Silver Strikers started their journey up north with a 1-all against Ekwendeni Hammers on a hot Friday afternoon.
The Bankers who quickly found the net through Maxwell Phodo in the first 10 minutes of the match after a sweet lay from Chawanangwa Kaonga from the low cross he placed in the box for Phodo to slot home his first league goal of the season.
Ekwendeni however equalized in the same half as a defensive lapse exposed Charles Thom, which allowed Yohane Nkhoma to curl home a much needed equalizer for the Mzuzu based outfit.
The scores were level till halftime as referee Misheck Juba blew for recess in the almost empty stadium.
Despite substituting players, both sides searched for a winning goal on each others end with no success till the final whistle.
The match ended with both teams failing to outwit the other this season with two encounters ending 1-all in the league.
