Chipala's Brace Inspires Silver Past 10-Man Karonga

Charles Chipala scored two goals on his first start of the season to guide Silver Strikers past 10-man Karonga United with a 2-0 win in the first leg of the Airtel Top 8 quarterfinal at Silver Stadium on Sunday afternoon.

Chipala opened the scoring in the 12th minute with a lovely volley after being found by Festus Duwe, before doubling the lead in the 35th minute. He missed a chance to complete his hat-trick after firing a penalty wide a minute later in a dominant first-half display.

Lovemore Ngolombe was sent off after receiving a second yellow card in the incident that led to the penalty, leaving Karonga United a man down for 55 minutes. The visitors managed to prevent further damage in the second half.

Head coach Peter Mgangira described the result as disappointing, saying his team could have scored more than five goals.

“I’m disappointed with the performance because I thought we could have scored almost five goals with how

SILVER YAKHUTIRA NDI POINT IMODZI

Timu ya Silver Strikers yati masewero awo ndi Mighty Wanderers tsopano ayamba kukhalano ovuta kamba koti chaka chatha ankangolepherana komabe akhutira ndi point imodzi koyenda.

Wachiwiri kwa mphunzitsi watimuyi, Mapopa Msukwa, ndiye wanena izi kutsatira kuti alepherana 1-1 ndi Wanderers pa bwalo la Zomba.

Iye anati timu yake inasewera bwino mu chigawo chachiwiri koma akananika kugwiritsa ntchito mipata yomwe anapeza.

"Chigawo chachiwiri tinabwera osinthika ndipo tikanatha kugoletsa komabe kupeza point koyenda sizinaipe kwambiri ndipo takhutira," anatero Msukwa.

Kutsatira kupeza point imodziyi, Silver tsopano yafika pa mapoints khumi (10) mu ligi atapambana katatu, kufananitsa mphamvu kamodzi ndi kugonjanso kamodzi.

SILVER YATULUKA KOYAMBA KUTALI NDI LILONGWE

Timu ya Silver Strikers ikusewera masewero awo oyamba kutali kwa mzinda wa Lilongwe pomwe akumane ndi timu ya Mighty Wanderers pa bwalo la Zomba lamulungu masana.

Timuyi inayamba ndi kukumana ndi Kamuzu Barracks ku Mponera pa bwalo la Champions asanalandire Moyale Barracks pakhomo kenako kuyendera Blue Eagles ku Civo ndipo anabwereranso pakhomo kulandira timu ya Masters FC.

Mphunzitsi watimuyi, Peter Mgangira wati bwalo la Zomba ndi labwino pansi pake ndipo akuyembekezera kukhala ndi masewero apamwamba patsikuli.

Iye wati mwa nthawi zonse samaopa timu iliyonse koma amangopereka ulemu Kwa omwe akusewera nawo ndipo akonzeka bwino pa masewerowa.

"Osewera akuchita kupikisana zomwe tikuchita kusowanso kuti tiyambitsa ndani koma takonzeka bwino ndithu. Tikukumana ndi timu yabwino yomwe ili ndi osewera abwino komanso aphunzitsi abwino koma ifeyo chomwe tikupitira ndi kuti tikachite bwino basi," Iye anatero.

Chipambano chikhala chopambana kwamb

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