us those important goals,” said How Mine coach Kelvin

Kaindu.

“We knew that it was going to be a difficult game, I think we were exhausted from the Chibuku Super Cup game, Bantu Rovers were so resistant.

“We haven’t done well in the second half (of the season), managing to pick up points from Bantu Rovers only while the rest of the points have come from draws but for us to bounce back with a victory today it’s a plus.

“We managed to get easy goals but I am a bit worried how we defended and how we conceded that goal.”

Triangle coach Taurai Mangwiro bemoaned their poor away form.

“Our woes continue away from home, we don’t want to despair as we are left with eight games and if we can conjure something, especially away from home, then the better for us,” said Mangwiro.