Blantyre giants Be Forward Wanderers and Nyasa Big Bullets engaged an extra gear Sunday to make clear statements on their respective missions to lift this year\u2019s TNM Super League title.<\/p>\n
Both sides won their matches with relative ease to make sure that the championship returns to Blantyre after its season-long stay in Lilongwe.<\/p>\n
While claiming maximum points in a 3-1 win over Moyale in Mzuzu for Wanderers simply meant consolidating their lead in the 16-team league, Bullets\u2019 victory was special in that the People\u2019s Team displaced Silver Strikers from second position.<\/p>\n
The Nomads now have 54 points while Bullets have amassed 47 points as they continue to play catch-up with their sworn rivals.<\/p>\n
Silver might as well count themselves out of the title race as they suffered their first loss in the league after going down 1-0 to Red Lions to remain on 46 points.<\/p>\n
Wanderers deservedly overcame Moyale Barracks to avenge their 2-0 Fisd Challenge Cup loss at the same venue.<\/p>\n
Precious Sambani headed in from Josephy Kamwendo\u2019s corner kick in the ninth minute to give the visitors an early lead.<\/p>\n
Esau Kanyenda then capitalised on Moyale goalkeeper Simeon Harawa\u2019s blunder to double the Nomads\u2019 lead six minutes later.<\/p>\n
The hosts came close to scoring through Deus Nkutu and Khuda Muyaba moments later, but Richard Chipuwa in the Nomads\u2019 goal was well placed to avert danger.<\/p>\n
Chamveka Gwetsani pulled one back for the Lions of Kaning\u2019ina 16 minutes later with a long-range left-footed drive.<\/p>\n
Khumbo Ng\u2019ambi sealed Wanderers\u2019 sweet victory in the 60th minute.<\/p>\n
Matters changed from bad to worse for the home side as they were reduced to 10 men after Zondiwe Munthali was given marching orders for a second bookable offence.<\/p>\n
Wanderers Coach, Yasin Osman, said the win was a massive boost to his team\u2019s title hopes considering Silver\u2019s defeat to Red Lions.<\/p>\n
\u201cAfter getting frustrated by Chitipa, we needed to do everything possible to win against Moyale. We still have to keep fighting though,\u201d Osman said.<\/p>\n
His Moyale counterpart, Nicholas Mhango, faulted his goalie for conceding what he described as \u201cavoidable goals\u201d.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe tried to score and we fought hard to equalise but we conceded the third goal which killed us off,\u201d lamented Mhango, whose side remains seventh with 34 points from 24 games.<\/p>\n
Bullets scored through Chiukepo Msowoya, Emmanuel Zoya and Bright Munthali while Red Lions\u2019 priceless goal came from Chimwemwe Chidanti.<\/p>\n
In other matches, Mafco were 2-1 winners over visiting Mzuni with Masters Security trouncing Dwangwa United 2-0.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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