Malawi lost 1-0 to Lesotho during Thursday's COSAFA Championship match at Toyota Stadium. Peter Mponda coached the Flames after Kalisto Pasuwa became sick and missed the game. Both teams played poorly and created few scoring chances throughout the contest. The first half belonged to Lesotho but they failed to score any goals. Chikumbutso Salima caused problems for the opposing defense but teammates could not finish his crosses.
Lesotho almost scored from a free kick after twenty minutes of play. George Chikooka misjudged the ball and missed a good opportunity for his team. Neither side completed more than five passes during the boring first half action. Salima made several runs down the right side but his teammates wasted the chances. Chawanangwa Gumbo shot wide after receiving a rebound from a missed cross attempt.
The second half brought worse performance from Malawi players who lost possession frequently. Captain Maxwell Paipi suffered an injury during the 59th minute and left the field. Andrew Jovinala and Promise Kamwendo replaced Paipi and Zeliat Nkhoma as substitutes. Wisdom Mpinganjira missed a close range shot during the 68th minute when teammates set him up perfectly. Lesotho scored the winning goal through substitute Makara Ntaitsane with six minutes remaining.
Lesotho almost scored from a free kick after twenty minutes of play. George Chikooka misjudged the ball and missed a good opportunity for his team. Neither side completed more than five passes during the boring first half action. Salima made several runs down the right side but his teammates wasted the chances. Chawanangwa Gumbo shot wide after receiving a rebound from a missed cross attempt.
The second half brought worse performance from Malawi players who lost possession frequently. Captain Maxwell Paipi suffered an injury during the 59th minute and left the field. Andrew Jovinala and Promise Kamwendo replaced Paipi and Zeliat Nkhoma as substitutes. Wisdom Mpinganjira missed a close range shot during the 68th minute when teammates set him up perfectly. Lesotho scored the winning goal through substitute Makara Ntaitsane with six minutes remaining.
