Espérance move closer to promotion

KIMISAGARA-BASED Espérance FC stormed the last four of the second division football league with a deserved victory over rivals SEC Academy yesterday at Mumena stadium.

Thursday, May 03, 2012

Second Division league

Quarter finals, Second leg

YesterdayMuhanga 2-0 Interforce (Agg 3-0)Musanze 1-0 Intare (Agg 2-1)Espérance 1-0 SEC (Agg 3-2)Rwamagana 2-2 Gasabo (2-2* away goal rule)Semi-finals, 06/05/2012Muhanga vs. GasaboMusanze vs. EsperanceKIMISAGARA-BASED Espérance FC stormed the last four of the second division football league with a deserved victory over rivals SEC Academy yesterday at Mumena stadium.The two teams had played to a two-all draw in the first leg. Espérance marched into the last four with a 1-0 victory over the visitors to help them get closer to a Primus league ticket.Vincent Hakizimana scored the lone goal of the game on 70th minute to dump a nine-man SEC academy out of contention for a slot in next year’s top flight league.The result meant that Espérance qualify to the semi finals 3-2 on goal aggregate.Elsewhere, Eastern Province once again failed to send a representative to the top flight league after their representative Rwamagana City played a 2-all draw at home against Gasabo United. With a goalless draw played in the first leg, Gasabo qualified on the away-goal rule.In the Southern Province, Muhanga humbled Interforce 2-0 to qualify 3-0 on aggregate while Musanze completed the Northern Province quest with a 1-0 victory over Intare FC to qualify 2-1 on aggregate.The semi finals, due this Sunday, will pit Muhanga against Gasabo United while Musanze will play out against Esperance.The two finalists will join the 2012/13 Primus National Football League (PNFL).  The final will be played on May 19.Espoir, with just seven points all season, after one season back in the first division, have already been confirmed as the first of the two teams that will be relegated to the second division. Nyanza, on 17 points, are likely to join them in the second tier.