{"id":13425,"date":"2019-09-10T18:56:59","date_gmt":"2019-09-10T16:56:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.com\/zimbabwe\/?p=13425"},"modified":"2019-09-10T18:57:28","modified_gmt":"2019-09-10T16:57:28","slug":"action-as-it-happened-zimbabwe-vs-somalia","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.cc\/zimbabwe\/all-news\/action-as-it-happened-zimbabwe-vs-somalia","title":{"rendered":"Action as it happened: Zimbabwe vs Somalia"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Follow our live coverage of the second leg of the<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/search?q=2022+World&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Esearch\"> 2022 World<\/a> Cup Preliminary Round Qualifier between Zimbabwe and Somalia.<\/p>\n<p>Full-time:<\/p>\n<p>Zimbabwe 3-1 Somalia (3-2)<\/p>\n<p>90+4\u2032 Zim Sub: Kamusoko replaces Mahachi.<\/p>\n<p>90+2\u2032 Goal!!! Billiat scores to stretch Zim lead.<\/p>\n<p>90\u2032 Four minutes added.<\/p>\n<p>84\u2032 Goal!!! Mutizwa restore the lead for Zim after his free-kick from the edge of the box took a deflection.<\/p>\n<p>83\u2032 Goal!!! Somalia scores following a mistake at the back by Hadebe.<\/p>\n<p>80\u2032 Free-kick to Zim, Billiat swings it in but it\u2019s cleared.<\/p>\n<p>76\u2032 Goal!!! Munetsi finishes off a corner-kick with an acrobatic kick.<\/p>\n<p>75\u2032 Zim Sub: Dzvukamanja replaces Rusike.<\/p>\n<p>70\u2032 Corner-kick to Zim, Billiat takes it and Mudimu\u2019s header goes over.<\/p>\n<p>65\u2032 Rusike and Mutizwa with some great inter-play but Rusike\u2019s attempt from outside the box goes over.<\/p>\n<p>60\u2032 Zim getting frustrated as they fail to get a goal.<\/p>\n<p>56\u2032 Mutizwa with a chance but his effort is tipped over by the keeper.<\/p>\n<p>55\u2032 Zim sub: Mutizwa replaces Augusto.<\/p>\n<p>54\u2032 Yellow Card to Munetsi.<\/p>\n<p>52\u2032 Lunga breaks away, but his attempt to cross sees him losig balance and hits off target.<\/p>\n<p>50\u2032 Augusto fails to keep the ball while advancing for goal, it goals out.<\/p>\n<p>47\u2032 Somalia break away but the attack ends in a goalkick.<\/p>\n<p>46\u2032 Zim gets the second half underway.<\/p>\n<p>* A dominant first half by Zimbabwe, launching a couple of threatening raids but the Somali defence is doing great to thwart them. Their keeper also made a number of brilliant saves to keep his side in the game. At the other end, Chipezeze has not went under any pressure in the first half.<\/p>\n<p>45+ 3\u2032 Munetsi with a good cross and an unmarked Lunga is at the end of it inside the box but his first time shot goes wide.<\/p>\n<p>45+1\u2032 Another raid by Zimbabwe but Mahachi\u2019s shot from inside the box is blocked.<\/p>\n<p>45\u2032 Three minutes added.<\/p>\n<p>44\u2032 Karuru breaks free and shoots at goal but keeper reacts quickly and goes down to block the strike.<\/p>\n<p>41\u2032 Another free-kick to Zim on the edge of the box, Billiat behind it again but strikes over.<\/p>\n<p>37\u2032 Free-kick to Zim on the edge of the box, Billiat takes it but misses the target by inches<\/p>\n<p>.32\u2032 Mahachi with a through pass to Augusto but the keeper reaches for the ball first. Infringement on the keeper and play is temporarily stopped.<\/p>\n<p>27\u2032 A counter attack from the left flank with Mahachi cutting the ball back to find Billiat in the box but his shot is blocked.<\/p>\n<p>26\u2032 Yellow Card to Somali keeper.<\/p>\n<p>25\u2032 Billiat picks a loose ball on the edge of the box but his first-time shot goes wide.<\/p>\n<p>21\u2032 Somalia\u2019s Abduli tries from a range but his effort goes wide.<\/p>\n<p>18\u2032 Billiat breaks away and strikes a grounder straight to the keeper.<\/p>\n<p>16\u2032 Free-kick to Zim, swung into the box and Munetsi is at the end of but his tame strike is saved.<\/p>\n<p>15\u2032 Zimbabwe dominating the first quarter-hour of the game but with few clear chances.<\/p>\n<p>14\u2032 Rusike with the first real chance of the game, but his shot from an acute angle is tipped over by the keeper, the corner-kick is cleared away.<\/p>\n<p>10\u2032 Nekati beats his marker going forward, crosses the ball to find Khama waiting inside the box but his first touch is too heavy and goes to his hand for a handball.<\/p>\n<p>8\u2032 Corner-kick to Somalia, played short but it results in an offside.<\/p>\n<p>7\u2032 Munetsi picks up a loose ball but his through ball is too heavy for Karuru.<\/p>\n<p>5\u2032 Corner-kick to Zim, Khama takes it but it cleared away.<\/p>\n<p>4\u2032 Nice build-up from the left flank but Karuru\u2019s cross is cleared.<\/p>\n<p>1\u2032 Somalia gets the match underway.<\/p>\n<p>Warriors XI: E. Chipezeze, A. Mudimu, D. Lunga, T. Hadebe, I. Nekati, M. Munetsi, O. Karuru, K. Billiat, E. Rusike, C. Augusto, K. Mahachi.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Follow our live coverage of the second leg of the 2022 World Cup Preliminary Round Qualifier between Zimbabwe and Somalia. Full-time: Zimbabwe 3-1 Somalia (3-2) 90+4\u2032 Zim Sub: Kamusoko replaces Mahachi. 90+2\u2032 Goal!!! Billiat scores to stretch Zim lead. 90\u2032 Four minutes added. 84\u2032 Goal!!! 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