YOU had to be there at Rufaro to believe the drama in this Castle Lager Premiership tie that ended prematurely yesterday.
Two
CAPS United players received red cards while Gunners' Leonard Fiyado
sunk a brace as Moses Chunga returned to haunt the Green Machine.
David Maketo Sengu and Edmore Chafungamoyo were expelled by referee Ruzive Ruzive.
Striker
Evans Gwekwerere appeared to be sent off after the match had been
abandoned but last night referee Ruzive clarified the issue.
The Harare referee said, although Gwekwerere abused him, he decided against showing him the red card.
It
was a bad omen for CAPS United ahead of the Harare derby against
rivals Dynamos at the weekend as they now go into the battle without
their key players.
After last week's reverse fixture ended in a
0-0 draw at Lafarge, CAPS United fans turned up in their numbers at
Rufaro yesterday hoping for better luck against Gunners.
But
they became a law unto themselves as they could not stomach being
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Defender
Sengu received a red card in the 43rd minute for elbowing Gunners'
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Sengu
had made contact with Kunyarimwe off the ball and referee Ruzive
failed to notice the incident but his first assistant was spot on and
notified him.
CAPS United protested over the red card but they
were still reduced to 10 men. By the time Sengu was sent for an early
shower, Gunners had taken the lead through a beauty by Fiyado.
The
Gunners players made a sweeping move as they raided the box with Lloyd
Masakusi initiating the move before Fiyado found the target inside the
box from the right in the 32nd minute.
Ruzive flashed a second
yellow card for Chafungamoyo after the former Black Rhinos midfielder
had pulled down Masakusi as Gunners came on a quick counter attack in
the second half.
Chando Kupisa, taking advantage of their
numerical advantage, came on a counter raid with Masakusi taking on
Chafungamoyo, who was the last man, providing cover for goalkeeper
Edmore Sibanda.
The CAPS United defender was already sitting on
a yellow card and a second booking for a professional foul on the
Gunners midfielder meant CAPS United were now reduced to nine
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The
expulsion of Chafungamoyo sparked the drama as CAPS fans from the
northern stand rained missiles onto the pitch and Gunners goalkeeper
Prosper Chigumba had to seek sanctuary. The signs of hooliganism had
been noticed when Fiyado scored the opener.
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celebrated the goal and was assaulted by a mob before he was ejected
from the bay. As the assaulted fan limped away from the mob, he took
off his jacket to reveal a Dynamos shirt underneath.
The
Dynamos fans in the Vietnam Stand reacted and turned on anyone in green
sitting in that bay. All those wearing green colours ran for dear life
from the Vietnam Stand while those in blue colours were also doing the
same from the northern stand.
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