CAPS UNITED last night said they were not pressing the panic button despite dropping their fifth point, in their last two league matches, as the marathon was blown wide open yesterday.

Champions FC Platinum’s 2-1 win over Ngezi Platinum saw the gap between the Green Machine and the chasing pack being narrowed to just two points with six matches still to be played.

There were even claims some of the CAPS players were approached, in the countdown to the game, to under-perform in yesterday’s match.
However, it was not immediately clear who could have been behind the shenanigans.

What was clear is that the Green Machine terribly struggled to impose themselves in this key match as they bid for their sixth league championship.

And, their cause wasn’t even helped by a shocking decision by the match officials to indicate just three minutes of time added on to a second half, which was stopped on a number of occasions, where many thought, at least, six minutes should have been given.

Coach Darlington Dodo, who cut a distraught figure after the match, aptly summed up the bad day in the office on a day when, twice, they were saved by the woodwork.

Herentals seized the momentum after Blessing Majarira thrust them into the lead soon after the restart.
However, Dominic Chungwa, who showed the passion to try and win the match for his team, rescued a point for the Green Machine with a 56th minute header.State media