Zeal's quartet of goals puts Broadhurst back to winning ways

Sunday's match against Kgalagadi Breweries Ltd, a team whose unbeaten stretch precedes them before every match, was surely going to be a scintillating and tantalizing bout as FC Broadhurst walked onto the pitch with a bruised ego following their last week defeat by minnows Carli Clothing that marked the clubs first loss in 2010, writes Simba Nembaware.
The brewers of the wise waters employed dirty mind games before kick off- they labeled FC Broadhurst "Small Boys" and Zeal seemed to have taken it as a personal insult considering his bulk frame and he scored a quick brace when the match had commenced. This is the brace that poured water on the over rated brewers' game. Judging from the tone of his voice, Mozy has never been called a small boy - and he chose to prove who the small boys were on the field of play.

The 9 - 4 win had many talking points with the first being a clean sheet that was kept by Simba while he was in goals for a quarter of an hour that he was on the field. Zeal got his brace while Simba was between the sticks coordinating well his defense. Zeal was to prove that he's a man of many talents as in the second half he played as the goalkeeper who let in two goals.

It should be hastened to note that Kgalagadi Breweries Ltd's players were not drunk - they were sober as the match was played in the morning at 10 o'clock. None of the players had a hang over lest their defeat be attributed to a night of bliss punctuated with the imbibing of alcohol. On their bench was a trio of managers while FC Broadhurst only had the singular familiar face of Bongs who however was the match's referee meaning noone was to bark instructions at his team: but maybe he needs not to bark as he prefers talking before the match, during half time and after the match.  

The game marked the return of Karabo "Skara" who capped a sterling performance in the midfield by scoring a penalty. He seemed to be carrying a lot of burden as his midfield partner, (Player With No Name) had a penchant of going forward and not returning back to his position.

Benji was at the heart of defense, partnering Mozy in central defense and it really a first to see Benji not straying out of position. He is surely growing in terms of positional and technical discipline. Bra Hlo was pulling the strings in the midfield while Ronny was taking care of business from the left back position. Bra Hlo eased the pressure at the centre of the pitch by spraying the ball wide which in turn also gave his defense composure and breathing space.

Freedmore was to come in and push bra Hlo wide to the wing and have the central midfield to himself but his team mates say this was the turning point of the match as the brewers begun dominating play. Ronny found himself marking two people and it was inevitable that the brewers would finally find the back of the net.

Before taking it onto the field of play Freedmore had confided in this reporter that he was going to score his first goal of the season and his desire to score explains why he lacked positional discipline as he often ventured forward leaving gaps in the midfield.

Just like Drogba and Anelka at Chelsea, Tinz and Zeal have proved that they can not be played in the same team. Anelka thrives on Drogba's absence and Zeal just did that yesterday. He was a joy to watch, bringing flashing images of his hey days at Central where he would hold the ball, bring his midfielders into play then create space for other to play before positioning himself well for that final shot at goal. He could have scored more than four but history records that a hatrick is every player's dream and what more could he wish for than to add one more goal to his hat-trick.

For the team's progress, Tinz and Zeal have to learn to play together and feed off each other while Freed and Thutsi need positional discipline. An out right goalkeeper is a major concern for such a high scoring team - the rear guard is always good considering the exploits of Packers, Mozy, Ronny, Tsvangirai but their oustanding performances are always undone by the likes of Vusa Mrava.