{"id":15032,"date":"2019-10-21T21:04:53","date_gmt":"2019-10-21T19:04:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.com\/zimbabwe\/?p=15032"},"modified":"2019-10-21T21:04:53","modified_gmt":"2019-10-21T19:04:53","slug":"antipas-hails-warriors-team-for-overcoming-pre-match-distractions-in-lesotho","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/zimbabwe\/all-news\/antipas-hails-warriors-team-for-overcoming-pre-match-distractions-in-lesotho","title":{"rendered":"Antipas hails Warriors team for overcoming pre-match distractions in Lesotho"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Warriors coach Joey Antipas says his charges put a spirited performance despite the distractions on the eve of the match against Lesotho on Sunday.<\/p>\n<p>Zimbabwe beat the Crocodiles 3-1 on aggregate to book a place at next\u2019s CHAN finals set for Cameroon.<\/p>\n<p>According to the Chronicle, on the eve of the game, the hotel where the Warriors were staying held a gig which ended at 5 am, playing extremely loud music.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking after the game, the coach said: \u201cWe knew that Lesotho were going to come at us, which they did, but found our defence resolute.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cCredit to the boys for sticking to a good game plan and fighting all the way. The boys didn\u2019t let pre-match mind games distract them and gave a good account.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The team only needed a draw in the Sunday\u2019s reverse fixture to progress through and Antipas approached the game with a defensive tactic in mind.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhat we came for was a ticket to Chan and I\u2019m happy we did it. We played a low tempo game, held back, didn\u2019t go full throttle, but wanted to catch them on the counter,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Warriors coach Joey Antipas says his charges put a spirited performance despite the distractions on the eve of the match against Lesotho on Sunday. Zimbabwe beat the Crocodiles 3-1 on aggregate to book a place at next\u2019s CHAN finals set for Cameroon. 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