Meke shines as Bullets shoot down Triangle

Cranborne Bullets, who are now under Sammy Mavhenyengwa following the elevation of Nesbert Saruchera to the position of technical director, remain bottom with 26 points.

Meke scored the solitary goal after only 13 minutes when he intelligently lobbed the ball beyond Triangle keeper Matripples Muleya.

He was unplayable for most of the game and almost claimed an assist in the dying minutes when he teed up Malvern Mudzuka. However, the right-back’s tame shot was dealt with by Muleya.

Meke was duly named man of the match.

“The game was good and I want to thank my coaches for giving me the opportunity to play,” said Meke.

“I always train hard so that I remain fit. I will keep pushing.”

Although it will now need a miracle for Bullets to survive relegation, their coach is still optimistic.

“We went into this game expecting to win and we achieved that target,” said Mavhenyengwa. “Our organisation was out of this world, even though the game was very physical. We will keep fighting on and see what happens.”

Triangle had one attempt at goal when Migos Svinurai hit the woodwork late in the second half.

The Sugar Boys will now travel back to the Lowveld as one of the bottom four teams.

Their coach, Thulani Sibanda, is a worried man.

“We had a poor first half, but we tried to come back in the second,” he said.

“Our transition was poor; we were not quick in terms of playing in-between the lines. We just have to fight on.”

Triangle have some good and experienced players like Russel Madamombe and Evans Karembo, but they have struggled the entire season.

They have five wins in 30 matches and are now strong relegation candidates.

Elsewhere, a last-minute penalty by veteran defender Raymond Uchena gave Green Fuel victory over Bulawayo Chiefs in a tightly contested match at the Green Fuel Arena yesterday.

The match looked headed for a draw when second-half substitute Ashford Nyamajiwa was brought down by Marlvin Mkolo.

Uchena stepped up and cooly converted the resultant spot kick to help Green Fuel move five points clear of the drop zone.

Amakhosi had themselves to blame for failing to convert some big chances that they created, especially in the opening minutes of the first half.

Farau Matare missed easily the best chance of the entire match in the third minute when he skied his effort with the goal at his mercy.

Green Fuel gaffer Rodwell Dhlakama ended up the happier of the two coaches but conceded it was a difficult match.

“We were only separated by a point before this game, so it was always going to be a difficult match,” said Dhlakama.

“We had a very bad first half but managed to absorb the pressure and came back strong in the second.

“We could have wrapped the game earlier, but we missed two, three chances,” he said.

Bulawayo Chiefs coach Johanisi Nhuma could only muster one-word answers during the post-match interview.