Welcome to the match between Mutare athletic and Gweru F.C.

1'

Wallace Marchand got past Ash Merricks .

Wallace Marchand directed the ball to Arlie Fairburn , Arlie Fairburn picked up on the ball before Mattie Eads could cut it out.

Arlie Fairburn tried to dribble past Ash Merricks but it failed.

2'

Travers Foss was outpaced by Horatio Cartwright .

Horatio Cartwright tried to play it past Jeb Babcoke but Jeb Babcoke blocked Horatio Cartwright .

3'

Poor corner kick delivered by Willard Armistead that went straight to the opposition.

4'

Osborne Godfrey went across and took the corner.

Emil Linwood won the aerial challenge against Bud Spears , then forced the ball goalwards with a header.

Emil Linwood got it all wrong sending the ball harmlessly over the bar ... It was an unbelievable miss.

6'

Wallace Marchand tried to lay it forward to a team-mate but Ash Merricks read the game well to intercept the ball.

7'

Jeb Babcoke attempted to play a long ball but Horatio Cartwright came close and blocked it.

9'

Lesley Abram tried to sprint past Moses Van but Lesley Abram lost the ball to Moses Van .

10'

Lesley Abram made a good pass to Stanford Clawson , Stanford Clawson picked up on the ball before Moses Van could intercept.

A low cross was delivered by Stanford Clawson , Sonnie Tuft tried to move and pick up the ball but he wasn't quick enough.

Lesley Abram immediately blasted the ball towards the top corner before Emil Linwood could reach the ball.

Braxton Green was in a good position and saved it.

13'

Jeb Babcoke tried to jink past Osborne Godfrey but Osborne Godfrey didn't allow.

14'

Jeb Babcoke directed the ball nicely to Travers Foss , Travers Foss took it in his stride before Osborne Godfrey could intercept.

Travers Foss tried to send in a low cross but Horatio Cartwright made it first to the ball and intercepted.

16'

Sonnie Tuft directed the ball nicely to Moses Van , Moses Van latched onto the ball before Lesley Abram could reach it.

Moses Van did his best to get the ball into the area but it was a poor ball as he was under too much pressure from Stanford Clawson .

17'

Arlie Fairburn hit a speculative effort from 30 yards. Mattie Eads approached too late to block it.

The ball missed to the right of the goal ... He was angry with himself for missing that chance.

19'

Moses Van gave the corner straight to the opposition.

20'

Wallace Marchand picked up Moses Van 's superb pass, Ash Merricks couldn't cut it.

Wallace Marchand skipped easily past the challenge of Mattie Eads .

Wallace Marchand tried to curl one in from medium range but Ash Merricks removed the danger.

21'

Horatio Cartwright went across to take the corner but it was cut out easily by the opposition.

22'

Horatio Cartwright skipped easily past the challenge of Jeb Babcoke .

Horatio Cartwright took the ball past Travers Foss .

Horatio Cartwright found the room to squeeze a chip at goal but Bud Spears got himself between the ball and goal.

23'

Wallace Marchand played a perfect pass for Arlie Fairburn , the ball was picked up by Arlie Fairburn before Ash Merricks could intercept.

Arlie Fairburn hit the ball forward to Wallace Marchand , Wallace Marchand latched onto the ball before Mattie Eads could intercept.

Wallace Marchand tried his luck with a medium range chip but Ash Merricks removed the danger.

25'

Mattie Eads tried to lay it forward to a team-mate but he misjudged the pass as he was under pressure from Arlie Fairburn .

27'

Linden Jardine tried to twist past Lesley Abram but Lesley Abram block tackled Linden Jardine .

28'

Mattie Eads jinked past Arlie Fairburn .

Wallace Marchand was outmuscled by Mattie Eads .

Mattie Eads made an attempt to pass the ball forward but his possession was lost through a tackle by Emil Linwood .

30'

Ash Merricks looked to play the ball long to a team-mate but he overhit the pass as he was under pressure from Arlie Fairburn .

31'

Pass by Lesley Abram to Stanford Clawson , Stanford Clawson took it in his stride before Moses Van could intercept.

