By McLloyd Kudzingo
Mighty Mukuru Wanderers missed a huge chance to claim the bragging rights for the city of Blantyre as they could only manage a 0-0 draw against city rivals FCB Nyasa Big Bullets at Kamuzu Stadium on Saturday afternoon
The Nomads gave out a brilliant performance, dominating possession in both halves and crafted the better chances as compared to their counterparts.
The Mark Harrison’s had a chance to take the lead in the 21st minute when Stanley Sanudi’s free kick found Lawrence Chaziya whose header was saved for a corner kick by Bullets goalkeeper Clever Mkungula.
Wanderers continued to knock on Bullets’ goal but still failed to find the back of the net.
Their last chance in the first half came through Vincent Nyangulu whose header hit the woodwork to deny the Lali-Lubani boys the match needed opener.
The second half saw the home side increasing pressure on the People’s team as Felix Zulu and man of the match Wisdom Mpinganjira came closer to scoring but missed the opportunities for the game to remain goalless until the final whistle.
The two notable chances for the defending champions came mid in the second half when Anthony Mfune’s shot was parried away for a corner by Wanderers goalkeeper William Thole.
Thereafter, Patrick Mwawungulu took a beautiful corner kick which found the head of Precious Sambani but the ball went over the crossbar.
Meanwhile reports indicate that the derby has grossed K56.4 million
In Lilongwe, Chitipa United goalkeeper George Chikooka received the second successive man of the match accolade as his side drew 0-0 against league leaders Silver Strikers at Civo Stadium in Lilongwe.
The Central Bankers remain top on the log table with 25 points followed by Bullets and Wanderers who have so far accumulated 22 and 19 points respectively while Chitipa remain fourth with 17 points.
In Balaka, Red Lions came from behind to beat Karonga United 2-1 at Balaka Stadium.
Allen Chihana put the visitors ahead 13 minutes in the second half after an assist by Alfred Chizinga who received a cross from man of the match Saulos Moyo .
Brown Gondwe leveled the scores for the home side in the 79th minute from the penalty spot after a foul on Hadgi Kung’unde.
Gondwe scored the winner for the Zomba-based soldiers in the added time with a beautiful header after receiving a cross from Andrew Biyo.
The win has taken Red Lions to position 14 with 11 points displacing Bangwe All Stars who have now moved to position 15 with nine points but Bangwe has a game to play.
In Mzuzu, Gasten Simkonda and Prince Phiri were on target as Moyale Barracks beat the struggling Extreme FC 2-nil at Mzuzu Stadium.
The win has taken Moyale to position five on the log table with 16 points from 11 games while the Mchinji-based side remain bottom with five points after playing the same number of games as Moyale Barracks.
