{"id":54898,"date":"2026-04-03T23:18:09","date_gmt":"2026-04-03T23:18:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/?p=54898"},"modified":"2026-04-03T23:18:09","modified_gmt":"2026-04-03T23:18:09","slug":"utm_sourcerssutm_mediumrssutm_campaignhighlanders-register-fifth-successive-draw-after-a-goalless-stalemate-with-fc-platinum","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/2026\/04\/03\/utm_sourcerssutm_mediumrssutm_campaignhighlanders-register-fifth-successive-draw-after-a-goalless-stalemate-with-fc-platinum\/","title":{"rendered":"Highlanders register fifth successive draw after a goalless stalemate with FC Platinum"},"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>\n<p>Highlanders registered their fifth successive draw of the 2025 Castle Lager Premier Soccer League season after playing out a goalless stalemate against FC Platinum.<\/p>\n<p>Bosso have now dropped 10 points in their opening five matches, a run that continues to hinder their early-season momentum.<\/p>\n<p>Ahead of the match, Highlanders endured a disruption after being forced into a late change just before kick-off, with Kudakwashe Mahachi replacing the unwell Lawrence Mhlanga.<\/p>\n<p>The hosts were already dealing with notable absences, as star midfielder Mongameli Tshuma and goalkeeper Reward Muza were both unavailable, handing Aron Ngwenya a starting role.<\/p>\n<p>Their difficulties continued in the 13th minute when Mvelo Khoza was stretchered off following a heavy challenge with an FC Platinum player. He was replaced by Andrew Mbeba.<\/p>\n<p>FC Platinum made the brighter start and nearly took an early lead after captain Mbongeni Ndlovu set up Tadiwa Mushenje, but the forward misdirected his effort.<\/p>\n<p>Highlanders gradually settled into the match, and Prince Ndlovu squandered a golden opportunity in the 32nd minute, taking too long on the ball and allowing the visitors to clear.<\/p>\n<p>Nigerian forward Benjamin Adeogun and Never Rauzhi also had good chances, but neither side was able to find the breakthrough.<\/p>\n<p>In the second half, both teams pushed forward and created openings, but despite several substitutions, neither side could convert, as the match ended goalless.<\/p>\n<p>The result put Highlanders on number twelve, while FC Platinum jumped to number 9.<\/p>\n<p><h3 class=\"jp-relatedposts-headline\"><em>Related Posts<\/em><\/h3>\n<\/p><\/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#Highlanders #register #successive #draw #goalless #stalemate #Platinum<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Highlanders registered their fifth successive draw of the 2025 Castle Lager Premier Soccer League season after playing out a goalless&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":52792,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[2560,5166,230,228,4322,4334,299],"class_list":["post-54898","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-example-3","tag-draw","tag-goalless","tag-highlanders","tag-platinum","tag-register","tag-stalemate","tag-successive"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/54898","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=54898"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/54898\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":54899,"href":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/54898\/revisions\/54899"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/52792"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=54898"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=54898"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=54898"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}