Archive - Feb 19, 2010 - Story

The MTC Premiership title race remained finely poised as Ramblers held African Stars to a 1-1 draw in a pulsating match in front of about 5 000 on Friday night. Eusebio Fredericks gave Ramblers the lead with a great header after only two minutes but Stars drew level when Dennis Ngueza volleyed in from a corner on 20m.

Ramblers took an early lead when Charlie Aoseb sent in a cross into Stars’ box and Fredericks rose high to send a looping header into the net.

February is often a very wet month in Zimbabwe, and this tournament had been blessed with six days of dry weather, but lightning and rain during the match between Matabeleland Tuskers and Desert Vipers at Harare Sports Club scheduled on the one half-day meant it became the first washed-out game. Desert Vipers reached 147 for 4 thanks to a steady 44 from Raymond van Schoor and a rather more violent unbeaten 48 from Dwaine Pretorius, and Tuskers had reached 23 for 1 in the fifth over when the match was abandoned.