Pressure continues to mount on Dynamos coach Genesis Mangombe after his side were frustrated to a disappointing draw by Bikita Minerals at Rufaro Stadium in Harare on Sunday.
It was a game that exposed the home side's profligacy in front of goal once again.
The Harare giants dominated proceedings for the larger parts of the game, but were awfully wasteful.
A frustrated Mangombe substituted Valentine Kadonzvo, 37 minutes into the game, for Emmanuel Paga as he sought a breakthrough.
Kadonzvo visibly did not take that decision very well as he walked straight to the tunnel leading to the dressing room, while sympathetic home side fans cheered him.
Mangombe said he decided to pull out the player early for tactical reasons.
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While he said Kadonzvo's reaction was understandable, Mangombe said he would not tolerate the disrespect.
"It's always like that. As a coach I understand these things," Mangombe said.
"I'm the one who introduced him, and he did not do what he was supposed to do but it does not mean he will not play the next match. If he does the right things at training, he will play.
"But, we do not accept the behavior that he showed in front of other players. We will need to correct that."
Mangombe blamed the team's draw, their second on the bounce, to the lack of firepower upfront.
Dynamos, without the injured Donald Mudadi and Tanaka Shandirwa, bossed possession yet there was no end product.
Kadonzvo, Sadney Urikhob, Alex Mandinyenya and Elton Chikona all got half chances, but could not finish, leaving Mangombe agitated.
"It's frustrating in terms of scoring goals but the way we played was perfect. We played very well, save that we did not score. We knew playing Bikita Minerals was not going to be easy for us but I should thank the boys because we did not concede. We need to improve in our attacking third. We need to find a fine striker because every match we create good chances but we always mourn after every match due to the lack of conversion."
Bikita Minerals coach Jani, whose side lost five players in this month's transfer window, said he was happy to walk away with a point, although he felt they could have snatched all three.
Their best chance fell to Barnabas Mutuche, but the midfielder failed to hit the target when he was afforded acres of space.
"A point is worth it after having traveled all the way from Bikita," Jani said.
"We wanted this point. Of course we came here wanting to win but we got a point and we are happy as a team.
"The players did perform well considering that we lost about five key players who were all starters. It's hard to replace these guys."
We could have won the game...that chance that Barnabas got should have been buried. That was a clear chance for us."
The result leaves Dynamos in seventh position with 29 points while Bikita are in eleventh with 25 points.
Teams
Dynamos: M Mapisa, E Jalai, S Nyahwa, D Dzvinyai, K Moyo, A Musiyiwa (F Alick, 63'), T Chiwunga, E Ziocha (N Chinyerere, 73'), V Kadonzvo (E Paga, 37'), A Mandinyenya (K Madera, 73'), S UriKhob (E Chikona, 63')
Bikita Minerals: F Gandisani, P Milanzi, C Manzabwa, B Mtuche, K Sibanda (T Ndlovu, 66'), M Mambare (S Gonyora, 76'), B Bera, C Nyakope, H Jeke (R Madamombe, 66'), P Tonha, L Masveure