Power beat ZESCO in FAZ Super Division Week 21
Power Dynamos Lottie Phiri handed his team a win in three matches after the Kitwe Giant side beat Zesco United 2-1 in a FAZ Super Division Week 21 game at Arthur Davies ‘water’ Stadium, reports Norman Kapata.
The win now lifted some pressure off Coach Tennant Chilumba and Power’s Executive after three successive uninspiring draws.
Power took the lead in the 29th minute when Kobe Chipeta scored his first goal for his new club since joining them from Lime Hotspurs this season.
However, that lead lasted just two minutes when Jackson Mwanza pounced to score his 12th goal of the season.
It looked like Power were heading to another customary draw until the 65th minute when Phiri made up for his poor performance with a poacher’s goal to hand the home side its first win since beating Indeni 5-1 at the same venue on July 27.
The defeat was Zesco’s third this season while Power remain the only side with one league defeat in 2014.
And at Nkana Stadium in Kitwe Ten-man bottom placed Roan United held leaders Zanaco the Bankers to a 1-1 draw in a FAZ Super League Week 21.
Roan took the lead after 24 minutes with Arthur Kaseloki heading in a Victor Kashitu cross before striker Moses Phiri equalised from the spot.
Lusaka referee Chiwoyu Sinyangwe awarded Zanaco a 31st minute penalty after Collins Nyoka handled in the box.
The first opportunity in the first half fell on Zanaco when captain Henry Banda headed slightly wide from a Fackson Kapumbu free kick.
Zanaco could have won the game in the second half in which in Roan defenders cleared the ball on the line twice.
Midfielder Rodrick Kabwe had two powerful shots in the 75 and 78 minutes cleared off the line by Pasmol Kangwa and Rodgers Kamwandi respectively.
Kamwandi saw straight red for using bad language against ref Sinyangwe in the 79th minute.
FAZ Super Division
Week 21
23/08/2014
Red Arrows 1 Green Buffaloes 1
Roan United 1 Zanaco 1
Power Dynamos 2 Zesco United 1
National Assembly 0 Nchanga Rangers 1
Konkola Blades 1 Indeni 0
Green Eagles 2 Konkola Mine Police 0
Napsa Stars 1 Kabwe Warriors 1
Postponed
Nkana-Nakambala Leopards