Red Arrows returned to the top of the Faz Super Division table after drawing 3-3 with Nkwazi in a pulsating Week 14 game that produced some quality goals played at Nkoloma Stadium in Lusaka today.
Arrows move one notch up the table on 29 points ending Power Dynamos 24 hour reign.
The draw was the fifth in succession between the two teams in the Super division since 2008 when Nkwazi got the better of Arrows at the same venue with a 1-0 win there.
Arrows today took the lead in the 18th minute through Bruce Musakanya who tapped in a loose ball from close range to beat Nkwazi goalkeeper Maybin Phiri.
Nkwazi leveled two minutes later through Derrick Mwansa whose goal acted as a catalyst for the visitors to pressurize their hosts.
The pressure paid off seven minutes later when Kasongo Mwepya put Nkwazi ahead after a flowing one-two move with Jeff Lungu inside the box before the former rounded goalkeeper Medson Luwawa.
Arrows however refused to succumb and on 45 minutes Shadreck Malambo fired in a looping shot from just outside the penalty area to see the sides go even into halftime.
The second half started on a combative note, though, with little in terms of real goal mouth action until the 70th minute when Dube Phiri’s attempt landed on roof of the net.
Five minutes later, Malambo completed his brace as Arrows looked on their way to picking up the three points.
The midfielder could have won the match for Arrows two minutes later had he not been very selfish in search of a hat-trick.
Malambo was robbed of the ball when it was easier to just lay it off for veteran and much-travelled striker Zachariah Simukonda who was unmarked and needed just a simple tap-in from his range.
Nkwazi punished Arrows dead on 90 minutes when Mwansa completed his brace with a tame shot that Luwawa failed to collect for the match to finish fair and even.
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