In the penalties, Allan Chapinduka was the fall guy for TelOne after missing the sole penalty that made them lose the match.
His teammates Calvin Chigara,Bruno Mtigo, Leeroy Murape and Tawanda Macheke converted their penalties.
Meanwhile, Spencer Mugariri, Tadiwanashe Murasiranwa, Chelsea Nyakope, Felix Moyo and Tinaye Tsimba were clinical for The Lithium Boys.
Bikita Minerals coach Wilson Mutekede was on cloud nine after the win. “This was a good game, quite competitive,” he said. “We started early and we came out of the blocks and managed to create the first chance that we could not convert, but we got an opener. “But after getting an opener, we couldn’t hold on.
We managed to hold on until halftime, but after halftime, we came back slowly and we conceded. “Then on, the game was a bit difficult on our side.
I think we allowed them to come, gave them space and we played a good show. “We are happy that we managed to stabilise and held on for the shootout, but we were able to come and I think they also have a good account of themselves. ” His counterpart, Herbert Maruwa, was visibly angry after his men wasted a series of chances to lose the match. “Very, very disappointing.
We conceded a silly goal in the first half after a blunder,” Maruwa said. “ Then we picked up our pieces in the second half, managed to get an early goal. 🔗 Read Full Article
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