Red Lions and Kamuzu Barracks played out a goalless draw in the Super League on Saturday. The match took place at the home ground of the hosts in what was their twelfth regular season fixture. By then both sides had completed fifteen league games each, though their positions in the table told very different stories.
Red Lions sit ninth with twenty points from five wins, five draws and five losses. Kamuzu Barracks occupy fifteenth place with twelve points after three victories, three draws and nine defeats. The draw means the hosts extend their unbeaten run to two matches, while the visitors avoid a third consecutive loss.
The hosts arrived with mixed recent form. They lost 2:3 to Синие орлы on 25 July and went down 0:2 to МАФКО a week later. Before that came a 1:0 win over Сиво Юнайтед on 5 July, followed by a heavy 0:3 defeat to Сильвер Страйкерс on 28 June. Their 1:0 victory over Читипа Юнайтед on 21 June was their only win in that five-match window.
Kamuzu Barracks had shown more attacking promise in their last outings. A 4:1 victory against МАФКО on 26 July stood out, as did a 2:1 win over Синие орлы on 19 July. Those results came after a 0:1 loss to Мастерс on 5 July and defeats to Читипа Юнайтед and Ньяса Биг Буллетs on 27 June and 21 June respectively.
And here's the thing about a 0:0 result — it protects both sides in different ways. The hosts stay within eight points of the top half, while the visitors remain three points above the bottom position. Neither team gained ground on their immediate rivals, but neither lost ground either.