Mutare City Rovers failed to utilise home advantage and garner maximum points in their fight against relegation when they were held to a disappointing draw by ZPC Kariba at Sakubva stadium on Sunday.

The result leaves Tsholotsho who take on inconsistent Harare City at home on Monday with a real chance of overtaking Mutare City Rovers on the third from basement position.

City Rovers gaffer Taku Shariwa blamed fatigue for his team’s poor showing after mid-week fixtures.

“We had three matches inside one week and I could see the fatigue. However, the point gained was very vital for us in our fight to survive relegation. We would have loved to get all the three points but that is how the game of football goes. We just have to go back to the drawing board and plan for our next match,” he said.

However ZPC Kariba coach Sunday ‘Mhofu’ Chidzambwa felt his team should have won the match considering the chances they created.

“As for our part, we did not play well. We created many chances to hit at goal but somehow we could not. Each time we created a scoring opportunity we were either unnecessarily stylish or simply wasteful,” said Chidzambwa.

“Yes, Mutare City have posted good results before and have played well before but today they were just out of form. We could have beaten them by a wide margin if we had used all the chances that we created. If we travel all the way from Kariba to come here and play a team like this then settle for a draw we really have to look into ourselves and analyse if we are really serious.”