By Staff Reporter
City-rivals Civil Service United and Silver Strikers played out to a 1-1 draw in a TNM Super League match played at the Civo Stadium on Sunday.
Both teams scored from the penalty spot after a foul and a handball in the penalty box.
Former Nyasa Big Bullets defender Bashir Maunde put Civil ahead from the penalty spot, 35 minutes in the first half.
The central bankers equalized at 63 minutes through Chawanangwa Kaonga after Kelvin Kadzinje handled the ball in the box.
The civil servants played the last 20 minutes with one man down after a second yellow card was shown to John Dambuleni following a foul just closer to the 18-yard box.
In Balaka, Bernard Chimaimba’s lone goal was the only difference as Mafco FC got an away victory at the hands of Red Lions at Balaka Stadium.
Nyasa Big Bullets are the current league leaders with 48 points from 18 games.
Rumphi United, TN Stars and Ekwendeni Hammers remain in the relegation zone after accumulating less than 15 points.
