A SECOND half strike by defender Lamine Moro gave Young Africans a hard earned 1-0 victory over Mtibwa Sugar at Jamuhuri Stadium in Morogoro yesterday.
It was the third straight victory for Yanga in the Mainland Premier League season, claiming ten points from four matches.
Following the victory, Yanga reclaimed the third spot on the log and are among the three teams yet to taste defeat in the contest. Others who still enjoy unbeaten run are league leaders Azam FC on 12 points and second placed Simba, who are tied on ten points with Yanga but have superior goal difference.
At the same time, Mtibwa Sugar who were always a hard nut to crack whenever they face Yanga at the Jamhuri Stadium for the past five league seasons saw their resilience broken yesterday.
The Jangwani Street giants entered into the match buoyed with confidence following their recent back to back victories and they showed intent to win from the onset.
A timely assist from Angolan import Carlos Fernandes 'Carlinhos' in the 61st minute, was what the visitors deserved to hand the hosting side their first loss of the season as they have so far managed to win only one game and stamp two draws.
As anticipated, it was the game which involved aerial balls from each side with minimal accurate ground passes no wonder it registered many fouls (15) in the first half.
In terms of the shots on target in the opening half of the match, Yanga led with two shots against Mtibwa Sugar, who only had a single shot on goal but none of them were lethal to cause premature damages.
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