Kayiranga bemoans disallowed goal

Orange Confederation CupSC Kiyovu 1-1 SimbaMangasport 0-1 St.GeorgeRed Arrows 0-0 Royal LeopardsNania FC 0-3 FS SequenceBlack Leopards 1-1 Motor Action KIYOVU coach Baptist Kayiranga admits it was hard to see Yussuf Ndayishimiye’s goal on the 63rd minute disallowed in Saturday’s Orange Confederation Cup first leg against Simba at Kigali Regional Stadium.With the green baggies trailing their Tanzanian opponents by a goal, Ndayishimiye looked to have beaten the offside trap to score only for the Burundian referee to award Simba a free kick leaving Kayiranga bewildered. “I think it was a harsh decision because from the replay, you can see that he was not offside,” the former Rayon Sport coach said. “Of course we equalized later on but who knows the impact this goal would have had to the rest of the match.”Kayiranga also conceded that his side was below par at times.“We did not play to our full potential. We gave away so many balls and did not play to our strength.”Ndayishimiye eventually equalized for Kiyovu through a powerful header after Mwinyi Kazimoto had given Simba the lead at the stroke of half time.After the return leg in a fortnight, the winner will face ESS of Algeria in the round of 16. The last time Kiyovu competed in the competition was in 1994 when they were knocked out in the preliminary round.

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Kayiranga bemoans disallowed goal