WINNING STREAK: Norman Mapeza • Monomotapa sink Highlanders • CAPS United appoint Mathuthu • Masomere quits sorry CAPS • H'landers face PSL rap over abandoned match • Dynamos draw African giants • Malajila hat-trick buries Masvingo • Khoza leveller keeps Kiglon in touch with leaders • Chunga exhausts Length of patience • CAPS United fans turn on Masomere • Highlanders bomb in Sudan • Marere stunner marks Dynamos' greatest win • Kiglon surrender lead to Chapungu • Highlanders close in on unbeaten Kiglon • Mapeza turns tables on Chunga as Monos win • CBZ unveils $4,5 trillion league sponsorship deal • 2008 Premier Soccer League Fixtures

By Nkanyiso Moyo

FOR four consecutive games at the start of the season, Norman Mapeza’s Monomotapa looked like a team destined for relegation. The former national team coach was even put on notice by the club to emphasise their dreadful start to the season.

But six straight wins have followed, the latest victory coming on Thursday against champions Dynamos, previously unbeaten this campaign.

A Tendai Samanje header 10 minutes before the end at Gwanzura Stadium lifted Mapeza's men to second on the league with 18 points from 10 games.

The stunning win came just four days after Monomotapa beat Highlanders 2-1 at Barbourfields Stadium with typical flourish.

On Wednesday, Shooting Stars eased their relegation worries with a 2-0 victory over fellow strugglers Eastern Lions.

Meanwhile, 10 games into the CBZ Premier Soccer League, Njube Sundowns’ Evans Chikwaikwai leads the Golden Boot race with 11 goals -- eight of those coming from two hat-tricks and a double.

Hot in pursuit is Highlanders’ new signing, Cuthberth Malajila, who has struck two hat-tricks to take his tally to eight goals in eight matches, while Dynamos’ Edward Sadomba is third with seven goals.

Malajila was the 2007 Golden Boot winner with 15 goals for Chapungu, but that target is likely to be surpassed even before the midway point of the season.
In his debut season last year, Chikwaikwai scored 11 goals – and appears well on course to better than achievement.

Chapungu goalkeeper Edmore Sibanda is intent on embarrassing a few strikers who are yet to make their mark with three goals for the league leaders. He has only conceded three.

SCORERS’ LEADERBOARD:
11-Evans Chikwaikwai (Njube Sundowns)

8-Cuthberth Malajila (Highlanders)

7-Edward Sadomba (Dynamos)

4-Thanks Tengwe (Gunners), Tawanda Nyamandwe (Kiglon), Nyasha Mushekwi (CAPS United)

3-Edmore Sibanda, Allen Chimuka, Pascal Shonhai (Chapungu), Thabani Kamusoko (Njube Sundowns), Tendai Mukambi (Underhill), Richard Mteki (Lengthens), Charles Chiutsa, Daniel Zokoto (Monomotapa), More Moyo (CAPS FC), Kudakwashe Musharu, Marizeni Mucheni (Underhill), Tapela Ngwenya (Lancashire Steel), Tendai Samanje (Monomotapa)

2-Douglas Zimbago (Highlanders), Ovidy Karuru (Masvingo), Thabani Moyo (Sundowns), Clemence Matawu, Eddie Mufema (Motor Action), Phillip Marufu (Chapungu), Zhainu Jambo (Gunners), Simon Chipunza, Tafadzwa Mombeshora (Lancashire Steel), Patrick Tom (Sundowns)

CBZ Premier Soccer League Table (6 June 2008)

TEAM		Played	Won	Drew	Lost	G/F	G/A	Points
1	Chapungu	10	6	3	1	18	5	21
2	Monomotapa	10	6	0	4	14	14	18
3	Kiglon	10	4	5	1	12	8	17
4	Motor Action	9	5	1	3	12	9	16
5	Njube Sundowns	10	5	1	4	18	16	16
6	Masvingo United	10	4	2	4	9	13	14
7	Dynamos	8	3	4	1	8	4	13
8	Underhill	9	4	1	4	15	17	13
9*	Highlanders	7	3	3	1	12	4	12
10*	Gunners	9	3	2	4	11	13	11
11	Lengthens	10	3	2	5	10	16	11
12	CAPS FC	9	2	4	3	10	11	10
13	Shooting Stars	10	3	1	6	8	14	10
14	CAPS United	10	2	3	5	9	13	9
15	Lancashire Steel	10	2	2	6	10	15	8
16	Eastern Lions	9	1	4	4	3	7	7

* Log does NOT include the Gunners v Highlanders match which awaits PSL disciplinary ruling

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