Grace Chingoma
Sports Reporter
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A BEAUTY of a free-kick, struck with both power and precision with just three minutes of regulation time remaining, handed CAPS United yet another home defeat at the hands of Hwange in a Castle Lager Premiership tie at Gwanzura yesterday.
Defender, Eric Chipeta, took responsibility after the brave but ill-disciplined coalminers, had been handed a very soft free-kick from an incident that didn’t warrant any punishment.

The goal broke the Green Machine hearts and charmed the souls of the travelling coalminers who played with passion.
It was hard to believe they were the same team that had hit a poor patch, managing a single win in 540 minutes of Premiership match, with two of the defeats being at their fortress.
Suddenly, they found their touch and turned on the heat in the last game of their first round of fixtures.

Makepekepe stretched their winless run to four games following their 0-1 defeat to pacesetters Highlanders at Barbourfields last weekend and 1-1 stalemates against Black Mambas and Buffaloes.
Pressure is back on coach Sean Connor.
Hwange, who were a mockery to the values of Fair Play as they disgraced themselves by challenging every call by the referee, opened the

scoring three minutes before the breather when Zambian, Aaron Katebe, powered home off a corner.

However, Makepekepe drew level a minute after the restart when newboy Leonard Fiyado, playing his first match after completing his move early last week from Gunners, fired home into an empty net after great work by the outstanding Shingi Kawondera.
Hwange claimed Kawondera was off-side but he was clearly on, when the ball left the boot of Rahman Kutsanzira, and referee Robert Mugorosa, who made some questionable decisions, was spot on in this case.

With the match drawing towards the end, but with the solid Chipangano troubling the CAPS United defence, the visitors plunged a dagger into the Green Machine hearts with a beauty of a free-kick.
It silenced Gwanzura, on an afternoon when there was a big turnout, and thrilled the Dynamos fans who came in numbers to support Hwange.

And Hwange coach Tennant Chilumba said while he was impressed with his team’s showing, he was clearly not amused by the behaviour, which was displayed by his players, on the pitch.
“I think we deserved to win. We have been working to get maximum points. And, to me, it was an offside (CAPS United equaliser) but, of

course, the referee is always right.

“We have been going through a bad patch but will continue working and we are still working on their mindset. We want to collect maximum points again next week.

“Of course, our discipline was not there. I am a disciplined coach and you could see the technical team trying to restrain them. We need players who are disciplined and I was disappointed and will address that,” said Chilumba.
Connor said he was disappointed but was pleased with the performance of his new striker.
“We are just disappointed. We were playing long balls and the first goal it was poor defending.

“Fiyado worked hard until the last 20 minutes. It is going to be a long trip (against Hwange) and we are looking forward to that,” said Connor.
The match began with Hwange with an upper hand and Warriors’ rookie players Francesco Zikumbawire and Rodwell Chinyengetere leading the visitors with aplomb.

Former Dynamos midfielder, Farai Vimisayi, saw his header being saved by goalkeeper Muzvondiwa Gonese early on and, in the 12th minute, Chipeta’s long range shot just missed the target after some sloppy marking by the hosts’ defence.
Fiyado charmed his new fans in the 19th minute with some fine footwork on the left flank leaving his markers for dead as he weaved into the box.

Four minutes later, midfielder Edmore Chafungamoyo beat an offside trap but, one-on-one with goalkeeper Timothy Sibanda, he failed to make the most of his opportunity.

The CAPS defence, which had a new face in former Hippo Valley defender Blessing Zabulana, who replaced fired skipper David Sengu on the central role, finally gave in a few minutes before half-time.
But they equalised just after the breather and Hwange players bitterly complained to the referee and the police, and assistant coach Nation

Dube, had to storm onto the pitch to control the rowdy players. CAPS United later pulled out Fiyado for Evans Gwekwerere and the striker brought some life into the attack but a goal remained elusive and it was the visitors who were rewarded moments later.
And the police had to be on high alert after the match as the dejected fans swore at their players and coaching staff.

The DeMbare fans were partying with the visitors and, luckily, no violence broke out.

Teams
CAPS United: M. Gonese, T. Kumbuyani, B. Zabula, N. Mukumbi, D. Walaza, T. Munyanduri, H. Zvirekwi(M. Samaneka 46th minute), E. Chafungamoyo(T. Samanja 69th minute), R. Kutsanzira, S. Kawondera, L. Fiyado(E. Gwekwerere 76th minute).
Hwange: T. Sibanda, M. Mungadze, E. Chipeta, D. Boriwondo, W. Mhango, O. Mpofu, F. Vimisai, D. Kamunenga(G. Zulu 72nd minute), A. Katebe, R. Chinyengetere, F. Zikumbawire.