Sunday News (Zimbabwe)

Three Piecer: DeMbare ovens too hot for Chicken Inn

- Fungai Muderere Senior Sports Reporter

Chicken Inn . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0 Dynamos . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3

A TOP of the drawer second half performanc­e, compounded with three breathtaki­ng goals, was all what visiting Dynamos needed to thump fellow title contenders Chicken Inn in a Castle Lager Premier Soccer League match played at Barbourfie­lds Stadium yesterday.

After a 45 minutes breathtaki­ng shift, that saw Gamecocks chief goal getter Brian Muza give DeMbare captain Partson Jaure a torrid time, the Blue Half of the capital just got haywire.

It was a match when their doubted and imported import Alex Orotomal turned a hero, who deservedly won them a penalty soon after the start of the second half when Gamecocks seasoned captain Moses Jackson (41) hacked him inside the box.

Up stepped Frank Makarati to beat a diving Pride Zendera. However, it was not long before young and promising Junior Makunike and substitute Emmanuel Paga secured the victory for the former champions.

“It was terrible. A very massive defeat. But we will need to go back and regroup,” said Gamecocks head Joey Antipas.

Dynamos coach Tonderai Ndiraya said it was good they managed to snatch a win against the title contenders.

“Good result after a long time after not beating Chicken Inn. The Platinum draw gave us all the needed confidence. We were in a difficult situation,” said Ndiraya.

From the result, the Glamour Boys are now on 39 points but remain number three. Second placed Gamecocks are now five points shy of pacesetter­s FC Platinum. The platinum miners fished a valuable three points after they edged ZPC Kariba 1-0 at Mandava Stadium yesterday.

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