In a stunning turn of events that was celebrated like a title victory, Scotland FC made a powerful statement of intent by handing FC Platinum their first defeat of the season The visitors secured a dramatic 5-2 victory in a tense Castle Lager Premier Soccer League match at Mandava Stadium yesterday For 22 matches, FC Platinum had been invincible, but on this fateful day, Scotland FC proved too strong Goals from Tymon Machope, Walter Musona, Moses Shidolo, and Albert Manenji ended the home side’s remarkable unbeaten streak
FC Platinum’s goals from Shepherd Mhlanga and Wilfred Muvirimi were not enough to save them from a comprehensive defeat Despite the emphatic scoreline, Scotland FC gaffer Tonderai Ndiraya was not entirely pleased with his team’s defensive performance “I don’t know if 5-2 is convincing, but it would have been convincing for me if it was 5-0,” Ndiraya said “At 5-2, I thought FC Platinum were getting back into the game
“We conceded two goals that I felt were avoidable, especially from the wide areas “It’s not very pleasing But a good show, a good performance from the team “We play football to score goals, and we saw some very good goals today
“The plan was very clear—FC Platinum have an identity where they pass the ball around “For us, it was a matter of containing them and waiting for the right moments to counter-press and attack “Most of our goals came from defensive mistakes due to the pressure our players were applying.”
His counterpart, Norman Mapeza, admitted that this was the first time in his coaching career that he had lost a match by a five-goal margin.
Source: The Standard Zimbabwe
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