Match Report
On paper the standings were lopsided — Manica 4th with 54 points, Chegutu Pirates 17th with 33, 21 apart. Recent form flatters Chegutu Pirates's table spot — 2nd league-wide over the last five rounds while sitting 17th. Per game in the league, Chegutu Pirates were scoring 0.65 and conceding 1.06, Manica 0.79 and 0.56, against a competition average of 0.9 goals per team per game.
Level finishes had become the habit for Manica: three in a row.
Baobab Stadium staged the fixture, a ground that holds 1,000. It was 0-0 at the break — the second half brought no more goals and it finished 0-0.