Kabwe Warriors beat 10-men Konkola Mine Police 3-1 at Godfrey ‘Ucar’ Chitalu staduim in Kabwe today to settle a score from earlier this season.
Warriors win comes after Mine Police beat them 1-0 in the first leg meeting on May 11 in Chililabombwe.
And Mine police looked like repeating that feat after taking the lead in the 14th minute from the spot after Stanley Chabala converted a penalty off a Michael Katongo handball.
However, that lead lasted just three minutes when Kampamba Chintu stepped up to convert a penalty after Kabaso Chongo had fouled Musonda Mweuke.
Mweuke then sent Warriors 2-1 into the break with a fine strike from halfway inside Mine Polices’ area in the 42nd minute.
Warriors were in control of the second half and extended their lead in deserved fashion when Larry Siakapisa headed in an Owen Mwendabai cross in the 55th minute.
Mine Polices’ woes were further hit when Kabaso picked up his second booking of the day for another foul on Mweuke just after the hour mark.
And Warriors have goalkeeper Kelvin Musonda to thanks for making two quick saves in the final seconds of the game in a goalmouth melee to see them stay unbeaten at home for a tenth successive league game.
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Viva warriors, I really hope next season we will be a different team and take the lead. We should be leaders not followers. Congrats guys
REFEREES ARE DENTING THE NAME OF FOOTBALL IN ZAMBIA. THE REFEREE WHO HANDLED THE MATCH BETWEEN KABWE WARRIORS AND MINE POLICE HAD SOME KICK BACKS GIVEN TO HIM BY WARRIORS BY JUST LOOKING AT THE WAY HE HANDLED THAT MATCH. THESE CORRUPT REFEREES SHOULD BE BANNED BECAUSE THEY ARE DESTROYING OUR BEAUTIFUL GAME AND THE NAME OF FAZ FOR THE FOLLOWING REASONS,THIS GAME WAS LIVE ON SUPPERSPORT AND I OBSERVED THE FOLLOWING:
1. THE PENALTY WHICH WAS AWARDED TO MINE POLICE WAS A DELIBERATE HAND BALL IN THE BOX BY A KABWE WARRIORS DEFENDER AND WENT SCOT FREE WITHOUT A YELLOW CARD.
2.THE PENALTY WHICH GIVEN WAS FAKE, THE PLAYER JUST DIVED IN THE BOX WITHOUT ANY CONTACT. INSTEAD OF THE REFEREE GIVING HIM A YELLOW CARD INSTEAD HE GAVE THE YELLOW CARD TO KABASO CHONGO AND A PENALTY AWARDED TO WARRIORS