Farai Dziva|ABSA Premiership side Baroka FC head coach Wedson Nyirenda has defended Warriors goalkeeper Elvis Chipezeze following his blunders against DRC.

Chipezeze, who replaced George Chigova minutes before kick-off after the latter got injured during warm up, made 3 errors that resulted in goals for the Leopards.

However, Nyirenda believes the Warriors defence should have reacted better.

“He did not expect to start the match after the first choice George Chigova got injured during warm-up. You could see in the way he conceded,” said Nyirenda.

“If you look at the first goal, where he fumbled the ball, where were the defenders? Two strikers from Congo were the ones who fought for that ball. The defence should have covered,” he added.