• Malajila stars as H'landers gore Buffaloes • Dynamos take commanding lead over Sol • Malajila earns Highlanders draw in Zambia • Police call off league matches over poll violence fears • Busy schedule for league teams over Easter • Highlanders rampage as Dynamos, CAPS draw • CBZ unveils $4,5 trillion league sponsorship deal • 2008 league season gets underway • Zimbabwe league season delayed by a week • Highlanders through despite defeat • Dynamos through to 2nd round • Dynamos take slender lead on champions league return • Malajila leads Highlanders rampage • Muhoni gatecrashes H'landers party • Dynamos look to past for inspiration • Goal shy Highlanders strikers on the spot • Dynamos, Highlanders meet in Charity Shield • 2008 Premier Soccer League Fixtures

By Nkanyiso Moyo

Costa dol Sol…....2
Dynamos………....0
(Dynamos win 3-2 on aggregate)

IN THE land of sugar cane, Dynamos stepped on a banana skin and nearly crashed out of the Champions League on Sunday.

Mozambique may be famous for its sugar cane plantations, but Costa do Sol were intent on writing a fairytale on a football field in this second leg first round clash with the Zimbabwean champions.

Dynamos, looking unassailable after Edward Sadomba’s hat-trick from the first leg two weeks ago, somehow found themselves 2-0 at the break and facing the real prospect of being knocked out of the competition from the most promising of positions.

But they held on to the end, Costa do Sol unable to find the third goal which would have taken the game into extra time.

Repeat this sort of performance against African champions Etoile Sportive du Sahel, their next opponents, Dynamos will surely be made to pay.

Dynamos have no time to reflect and will need to be at their best when they resume their domestic title defence against Lancashire Steel at Gwanzura on Thursday.

Against Etoile, Dynamos play the first leg at home and need to win at whatever cost and stop the Tunisians from scoring an away goal.

Etoile prevailed 5-3 over AS Douanes of Senegal, winning 5-0 at home in Tunisia before losing 3-0 in the reverse fixture in West Africa on Saturday.

Dynamos Starting X1
W. Manyatera, L. Maphuya, T. Sweswe, W. Mapfumo, S. Mutenheri, J. Majabvi, D. Maringwa, R. Mhlanga (B. Tuwaya), B. Marere (L. Muhoni), E. Sadomba, M. Murape
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