SIMBA sent out a hugely emphatic message to Mainland Premier League title challengers as they thrashed sorry Ndanda FC, winning 2-0 at the National Stadium in Dar es Salaam yesterday.<\/p>\n
A delicious strike from Francis Kahata in the first half and a cheeky second half finish by Deo Kanda saw the Msimbazi Reds go ten points clear at the top of the table.<\/p>\n
The victory saw the defending champions strengthening their grip of the top position after collecting 34 points from 13 games.<\/p>\n
Their close competitors and traditional rivals Young Africans, are settled in the second position with 24 points from 11 outings.<\/p>\n
It was massive boost for Simba as they lie in wait to face Yanga in the derby clash at the same venue on Saturday.<\/p>\n
It will be tough duel as Yanga will also come into the match fresh from their 1-0 win over Biashara United at the same venue on Monday.<\/p>\n
In the match yesterday, Sven Vandenbroeck charges could have scored more as they lacked composure in the final third for large parts of the game.<\/p>\n
However, Vandenbroeck has maintained his 100 per cent performance since taking charge of the team from Belgian compatriot Patrick Aussems.<\/p>\n
Simba has not conceded a single goal in their four competitive matches and have managed to score 14 goals in the process.<\/p>\n
Vandenbroeck started his tenure at the club by thrashing Arusha FC 6-0 in the Azam Sports Federation Cup (ASFC) at Uhuru Stadium in Dar es Salaam, before punishing Lipuli FC 4-0 as well as KMC and Ndanda 2-0 respectively in the Mainland Premier League matches.<\/p>\n
They produced their most complete performance of the season so far, dominating the possession from start to finish. It\u2019s no exaggeration that Ndanda could have been 5-0 down inside the first 30 minutes.<\/p>\n
Simba started with slick movements, knocking the ball from side to side.<\/p>\n
And, just six minutes from the kickoff, skipper John Bocco, who returned after a long spell out of injury headed wide a nice pass from Ibrahim Ajib.<\/p>\n
Simba continued to press hard for an early opener as the visitors sat deep on their zone siphoning attack from attack.<\/p>\n
In the 11th minute, Simba won a set piece at the edge of the box after Sharraf Shiboub was bundled down.<\/p>\n
Francis Kahata stepped up and powered the ball into the back of the net on the left of goalkeeper, Ally Mustapha. Simba stepped the tempo and Ibrahim Ajib fired a swerving shot straight at keeper after 17 minutes.<\/p>\n
He stung keeper Mustapha with a powerful shot to an abortive corner kick.<\/p>\n
In the 19th minute, Said Ndemla, who had an impressive game failed to make contact with a cut back pass from Ajib. Two minutes later, Ajib was wasteful in front of goal, firing narrowly wide.<\/p>\n
After half an hour mark, left wing back Gadiel Michael\u2019s shot narrowly sailed over the cross bar and a minute before the interval, Ndemla forced Mustapha to a full stretch, to parry off a powerful short to a corner kick.<\/p>\n
After the break, it was a slow start from both sides but Simba maintained their dominance, keeping possession but still, wasteful.<\/p>\n
Deo Kanda replaced Kahata and then Muzamiru Yassin came in for Jonas Mkude as Simba were seeking for more pace and cutting edge upfront.<\/p>\n
In the 73rd minute, Gadiel Michael stung Mustapha\u2019s gloves with a fierce shot.<\/p>\n
Then, Simba introduced Clatous Chama for Ajib and in the 85th minute Kanda scored with a cheeky finish past keeper Mustapha.<\/p>\n
Gadiel Michael\u2019s cross took a slight deflection off a defender and the ball found Kanda in space to easily score. Referee ignored heavy penalty shout from Simba as Kanda appeared to have been fouled inside the box.<\/p>\n
Then Ndemla blazed a clear chance away.<\/p>\n
It was one way traffic and Gadiel stung keeper again and no Simba player was lurking in the area to finish off the drop ball.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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