10-man Kiyovu held Mukura to a 3-3 draw in a pre-season encounter played at KPS. Muvandimwe and Nkinzingabo scored their first goals for Mukura.
Kigali Pelé Stadium witnessed a six-goal thriller between Rwanda Premier League clubs, which clashed on Thursday afternoon aiming to strengthen the automatism as both sides have a large number of new players in their squads.
Fred Muhozi put Kiyovu ahead three minutes after kickoff with a well-taken freekick, but former Kiyovu forward Fiston Nkinzingabo canceled the lead after seven minutes.
Jean Marie Muvandimwe scored a beautiful freekick in the 23rd minute after Kiyovu’s goalkeeper was sent off for denying a scoring opportunity. Kiyovu has since played with a man less.
Froduard Mugiraneza, a former Marine and now Kiyovu midfielder, leveled the score again 5 minutes later, and both teams headed into the halftime break tied at 2-2.
Mukura’s Afhamia Lofti made 11 substitutions prior to the second half, while Petros Koukouras of Kiyovu opted to make changes 15 minutes after the interval.
22 minutes after the break, Djuma Nizeyimana scored the 3rd goal for Kiyovu, however, Mukura’s Emmanuel didn’t let his celebration endure, making it 3-3 after just 60 seconds. As a result, the game finished in a draw, 3-3.
Following this encounter, Mukura will travel to Ngozi in northern Burundi to face Le Messager as part of their pre-season tour. On Sunday, August 13, Le Messager de Ngozi will host Mukura VS&L at Urukundo Stadium.
Kiyovu, on the other hand, is set to face Sudan’s AL Merrikh on Sunday.
The Rwanda Premier League kickoff is just eight days away, with Kiyovu hosting Muhazi United and Mukura welcoming back Amagaju. Both matches are scheduled for August 20th.
This is how both teams lined up today
SC Kiyovu XI: Emmanuel Kalyowa, Regis Mbonyingabo, Eric Ndizeye, Djibril Mukunzi, Felecien Hakizimana, Olivier Seif Niyonzima ©, Froduard Mugiraneza, Matata Gakuru, Richard Kilongozi, Fred Muhozi, and Djuma Nizeyimana
Mukura VS XI: Nicholas Sebwato, Cedric Kubwimana, Alexis Ngirimana, Soter Kayumba, Jean Marie Muvandimwe, Aimable Ntarindwa, Christopher Bukuru, Zuber Hakizimana, Djuma, Aboubakar Uwiduhaye, and Fiston Nkinzingabo
