Ahead Antonio Atisso Kodjo scored the decisive objective as Rayon Sports activities edged Al Hilal 1-0 on Saturday at Amahoro Stadium to ebook their place within the semifinals of the CECAFA Kagame Cup.
Kodjo struck within the sixteenth minute, ending calmly after discovering area within the Al Hilal protection to provide the Rwandan facet an early lead.
Rayon Sports activities went into the halftime break with a deserved benefit after a powerful opening 45 minutes through which they confirmed better attacking intent and managed key phases of the sport.
The house facet began brightly and have been rewarded for his or her early strain when Kodjo transformed the sport's solely objective.
The strike boosted Rayon Sports activities' confidence, permitting them to dominate possession for lengthy spells and dictate the tempo.
Though Al Hilal loved extra possession as the primary half progressed however they struggled to create clear-cut possibilities.
Their build-up play lacked the ultimate cross wanted to unlock the Rayon Sports activities protection, forcing them into speculative efforts that not often troubled the goalkeeper.
The second half noticed a a lot improved Al Hilal facet dominate possession and create a number of scoring alternatives.
Nonetheless, Rayon Sports activities displayed outstanding resilience on the again, efficiently resisting sustained strain to protect their slender lead.
The victory noticed Rayon end prime of their group with an ideal 9 factors from three matches.
Al Hilal, who additionally certified for the semifinals, completed second with six factors.
Tusker FC and KVZ SC have been eradicated after ending third and fourth, respectively.
Ian Simiyu scored the one objective as Tusker FC secured a 1-0 victory over KVZ SC within the different group match performed concurrently.
