Tigers draw with Moyale irks coach Mpulula: Malawi TNM Super League
Azam Tigers coach Leo Mpulula expressed frustration with his side for creating a lot of scoring opportunities which the strikers failed to score after salvaging a 1-1 draw with Moyale Barracks in the TNM Super League on Saturday at Kamuzu Stadium.
Mpulula blamed his strikers for making what he called a simple game to be difficult.
“It was frustrating because we had the opportunities to win,” said Mpulula.
“My strikers made a simple game very difficult. Let me admit it here that we are lacking finishing power upfront because there is no way we can fail to score goals out of the so many chances we created in the entire game,” said the Tigers coach who for most part of the game was on the touch line giving tips to his players.
Mpulula hinted that he will lobby Tigers FC executive committee to buy two or three strikers to beef up his striking department.
While his opposite member, Nicolas Mhango attributed their draw to Friday’s fracas game when ganyu supporters were involved in a running battle with the soldiers.
During Envirom against Red Lions Carlsberg Cup match, ganyu supporters pelted stones to Red Lions supporters and soldiers in the presence of Moyale Barracks players, who came to witness the match.
“We played with fear with what happened on Friday when our brothers-in-arms were injured with stones from ganyu supporters. Moyale are for football nothing else,” said Mhango.
The game
Back to the game on Saturday, Azam Tigers were the first to score in the 10th minute through Lawrence Milanzi from the spot kick after a Tigers striker was pulled down by a Moyale defender in the forbidden area.
Howevera, the Mzuzu based soldiers equalized later on courtesy of Sandros Munthali’s intelligent free-kick outside the 18 yard box.
Both sides put up a gallant fight but with Tigers FC having an upper hand as they invaded Moyale’s territory for several times only to be frustrated by man of the match Mac Donald Harawa in goals.
Tigers, who have themselves to blame for failing to secure maximum points created more than 15 clear chances but the striking force was blunt.
However, Moyale also tried to search for a winning goal through Gastin Simkonda but Bashir Maunde stood firmly on Tigers defence.
