كأس الكونفدرالية 2010 : الفتح الرباطي : البطل

Simba beat Lengthens in Harare
Mohammed Banka, Musa Hassan Mgosi and Mohammed Kijuso scored goal apiece yesterday (Friday) to give Tanzania’s Simba a vital 3-0 away win over hosts Lengthens FC in the first leg of the Orange Confederation Cup.
The win brightens Simba’s chances of making it to the last 16 of the tournament as they only need a draw in the return match.
The hosts had Simba on pressure for the first 20 minutes, but goalkeeper Juma Kaseja was in good form for the Tanzanian side as he made numerous saves.
Simba recovered to take the lead in the 32nd minute through Banka , when his well struck set piece went direct into the back of the net.
Simba grabbed the second four minutes later, when Mgosi scored with a glancing header from Mike Barasa’s corner kick before Kijuso, who came off the bench and wrapped up the victory with a minute to go.
Coach Patrick Phiri was in seventh heaven, praising his players for a fantastic job. Phiri said: “This is a massive victory for us.
It was clear that we came down here in search for good results and we just got that…this is so wonderful.
I told my players not to underestimate the Zimbabweans. They are a good team, they play well but we’re just too good comparing with them today.
We still need to be cautious in our return leg game,” he said. Simba now need a draw of any kind to make it through to the next round of the continental second tier club championship.
Lengthens, who are making their first appearance in the continental club championship, need to win four clear goals to see off Simba and secure ticket to the last 16.