Sports Reporter
ZVISHAVANE – A solitary strike by Jarrison Selemami is all Zvishavane-based platinum miners, FC Platinum needed to dismiss Chicken Inn in a Castle Lager Premier Soccer League match at Mandava Stadium.
With the latest win, MaPlatso have now collected 50 points from 30 matches, seven behind pacesetters Ngezi Platinum Stars.
With four games to play until the end of the season, Coach Norman Mapeza did not throw in the towel on winning the championship. He However, has reiterated that the team has only 20% of winning the league.
MaPlatso are chasing a record fifth consecutive title as they are tied on four with Dynamos, however this time the title seems to be slipping away, especially after losses to ZPC Kariba and Black Rhinos.
Those defeats saw fellow platinum miners under the guidance of Takesure Chiragwi opening up the gap to seven points.
Mapeza said it was a good win over a good side.
“We registered a good win against a good side. As for the championship, we are still within reach depending on what happens to the log leaders,” Mapeza said.