{"id":52199,"date":"2026-03-10T00:49:21","date_gmt":"2026-03-10T00:49:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/?p=52199"},"modified":"2026-03-10T00:49:21","modified_gmt":"2026-03-10T00:49:21","slug":"utm_sourcerssutm_mediumrssutm_campaignnorman-mapeza-rues-missed-chances-after-scottland-draw-against-hardrock","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/2026\/03\/10\/utm_sourcerssutm_mediumrssutm_campaignnorman-mapeza-rues-missed-chances-after-scottland-draw-against-hardrock\/","title":{"rendered":"Mapeza rues missed chances after Scottland draw against Hardrock"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <script data-jetpack-boost=\"ignore\" async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-1669381584671856\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<!-- Africa tv video display -->\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-1669381584671856\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"3579572842\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"auto\"\r\n     data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\r\n<script data-jetpack-boost=\"ignore\">\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"post-140196\">&#13;<br \/>\n\t<!-- .entry-header -->&#13;<br \/>\n    &#13;<br \/>\n\t<img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" width=\"473\" height=\"264\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Mapeza-rues-missed-chances-after-Scottland-draw-against-Hardrock.jpg?resize=473%2C264&#038;ssl=1\" class=\"object-contain h-46 w-full rounded-lg  md:rounded-none md:rounded-lg wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.soccer24.co.zw\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Norman-Mapeza-.jpg?w=1080&amp;ssl=1 1080w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.soccer24.co.zw\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Norman-Mapeza-.jpg?resize=300%2C168&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.soccer24.co.zw\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Norman-Mapeza-.jpg?resize=1024%2C572&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.soccer24.co.zw\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Norman-Mapeza-.jpg?resize=768%2C429&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.soccer24.co.zw\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Norman-Mapeza-.jpg?resize=473%2C264&amp;ssl=1 473w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 473px) 100vw, 473px\"\/>&#13;<\/p>\n<div class=\"entry-content custom-text-styles\">\n<p>Scottland FC coach Norman Mapeza believes his side could have scored in their goalless draw against Hardrock FC but wasted good chances throughout the game.<\/p>\n<p>The 2026 Castle Lager Premier Soccer League Matchday 1 encounter was played at the newly constructed Chahwanda Stadium in Kwekwe.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking after the game, Mapeza also suggested that the pitch conditions affected their play.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe had some decent opportunities in the game,\u201d the gaffer said. \u201cIf we had buried those chances, we could be talking a different story.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBut the guys worked very hard on a difficult pitch. It was muddy due to the rains, but I\u2019m not taking anything away from the boys, they played so well.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOur focus is now on the next game.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Mapeza added: \u201cI\u2019m more than happy, look how we created the chances. We\u2019re now looking forward to the next match.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Scottland will face Ngezi Platinum next weekend in their next game.<\/p>\n<p><h3 class=\"jp-relatedposts-headline\"><em>Related Posts<\/em><\/h3>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><!-- .entry-content -->&#13;<br \/>\n&#13;<br \/>\n\t<!-- \n\n<footer class=\"entry-footer\">\n\t\t<span class=\"cat-links\">Posted in Local<\/span><span class=\"tags-links\">Tagged 2026 Castle Lager Premier Soccer League, Hardrock FC, Norman Mapeza, Scottland FC<\/span>\t<\/footer>\n\n -->&#13;<br \/>\n    &#13;<br \/>\n&#13;<br \/>\n&#13;<br \/>\n&#13;<br \/>\n\t&#13;<br \/>\n\t&#13;\n<\/div>\n<p><script data-jetpack-boost=\"ignore\" async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-1669381584671856\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<!-- Africa tv video display -->\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-1669381584671856\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"3579572842\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"auto\"\r\n     data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\r\n<script data-jetpack-boost=\"ignore\">\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script><br \/>\n#Mapeza #rues #missed #chances #Scottland #draw #Hardrock<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#13; &#13; &#13; &#13; Scottland FC coach Norman Mapeza believes his side could have scored in their goalless draw against&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":52200,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[3036,2560,9421,1618,3389,2199,4740],"class_list":["post-52199","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-example-3","tag-chances","tag-draw","tag-hardrock","tag-mapeza","tag-missed","tag-rues","tag-scottland"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/52199","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=52199"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/52199\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":52201,"href":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/52199\/revisions\/52201"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/52200"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=52199"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=52199"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=52199"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}