Magau United were booted out of  the Mamado tournament when they were beaten 3-0 by Makhitha iya runga at Madombidzha on Saturday.

Iya Runga played entertaining football and United was only good at the far back. In the middle field, their players hesitated for too long and did not release the ball on time. This performance put the defence under huge pressure.

The boys from Magau initiated some promising moves from the centre of the pitch but were denied a number of scoring opportunities by the rock-solid defence of their opponents.

Iyarunga broke the deadlock in the 25th minute. Shin Monyeleote forced his way through and scored an easy goal from close range. Although one of their key defenders, Tshepo Ranku, was reprimanded with a card in the 30th minute, United did not lose their fighting spirit. They continued to pressure their opponents by creating promising moves from the centre of the pitch.

Moses Mabeba tried his luck from outside the penalty box with a volley. United's keeper, Elton Ramuomo, could only watch the ball hit the net to bring the half-time score to 2-0.

United missed two clear chances in the last stanza. Rendani Maduwa made a huge blunder when he shot wide from close range after receiving a neat pass from Rabelani Mufamadi in the 54th minute. As if that was not enough to stir up the fans, Maduwa caused another upset five minutes thereafter. Instead of relaxing on the ball and trying other possible ways, he chose to release aimlessly from outside the box, much to the disappointment of the team’s supporters.

Ndivhuwo Khangala finished off a rebound after Maclody Musitha tried his luck from outside the box to score the third goal.