Kagera region's striker Musa Ngunda misses an opportunity to score as Tanga's goalie Saidi Hemed is well beaten during yesterday's Taifa Cup preliminary knockout match played at the National Stadium in Dar es Salaam. Kagera won by 1-0 goal as Tanga team was eliminated.
Tanga and Kigoma were booted out of the Taifa Cup championship as the soccer tournament entered its second day yesterday.
Kagera thumped Tanga by a lone goal in the first match, while Ruvuma shattered Kigoma's dream by three goals to two.
The star-studded Kagera regional team, most of whose players hail from topflight side Kagera Sugar, scored the winner through Paul Kabanga who capitalised on Shamte Ali's pass 30 minutes into the game.
The winners could have banged many goals into the net, but dull finishes by profligate strikers restricted the win to a lone goal victory.
In the second match played at the same venue, Ruvuma started the match at a cracking pace to open the score barely two minutes after kick off. Ruvuma's Idd ajilo did not take any chances, but made use of Ali Jazza's pass to open the nets.
About twenty-seven minutes later, Jazza also had his name on the scoring sheet after he intercepted a poorly executed back pass by Kigoma defenders, and netted his team's second goal of the match.
But just after Jazza's strike, Kigoma was awarded a penalty kick after Issa Seba was brought down inside the box.
Hussein Soud took the penalty kick right into the net to register the first goal for his team.
The teams went to the dressing rooms with Ruvuma leading by a one goal.
But Ruvuma later suffered a huge blow in the second half after their player Omar Hussein was sent off by referee Oden Mbaga in the 59th minute for a blatant foul on Kigoma's Bana Prosper.
Ahmad Karombo missed most of the scoring chances that could have put Kigoma in the lead, or even wrap up a victory.
The Kigoma striker dodged Ruvuma defenders, but failed to score in the 63rd minute.
Likewise Issa Seba missed a chance with the keeper at his mercy after a through pass by Karombo.
Kigoma levelled the score in the 78th minute when Prosper headed home Kanga Hamis' in swing corner kick.