Madombidzha Western Stars were held to a goalless draw by the up-and-coming Zamenkomste FC in a Safa Vhembe SAB league match at Madombidzha on Saturday.
Stars was the superior side from the onset as far as possession of the ball was concerned .This resulted in their putting a lot of pressure on the defence of Zamenkomste for the better part of the match.The first half was characterised by dangerous play from the home team's players. In an attempt to calm the situation, the referee flashed several yellow cards in quick succession. Musandiwa Makhudzha and Victor Mulaudzi of Zamenkomste were booked for applying dirty tricks and dangerous play.
In the second half, the local lads put more pressure on their opponents.The absence of many players in the Stars defence was felt from the onset. Oscar Ramantswana of Stars could not make the grade as the opponents used him as their freeway.
Stars' strikers wasted many opportunities to win the match.The home team's central back, Thabo Mamburu, and Hulisani Mavhungu were reprimanded with cards for rough tackling and wasting time respectively.
Stars introduced Paris Mushulowa for Thabo Matuba, but this did not have any influence on the outcome of the match. The draw was a fair result for the evenly contested match.