Stanford Clawson tried to pass the ball forward but he got too much purchase on it as he was under too much pressure from Sonnie Tuft .

34'

Jeb Babcoke took the freekick. Braxton Green saved well and held the ball.

35'

Corner taken by Craig Comstock and cut out by the opposition.

36'

Wallace Marchand shielded the ball from Ash Merricks and hit a speculative effort from 35 yards.

But Wallace Marchand couldn't direct it goalwards ... He hung his head in shame for missing what was such an easy chance.

37'

Sonnie Tuft tried to get onto the pass but Stanford Clawson intercepted but couldn't control.

39'

Mattie Eads directed the ball to Ash Merricks , the ball was picked up by Ash Merricks before Arlie Fairburn could reach it.

Ash Merricks tried to use his skill to go past Wallace Marchand but Wallace Marchand dispossessed Ash Merricks .

40'

Osborne Godfrey could not stop a confident Jeb Babcoke going past him.

Jeb Babcoke moved the ball forward for Travers Foss , Travers Foss took it in his stride before Horatio Cartwright could reach it.

Travers Foss tried to whip in a float cross but Osborne Godfrey made it first to the ball and intercepted.

42'

Darrell Mathewson gave the corner straight to the opposition.

43'

Jeb Babcoke played a wonderful ball for Jonathan Frye , Jonathan Frye trapped the ball nicely before Moses Van could intercept.

Jonathan Frye tried to float it into the area but he overhit the cross as he had been pressured by Sonnie Tuft .

45'

Horatio Cartwright tried to direct the ball to a team-mate but Travers Foss closed in and intercepted the ball.

----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- It was the end of the first half which and we are all square. .Mutare athletic maintained 47% of possession and 53% for Gweru F.C.. -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

47'

Wallace Marchand took the ball past Ash Merricks .

Wallace Marchand skipped easily past Mattie Eads .

Wallace Marchand made an attempt to move the ball forward but Ash Merricks got to the ball first.

48'

Lesley Abram swung the corner into the box.

Craig Comstock got above Emil Linwood to win the ball, then headed the ball upfield.

Lesley Abram evaded the challenge of Darrell Mathewson and hit a fierce shot.

Braxton Green failed to save ... Lesley Abram scored the goal his performance deserved !!! ... He slided on his knees !

Mutare athletic 1 - 0 Gweru F.C.

50'

Moses Van tried to lay it forward to a team-mate but Stanford Clawson read the game well to intercept the ball.

55'

Ash Merricks got past Wallace Marchand with ease.

Ash Merricks played a perfect pass for Craig Comstock , Craig Comstock took possession of the ball before Arlie Fairburn could cut it out.

Craig Comstock evaded the challenge of Emil Linwood and fired off a shot.

Brilliantly saved by Braxton Green !.

56'

The referee reached into his pocket and showed a yellow card to Moses Van .

59'

Wallace Marchand dribbled past Ash Merricks .

Wallace Marchand tried to get onto the pass but he overhit the pass as he was under too much pressure from Mattie Eads .

60'

Lesley Abram tried to feed the ball forward to a team-mate but he overhit the pass as he had been pressured by Moses Van .

61'

Sonnie Tuft knocked a lovely ball for Moses Van , Moses Van trapped the ball nicely before Stanford Clawson could intercept.

Moses Van tried to dribble past Lesley Abram but Lesley Abram cleanly tackled the ball.

63'

Sonnie Tuft tried to dribble past Stanford Clawson but it failed.

66'

Moses Van tried to direct the ball to a team-mate but Lesley Abram made a great interception.

69'

Arlie Fairburn flighted in the freekick. But he hit it not high enough to get over the wall.

70'

Mattie Eads moved the ball forward for Ash Merricks , the ball was picked up by Ash Merricks before Wallace Marchand could intercept.

Ash Merricks directed the ball past Arlie Fairburn to Lesley Abram .

Lesley Abram got free in the penalty area and unleashed a fierce drive high at goal. Emil Linwood failed to charge down the shot.

However, Lesley Abram put it well over the bar ... It was a terrible miss.

71'

Ash Merricks was outpaced by Wallace Marchand .

