• Kiglon shoot down Stars to go top • Dynamos survive Mozambique scare • 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 Mutongi Gava

Lengthens .....0
Highlanders....0

HIGHLANDERS' return to domestic football turned into an anti-climax on Wednesday as they played out a 0-0 draw against Lengthens at Gwanzura Stadium.

The result propelled the former champions into third place with four points from two matches after their impressive 4-0 demolition of Njube Sundowns in the opening match of the season.

For "The Happy People" as Lengthens are known to their fans, it was a dream result having complained of inactivity in the past three weeks.

Moses Chunga told of his delight after they restricted Highlanders.

"We came into this match as underdogs and we are satisfied that we managed to hold Highlanders who have been so active in the past two months," Chunga said.

"It is always difficult to gel a team after weeks of inactivity. So far so good for us," said the Dynamos and Zimbabwe legend.

Lengthens are up there with the big boys on fifth place after beating Masvingo United 2-1 in their first match of the season at Mucheke Stadium.

Bosso themselves came into this match after a 2-1 goal aggregate win over Green Buffaloes of Zambia in the CAF Confederations Cup second round.

They came with their tails up but looked jaded in the match. They were cautious in their approach, and they created few scoring opportunities.

In the end, it was one of those midweek fixtures when players look like donkeys that have been forced to go to the river. And they will not drink!

Bosso's man of the moment Cuthbert Malajila came on into the match as a substitute for Abraham Mubaiwa but was not up to his usual potency.

Malajila was the hero for the Bulawayo giants when he scored in both legs of the CAF Confederations Cup against Green Buffaloes to earn Bosso the passage in the African competition.

Mid-Week Fixtures
Thursday-Dynamos vs Lancashire Steel (Gwanzura)

CBZ Premier Soccer League Table (09 April 2008)

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

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