Zimbabwe  – 2
Malawi         -1
THE ZIMBABWE warriors team has thumbed Malawi on their grounds.
Zimbabwe romped to victory Saturday afternoon scoring a thunderous 2-1 against the Nyasa dwellers.
Even though the boys came by a broken bus, their misfortune could not stop them from exhibiting their might as the “Original Core Rhodesians”, as the two countries were once before The Rhodesia and Nyasaland Federation.
Below was a part report by Nyasa Times:

Live updates from Kamuzu Stadium in Blantyre: Malawi v Zimbabwe in the 2017 Afcon qualifier.

– referee Christopher Nde blows his whistle for full-time break. Full-time score: Malawi 1-2 Zimbabwe
– 90+1′ Substitution for Malawi: Phiri comes on for Nyirenda
– 4 minutes of added time to be played
– 89′ Substitution for Zimbabwe: Mahachi makes way for Eric Chipeta
– 87′ Malajila tries a bicycle kick, but it goes narrowly wide of goals
– 83′ GOAAAL! Khama Billiat put Zimbabwe in the lead with a wonderful strike
– 81′ Mhone tries another shot, but it goes wide of goals
– 79′ Zimbabwe appeal for a goal after a mistake from the goalkeeper, but the referee gives a free kick against them instead
– 77′ Nyondo’s header goes wide of goals
– 75′ another free kick for Zimbabwe and Billiat hits the side-netting from it
– 74′ free kick for Zimbabwe
– 72′ Substitution for Malawi: Esau Kanyenda comes on for Mkanda
– 70′ Substitution for Malawi: Lanjesi makes way for Malata
– 68′ Substitution for Zimbabwe: Musona makes way for Marvelous
– 65′ Mkuruva does well again to parry Mhone’s shot for a corner kick
– 61′ Mhone’s long range shot goes wide of goals
– 58′ Mkuruva is down again, needing medical attention
– 56′ free kick for Malawi
– 50′ free kick for Zimbabwe, but Malawi clear their lines
– 48′ Musona’s shot is deflected away. That was a good chance for Zimbabwe
– Malawi get the second half underway
– referee Christopher Nde blows his whistle for the half-time break. Half-time score: Malawi 1-1 Zimbabwe
– 44′ Mkuruva is down injured, needing medical treatment
– 43′ another corner kick for Malawi and it leads to another
– 41′ Mkuruva pulls off another good save to deny Nyondo. Corner kick for Malawi
– 39′ Mkuruva does well to parry Mhone’s header away for a corner kick
– 37′ free kick for Malawi and a yellow card for Pfumbidzai
– 35′ Kamwendo is booked for kicking the ball before the referee could blow his whistle
– 34′ free kick for Malawi in a good scoring position
– 31′ Kayira’s shot goes wide of goals
– 26′ free kick for Malawi in a good scoring position
– 24′ GOAAAL! Banda equalises for Malawi with a powerful drive!
– 23′ GOAAAL! Malajila pounce on a loose ball at the back and put Zimbabwe in the lead!
– 16′ free kick for Malawi and is headed wide by Nyirenda
– 14′ corner kick for Malawi, but Malawi clear their lines
– 13′ Mhone tries a long range shot and it goes narrowly wide of goals
– 12′ another free kick for Zimbabwe
– 8′ free kick for Zimbabwe
– 5′ free kick for Malawi
– 3′ chance for Zimbabwe, but Malajila fails to connect well with the ball
– 2′ another corner kick, but Malawi clear their lines
– 2′ free kick for Zimbabwe and it leads to a corner kick
– Zimbabwe get the game underway. They are playing from left to right, while Malawi play from right to left
– kickoff
Starting XI
Malawi: McDonald Harawa, Francis Mlimbika, John Lanjesi, Harry Nyirenda, Micium Mhone, Zicco Mkanda, Joseph Kamwendo, Chimango Kayira, Limbikani Mzava, John Banda, Atusaye Nyondo.
Zimbabwe: Tatenda Mkuruva, Blessing Moyo, Patson Jaure, Justin Jangano, Ronald Pfumbidzai, Danny Phiri, Willard Katsande, Khama Billiat, Kudakwashe Mahachi, Knowledge Musona, Cuthbert Malajila.