Wallace Marchand hit the ball high towards Willard Armistead in the area, Willard Armistead brought the ball under control superbly before Mattie Eads could intercept.

Willard Armistead made space for himself and aimed for the top corner. Bud Spears approached too late to tackle him.

Christopher Banister had gone walkabout ... Vintage strike from Willard Armistead !!! GOAL!!! ... He was outstretching both arms and running around, changing the angle of his arms while mimicking an airplane !

Mutare athletic 1 - 1 Gweru F.C.

73'

Jeb Babcoke struck the ball with fury from 30 yards but Osborne Godfrey managed to block the shot.

74'

Horatio Cartwright tried to take the ball past Jeb Babcoke but Jeb Babcoke robbed Horatio Cartwright .

75'

Stanford Clawson skipped easily past Sonnie Tuft .

Stanford Clawson tried to take the ball past Moses Van but Moses Van nicked the ball from the toes of Stanford Clawson .

76'

Wallace Marchand chipped the ball toward Linden Jardine , Ash Merricks failed to reach the ball.

Shot by Linden Jardine but Pearce Putnam cleared the ball to safety.

77'

Lesley Abram lofted the ball into the opposing half of the field,Moses Van failed to reach the ball.

Jonathan Frye connected with a looping header for the goal but Darrell Mathewson used his head to clear the ball.

78'

Willard Armistead tried to deliver the ball to a team-mate but he overhit the pass as he was under too much pressure from Travers Foss .

79'

Mattie Eads passed along the floor for Ash Merricks to pick it up, Ash Merricks trapped the ball nicely before Arlie Fairburn could intercept.

Jonathan Frye received the ball which was passed wonderfully by Ash Merricks , Wallace Marchand failed to reach the ball.

Jonathan Frye found himself with plenty of time and shot on the ball. Darrell Mathewson didn't read the game well enough to block it.

Well held by Braxton Green .

80'

Mattie Eads tried to direct the ball to a team-mate but Wallace Marchand closed in and intercepted the ball.

81'

Ash Merricks hit the ball forward to Mattie Eads , Arlie Fairburn missed his interception.

Mattie Eads made a good pass to Jonathan Frye , Jonathan Frye trapped the ball nicely before Wallace Marchand could reach it.

Jonathan Frye escaped from the challenge of Darrell Mathewson and struck it at goal.

Braxton Green couldn't reach it ... Vintage strike from Jonathan Frye !!! GOAL!!! ... He ran over to the fans in celebration !

Mutare athletic 2 - 1 Gweru F.C.

83'

Wallace Marchand skipped easily past the challenge of Ash Merricks .

Wallace Marchand tried to chip the ball forward but Mattie Eads cut it out easily.

86'

Lesley Abram easily got past the challenge of Moses Van .

Lesley Abram delivered the ball in from wide, Sonnie Tuft stretched to intercept but he couldn't reach it.

Emil Linwood jumped above Travers Foss , then headed clear the danger.

87'

Mattie Eads delivered the ball to Ash Merricks , Ash Merricks picked up on the ball before Arlie Fairburn could reach it.

Ash Merricks tried to feed the ball forward to a team-mate but Wallace Marchand got in the way of the ball.

88'

Wallace Marchand delivered the ball to Willard Armistead , Willard Armistead took it in his stride before Pearce Putnam could reach it.

Willard Armistead fed the ball forward to Emil Linwood , Emil Linwood took it in his stride before Ash Merricks could cut it out.

Emil Linwood found a gap and shot on the ball. Bud Spears approached too late to clear the danger.

Christopher Banister was poorly placed and had no chance ... Emil Linwood found the net !!! ... He ran over to the fans with his arms aloft !

Mutare athletic 2 - 2 Gweru F.C.

91'

Arlie Fairburn struck the freekick over the wall. Brilliantly saved by Christopher Banister !.

92'

Pearce Putnam played a great ball for Lesley Abram , Sonnie Tuft couldn't cut out the pass.

Lesley Abram shot for the top corner from 20 yards. Moses Van approached too late to tackle him.

However, the ball drifted harmlessly wide by Lesley Abram ... He should have kicked himself for missing what was such an easy chance.

End Match Mutare athletic 2 - 2 Gweru F.C.