Eddie Chikamhi-Senior Sports Reporter
Dynamos……….. (1) 2
CAPS Utd…………… 0
DYNAMOS secured a 2-0 win over rivals CAPS United in the semi-finals of the Chibuku Super Cup thanks to goals from winger Issa Sadiki and rookie forward Elton Chikona.
Dynamos dominated in the second half after failing to capitalise on their opportunities in the first half, with CAPS United failing to take advantage of free kicks.
Prince Tafiremutsa made some fantastic saves in goal for Dynamos and Sadiki scored the opener just before half-time from a free-kick.
Despite CAPS United making substitutions, they continued to make errors at the back and Chikona scored the second goal on the counter-attack with four minutes remaining.
This was the third time this season that Dynamos have beaten CAPS United.
Tafiremutsa made his first save in 10th minute when he tipped over Rodwell Chinyengetere’s feekick.
He was again called into action in the 26th minute when he dived to his right and pushed out a low freekick from Godknows Murwira.
He, however, spilled a long aerial ball from a freekick by Murwira in the 35th minute, but his defenders save his blushes.
Dynamos’ first chance came in the 15th minute when Keith Madera found himself in the box, who surprisingly passed the ball to Eli Ilunga, whose stinging shot was brilliantly parried out by CAPS United goalkeeper Ashley Rayners.
Despite their industry in the opening half, the Green Machine were punished just before the halftime break from a well-taken freekick by Sadiki.
The DeMbare winger spotted that keeper Rayners was badly positioned after arranging his wall and curled the ball over the wall with chilling accuracy and the ball nestled into the top corner.
CAPS United returned from the breather a bit broken and twice survived after defensive errors in the first 10 minutes of the second half, as Ilunga and Madera failed to capitalise.
The Green Machine coach Lloyd Chitembwe responded by making a double substitution, introducing Devon Chafa and Tafadzwa Rusike for Ben Musaka and Phineas Bamusi.
But Makepekepe continued to make schoolboy errors at the back.
Chikona gave DeMbare the insurance they needed when the rookie forward benefitted from another poor defensive display.