Eddie Chikamhi
Senior Sports Reporter
Dynamos………………………………………………… 0
Bulawayo Chiefs ………………………………………. 0
DYNAMOS coach Genesis Mangombe yesterday felt his team was robbed of a win against bogey side Bulawayo Chiefs after they had a goal disallowed for an offside in a Castle Lager Premier Soccer League match against Bulawayo Chiefs at Rufaro yesterday.
The giants endured a frustrating afternoon in this goalless match that was attended by high ranking officials from FIFA, led by the organisation’s Head of Development Programmes – Africa, Solomon Mudege.
The officials are in Zimbabwe to review the progress in the country’s reintegration efforts under the ZIFA Normalisation Committee.
ZIFA officials and DeMbare’s hierarchy, led by board chairman Bernard Marriot, also watched the match.
But scenes almost turned ugly in the 57th minute when DeMbare players mobbed the referees in protest after Kelvin Moyo’s goal was disallowed for offside.
The fans felt shortchanged by the decision but, unlike the previous day when the match between FC Platinum and CAPS United was abandoned because of protests against referees’ decision, the situation was quickly brought under control.
“To me it’s not frustrating especially with the way we played and the way we presented ourselves,” said Mangombe.
“But some of the decisions made by the match officials are now causing us to lose maximum points and this is the second game it has happened.
“In my opinion, I thought it was a clear goal. I didn’t see any infringement; we didn’t see any sense of offside. The referee pointed at the centre, meaning it was a goal.
“Then later on, after the guys are celebrating he decided to raise the flag up. Some of these decisions are now critical and are causing problems for us.”
Mangombe, who could be feeling the pressure following a slow start to the campaign, made three changes to his team yesterday, bringing back Tanaka Shandirwa, as well as Keith Madera and Emmanuel Ziocha into the starting line-up.
The Glamour Boys enjoyed much of the possession in the first half with Shandirwa, Issa Sadiki and captain Emmanuel Jalai making forays into the opponents’ territory.
But most of their attacks fizzled into nothing as they failed to capitalise on their possession in the final third.
In fact, there were no clear cut chances at both ends of goal as Chiefs relied more on the counter attack.
Chiefs coach, Thulani Sibanda, felt the point against DeMbare on the road was massive for his side.
“It’s huge for us, coming to Rufaro and getting a point against a team like Dynamos,” he said.
“They are playing well these guys, it’s just that maybe results are not coming their way but they are playing well. They can play in between the lines, they can press high, they attack with width and depth and they are doing very well.”
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