lloyd CHITEMBWE REFUSES TO BLAME HIS MEN AFTER DRAW

Curtworth Masango

CAPS United……………………………………………… (2)2

Bulawayo Chiefs……………………………………….. (2)2

CAPS United coach Lloyd Chitembwe refused to blame the absence of top scorer William Manondo for his side’s draw against Bulawayo Chiefs.

Instead, he felt his men did not have the same control, in the second half, which they had in the first period.

“It was a decent game. We had very good control in the first half of very important moments, and we had much clearer opportunities.

“We played with the right intensity in the first half, we showed a lot of desire to want to play the game, though we controlled in the second half the quality had dropped and we misplaced a number of passes and were not as dominant as we were in the first half.

“Unfortunately, he did not play today but he has proved to be an important player for us during the course of the season.

“But it is unfair for me to talk about a player who didn’t play but it’s down to the team, he survives in a team but we appreciate his contributions to the team but it’s fair to appreciate those who played today.”

He added:

“I am satisfied and encouraged by the recent performances but the objective is to try and do better and get better with the season.”

Bulawayo Chiefs coach, Thulani Sibanda, was a happy man.

“It’s a point gained considering the opponents. If you look at the maturity of our team, our boys are still trying to come up with Premier League experience.

“For them to come up and show this character I think it’s remarkable.

“We have to fight and avoid relegation and next year this will be among the best teams. It’s unfortunate most of them started playing in the PSL this year and having them display what they showed us today is remarkable.”

The four-goal thriller saw Lucky Ndlela score with the game’s first shot on target in the eighth minute, setting the tone for an exciting game.

Godknows Murwira, who has been stripped of the captaincy, almost equalised in the 10th minute with a free kick, but Prosper Matutu made a brilliant save.

Kingsley Mureremba then found the equaliser in the 16th minute for CAPS United after being set up by Junior Bunjira.

Phineas Bamusi put CAPS United into the lead in the 39th minute.

Jayden Bakari then missed a sitter before Godfrey Muchenje then capitalised on a mistake by CAPS United goalkeeper Ashley Rayners to secure a point for his team.

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