Chiefs rule Bulawayo

YADAH STARS are not keen on being involved in the Castle Lager Premier Soccer League relegation battle and are playing every game like a cup final.

That is the gospel from their coach Thomas Ruzive, who yesterday watched with delight as his team snapped Black Rhinos’ 10-game unbeaten run at the National Sports Stadium. Arial Makopa’s 57th winner and Simba Sithole’s opener, that was cancelled by Black Rhinos’s mid-season signing Honey Chimutimunzveve, earned Yadah maximum points.

“We don’t want to be under pressure with relegation battles towards the end of the season, so these points are important,” said Ruzive.

“We have to get them now before it’s too late and the guys are responding well to this message. We have self-belief now after our game with FC Platinum which ended 1-1. Bulawayo Chiefs . . . . . . . . . . . 4 Bulawayo City . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 IT’S not the most glamorous Bulawayo derby but this Castle Lager Premier Soccer class was full value for money.

The duel between Highlanders and Chicken Inn is without doubt the city’s most celebrated duel but yesterday Bulawayo Chiefs and Bulawayo City both turned on the style at Luveve. Chiefs came from a goal down to win this five goal thriller with Arthur Musiyiwa (twice) and Stanley Ngala both converting from the penalty spot in the second half. Earlier in the first half Perfect Chikwende had lived up to his name when restoring parity just a minute after Sipho Ndlovu had given City the lead. Chief’s win snapped a three game winless run and took their points tally to 22 from the 20 matches they have played in the debut Premiership season. Going into the game Amakhosi had fallen to ZPC Kariba and Yadah before playing out a goalless