Highlanders Football Club wants their abandoned Premier Soccer League match against Dynamos to be continued from the 39th minute.
The match, which was hosted by Dynamos at Barbourfields Stadium on 10 September 2023, was abandoned in the 38th minute due to crowd trouble.
DeMbare were hosting the match at Highlanders’ traditional home ground because their home, Rufaro Stadium in Harare, is undergoing renovations.
The Sunday News reported sources at Bosso as saying the club is not taking the blame for the abandonment of the game, even though their fans invaded the pitch protesting referee Allen Bhasvi’s decision not to award their team a penalty following a coming together of players in the box.
Highlanders appeared before a Premier Soccer League disciplinary committee last Tuesday where the club claimed that the home team Dynamos should have provided adequate security for the match.
Highlanders FC chief executive officer Ronald Moyo told The Sunday News that he could not comment on the case as it was “sub judice” which means it is under judicial consideration and therefore prohibited from public discussion elsewhere.
However, the publication cited senior club sources as saying the club wants the match replayed.
Highlanders are saying the Ajax and Feyenoord match in the Netherlands that was abandoned at 56 minutes due to crowd trouble should be used as a precedent.
Bosso believes that clubs at times are not responsible for violence but this is the work of individuals within a stadium that they do not control.
Feyenoord were leading 3-0 when the game was abandoned and when it resumed a few days later, they scored the fourth goal for a 4-0 win.
Meanwhile, DeMbare were leading 2-0 in the high-profile Castle Lager Premier Soccer League match, dubbed the “Battle of Zimbabwe” when it was abandoned.
Source Pindula News
