FC
Platinum were winners over Malawi’s, Nyasa Big Bullets in a CAF
Champions League match played today in the afternoon. The match was
played at FC Platinum’s home ground Mandava Stadium in Zvishavane,
and it was the second leg of the Preliminary Round of the CAF
Champions League 2019/20. Nyasa Big Bullets had managed to hold FC
Platinum in the first match of the round, to a 0 : 0 draw, at home in
Malawi, but today were beaten to crash out of the competition.
Early
in the match, in the 5th
minute, Gift Mbweti was fouled in the box,
and FC Platinum’s Devon Chafa converted the penalty that was
awarded by referee. FC Platinum’s Albert Eonde was red carded
withing the first thirty minutes, and Peter Banda equalised for Nyasa
Bullets in the thirty minutes.
Platinum's Never Tigere scored for the team to reclaim the lead in the 37th minute, but Nyasa Big Bullet's Patrick Phiri equalised in the 73th minute.
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Norman Mapeza |
Platinum's Never Tigere scored for the team to reclaim the lead in the 37th minute, but Nyasa Big Bullet's Patrick Phiri equalised in the 73th minute.
However,
FC Platinum scored the winner in the 80th minute through substitute
Perfect Chikwende from a cross by Raphael Muduviwa.
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FC
Platinum's coach, Norman Mapeza, was happy with the win,
“We
worked so hard, we fought for each other and we were playing against
a very good team. We were one man down for most of the game but we
kept our shape,” said Mapeza.
“Playing
against eleven men was very difficult for me as a coach and for the
players on the pitch but at the end of the day we worked so hard as a
group. I am happy that we are going to the next stage of the
competition.”
Nyasa
Big Bullets coach, Callisto Pasuwa applauded his team despite the
loss, saying,
“The
boys were playing the ball in front of the goalkeeper which is a
mistake that got us punished. They (Nyasa Big Bullets) are still
young and that is the stage where a small mistake gets you punished.
“We
need to do more when we get back home in terms of how to keep the
ball away from the opposition. Coming here and scoring goals means we
are doing very well. It was only in defense where we made some
mistakes,” said coach Callisto Pasuwa. (New Zimbabwe).