Defending champions Chicken Inn suffered their third straight defeat of the season when they lost 2-1 to visiting Triangle in a Castle Lager Premiership match played at Luveve Stadium on Friday.
By Elia Ntali
Malvin Gaki thrust the visitors in the lead three minutes before halftime, with veteran midfielder Clement Matawu restoring parity for the Gamecocks 12 minutes after resumption following a good lay off from the ageless Obadiah Tarumbwa.
Triangle struck the winner in the 75th minute when a Simba Makoni shot beat Elvis Chipezeze.
On Saturday Sunday Chidzambwa’s ZPC Kariba dismissed a determined Mutare City Rovers 2-0 at Nyamhunga Stadium.
Substitute Tineyi Chitora was the hero for the power men after setting up a stoppage time own goal by defender William Mapfumo before scoring a dramatic goal three minutes later as ZPC Kariba kept pressure on the early pacesetters with a hard-fought victory.
Highlanders made a bold statement to their title ambitions when they thumped Ngezi Platinum by four goals to one.
A brace from man of the moment Prince Dube and two more goals from veterans Eric Mudzingwa and Rahman Kutsanzira were enough as Bosso showed that they are also favourites to the league.
Substitute Washington Pakamisa scored Ngezi Platinum’s consolation.
Two first half goals from Charles Sibanda and Qadr Amin were enough for How Mine to ground title favourites Caps United at Luveve Stadium. Caps United reduced the arrears courtesy of an Abbas Amidu strike late in the second half.
It was a match of two halves as How Mine dominated the first half with United pushing the opponents to the wire but could not breach the Gold miners defence.
Tsholotsho continued their dominance over Harare City when they edged the City fathers by a single goal. From the three meetings that they have Harare City have only managed one point, which was a 1-1 at Barbourfields Stadium last season.
Debutants Border Strikers continue to sing the blues after losing 1-0 to visiting Hwange, the defeat keeps them rooted at the bottom of the log without a point as well as a goal.
Bulawayo City played to a 1 all draw against visiting Chapungu. The new boys scored through skipper Xolisani Moyo who converted from the penalty spot in the 54th minute.
Morris Kadzola was appended in the box and referee Allen Basvi had no option but to award a penalty.
Chapungu equalised in the 65th minute through skipper Philip Marufu beating goalkeeper Ndodana Sibanda. City have now picked up seven points, from a single win and four draws, while Chapungu have collected five points, with one win and two draws.
In the weekend’s main match Dynamos continued to sing the blues as they succumbed to a 1-0 loss to visiting FC Platinum. It was former Dynamos defender Gift Bello who scored the solitary goal in the 21st minute to compound more misery to the former champions who parted ways with Portuguese coach Jorge Paulo Silva after a poor string of results.
The result sparked some ugly scenes at Rufaro with some fans calling for the return of Silva and police had to come in to control the marauding fans that smashed vehicles and this could attract a heavy fine from the Premier Soccer League.
