DYNAMOS celebrated title number 20 yesterday after beating and sending Black Mambas into regelation from the Castle Lager Premier Soccer League (PSL), after a 2-0 win at Rufaro Stadium.
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This is their third title in a row, a third for coach Kalisto Pasuwa and a third won on the trot on goal difference. In 2011, Dynamos won the league title tied on 58 points with FC Platinum while last season, they were tied on 69 points with Highlanders.
Harare City drew 2-2 with Caps United while Highlanders thumped Shabanie Mine 3-1. They all had 54 points, but the champions had the better goal difference of plus-21.
Highlanders were on plus-18, marking the end of another nerve-wrecking PSL season where the leadership of the league changed hands almost on a weekly basis.
Harare City went into the match needing just three points to clinch the league title, but they let Caps United, who had only fourth place to play for, dictate the pace of the game after finding the first equaliser.
When the Green Machine lead 2-1 until the breather, the pressure was always going to be on Harare City to fight to the bitter end to steal a win.
They did though, pulling one back to make it 2-2, but the third, could not just arrive.
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In fact, to say they were in the game to win it, would be an understatement.
They did not play like they wanted to be champions and simply wasted numerous chances that came their way in the second half.
Leslie Gwindi, the Harare City chairman summed it up after the match: “The boys did not take the chances.”
Tawanda Muparati, the Dynamos captain, paid tribute to Caps United for doing the job on their behalf.
“I would like to thank the Caps players for winning it for us. To Dynamos fans, we love you, to Dynamos Bulawayo chapter, we love you.”
League prizes Winners — $70 000 Runners-up — 50 000 Third place — 30 000 Fourth place — 26 000 Fifth place — 24 000 Sixth place — 20 000 Seventh place — 18 000 Eighth place — 15 000 Ninth place — 14 000 10th place — 12 000 11th place — 10 000 12th place — 7 000 13th place — 5 000 14th place — 5 000 15th place — 5 000 16th place — 5000
Number of titles: 20 Dynamos (Harare) 7 Highlanders (Bulawayo) 4 Caps United (Harare)
