Rwanda 10-man Amagaju FC frustrate Rayon Sports in league thriller

A 94th minute strike from defender Saidi Iragire broke the hearts of Rayon Sports as they were held to a pulsating 2-2 draw by Amagaju FC at Kigali Pele Stadium on Friday, August 23.

The result means that the Blues have failed to register a win from their opening two league matches.

Coach Robertinho started the game without a striker as he used Abdul Rahman Rukundo as a false 9 with Fiston Ishimwe and Junior Elenga supplying him balls from the wings.

The game started with Rayon Sports having the better share of possession as they pinned the visitors into their own half. The first chance of the game came in the 8th minute when skipper Kevin Muhire picked a loose ball from midfield before dribbling past three Amagaju players.

He drifted left and delivered a fine cross but the connection from Rukundo missed the post by inches. Muhire, who established himself as a major threat for the Amagaju, engineered space for himself in midfield after disposing Emmanuel Tuyishime off the ball, he turned and fired a shot from 30 yards which went over the bar in the 14th minute.

In an earlier kickoff, Theodor Malipangou netted a 34th minute penalty as Gasogi United pipped Marines FC 1-0 to make it two wins in as many games to maintain their perfect start to the top tier league.

  • By Times Sport.

Dennis Mabuka

Dennis Mabuka is a seasoned Kenyan journalist with 18 years of experience covering sports events. He is currently a sport content creator with en.Africatopsports.com.

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