By McLloyd Kudzingo
First-half goal from Vincent Nyangulu gave Mighty Wanderers victory over Silver Strikers in a TNM Super League match that took place on Saturday at Silver Stadium in Lilongwe.
In an open first half, the central bankers were first to threaten through Stain Davie and Blessings Tembo but Wanderers defense tried their best to denie the two an early goal.
Silver looked the more enterprising side early on but Wanderers broke through Nyangulu after receiving a pass from Stanley Sanudi.
Davie had a chance to level the score-line but his header was brilliantly saved by goalkeeper Richard Chipuwa
In the second half, Wanderers looked more determined to increase the lead as Yamikan Chester and Vitumbiko Kumwenda exchanged brilliant passes but Francis Mulimbika’s touch went wide.
On the other hand Silver’s search for an equaliser continued as Blessings Tembo, Stain Davie and Maxwell Phodo tried to find the back of the net but Wanderers defense made it possible to denie the home side the much needed equaliser.
Wanderes made a double substitution bringing in Peter Cholopi and Felix Zulu for Peter Wadabwa and Vitumbiko Kumwenda before bringing in Mike Kaziputa for man of the match, Yamikani Chester.
Silver brought in Thuso Paipi, Frank Banda and Chinsinsi Maonga for Zebron Kalima, Maxwell Phodo and Blessings Tembo before bringing in Nixon Mwase and Patrick Macheso for Levison Maganizo and Young Chimodzi jnr.
The win for Nomads has reduced the gap to seven points with the central bankers who are perched on second position with 52 points but Silver have played two games more than Wanderers.
Bullets remain top with 55 points from 26 games while Mzuzu Warriors are anchoring the log table with 18 points having played 29 games.
In other super league matches played on Saturday, Mighty Tigers and Mafco FC played out to a 2-all draw at Mpira Stadium in Blantyre while Kamuzu Barracks claimed a 1-0 victory over fellow soldiers Moyale Barracks in Mzuzu.
Below are the full results of the games played on Saturday in the TNM Super League
Silver Strikers 0-1 Mighty Wanderers
(Vincent Nyangulu)
Moyale Barracks 0-1 Kamuzu Barracks
(Redson Nkhoma)
Mighty Tigers 2-2 Mafco FC
(Precious Chipungu)
(Joseph Donsa)
(Zikani Sichinga)
(Blessing Banda)
