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Triangle 3-1 Bulawayo City

TRIANGLE  assistant coach Innocent Chogugudza reckoned that the Sugar Sugar Boys’ empathic Castle Lager Premiership win over Bulawayo City at Gibbo yesterday was crucial in helping them improve their position on the log table.

The Lowveld outfit have been on a resurgence in the second half the season and underlined their revival mission with a convincing win over the visitors.

That victory left their assistant coach and former Chapungu goalkeeper Chogugudza a happy man.

“It’s a very good win for us, we badly needed the points, we want to improve our log position and move away from the position that we have been for a long time.

“We scored three beautiful goals and they all came in timely and it was good and they helped us to collect a full set of points”, said Chogugudza.

Triangle showed their intentions as early as the opening minute with mid-season signing Emmaculate “Ghebo” Mawuna giving City defenders a torrid time on the left flank.

The pint-sized midfielder was the architect in the build up to the first goal exchanging passes with Nhamo Lameck before providing a perfect cross to Russell Madamombe who controlled with his right foot before unleashing a shot with his left that found its mark after seven minutes.

City midfielder Ishmael Wadi who was by far the outstanding player for the visitors made a few good runs on either flanks but all his efforts were in vain as he was not well complemented in the final third.

Wadi was left in disbelief when he failed to connect well with a free-header in what looked like a definite equaliser in the 20th minute.

Bulawayo City were happy to hear the whistle as they went to the half-time break a goal down but the home side took the opportunity and recharged their batteries well as they scored two quick-fire goals inside three minutes, soon after the restart.

The second goal was a marvellous team goal, Madamombe, man of the match Brian Juwayeyi, Courage Denias, Lameck and Ralph Kawondera exchanged several sweet passes before the captain Lameck had the final assist and Kawondera scored off the inside of the post in the 48th minute.

Two minutes later Lameck was on song again and capped his performance with his own goal, benefiting from an assist by Benson Maglas.

Lameck charged towards City goal and Sibanda was a little too late in his attempt to block and could only pick the ball from the back of his net for the third and luckily the last time in the game.

Maglas could have added his name to the scoreboard in the 68th minute but he skied his effort from less than six yards after being set up by Juwayeyi who was brilliant all afternoon on the right flank.

City substitute, 19 year old Clive Rupiya gave his coach Mandla Mpofu something to smile about despite the loss.

With seven minutes left on the clock Rupiya scored a contender for goal of the season with a first time  dipping volley into the top corner of Chris Mverechena’s goal, from around 40 yards and on the near touchline.

“Today was the worst game for me ever since I joined City, our minds were not here and if I had all the powers I could have stayed in Bulawayo and give nall the three points to Triangle.

“There was no fighting and I repeat, we were not focused. I only have to comment about the goal that was scored by the 18-year old Rupiya, it was marvellous,” said a dejected Mpofu.

Teams
Triangle: C Mverechena, B Juwayeyi, B Chimwamuchere, K Chigwida, G Zhokinyi, R Kawondera, M Mawuna (J Chivasa 74 min), B  Maglas (D  Dzvinyai 80min), C  Denias (T Huwa 62min), R Madomombe, L Nhamo

Bulawayo City: N  Sibanda, A  Tandi, N Sianchakli (T Ndlovu 67min), O Ndlovu, IWadi, M Mungadze, Z Ngodzo, R Pavari, M Moyo, Z Sibanda, I Kutsanzira (C Rupiya 73 min)