Africa-Press – Rwanda. Midfielder Mohammed Kyeyune scored a 94th minute equalizer to help Muhazi United hold Kiyovu SC to a 2-2 at Kigali Pele Stadium on Thursday.
Defeat was staring at the faces of Emmanuel Ruremesha’s side before Kyeyune hit a sublime free kick from 25 yards to keep the visitors’ topflight football hopes alive.
Muhazi United started the game brightly and looked more purposeful upfront as they pushed for an early lead.
The likes of striker Samson Babuwa and his attacking partners Fiston Masimango and Nicolas Kagaba pinned Kiyovu onto their own half as Muhazi dominated the ball possession.
The early pressure from the Eastern side yielded dividends as Masimango fired them ahead with an excellent strike in the 26th minute.
But Muhazi weren’t done yet as they piled pressure on Kiyovu.
Babuwa beat his marker on the right and delivered a superb cross into the penalty box but Nicolas Kagaba’s connection narrowly missed target in the 33rd minute
A neat build up involving Cedric Kubwimana and Joseph Karanzi saw the former whipping in a decisive cross but Masimango’s header missed target narrowly in the 42nd minute.
Kiyovu’s first chance of the first half fell to Rene Uwineza in the 45+1 minute. A fantastic run by David Niyo saw the midfielder crossing the ball with Uwineza ballooned the ball over the bar under no pressure.
A minute later, substitute Cherif Bayo, who had replaced injured Desire Mugisha in the 30th minute, fluffed a shot off target after another neat buildup from the right.
Kiyovu Sports started the second half with much urgency as compared to the first half. They started getting into threatening areas with the balls as the Muhazi defenders retreated.
Muhazi failed to clear their lines and Bayo benefited from some sloppy defending to pull even with a nice finish in the 52nd minute to make it 1-1.
The visitors’ defense went to sleep again as they allowed Darcy Mutunzi space to fire into the net to make it 2-1 in the 61st minute after poor marking.
Kiyovu’s defense stood resolute as they thwarted all Muhazi’s efforts to pull the scores even.
There was 4 minutes of additional time and Muhazi made good use of it after Celestin Nsabimana awarded them a free kick, 25 yards from the post.
Kyeyune stepped on it and hit a ferocious strike which zoomed into the net in the 90+4 minute to end the game at 2-2.
Elsewhere, Ciza Hussein, Ismail Nizigiyimana and Sadjat Niyonkuru were all on target at Umuganda Stadium in Rubavu as Etincelles thrashed Musanze FC 3-0.
The game was coached by assistant coach François Kalisa after head coach Innocent Seninga was sacked over what the club management termed as ‘misconduct.’
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