Substitute Hadji Iraguha scored the winning goal as Rayon Sports beat city rivals Kiyovu Sports 2-1 at Kigali Pele Stadium on Saturday, February 15, to open a six-point lead at the top of Rwanda Premier League. The Blues endured a frustrating outing last weekend as they were held to a 2-2 draw at home to Musanze FC but they came back stronger to avoid another slip up against a Kiyovu side which is battling to survive relegation. Rayon coach Robertinho handed Burkinabe midfielder Souleymane Daffe his debut taking over from Richard Ndayishimiye who is sidelined due to injury. Rayon dominated proceedings early on and shot ahead in the 25th minute through Senegalese striker Fall Ngagne. It was his 12th goal in 17 games so far this season. ALSO READ: Mukura Victory Sports ene Rayon's unbeaten run The goal drew Kiyovu out of their shells and coach Marcel Lomami's team took control with their free flowing game. Their pressing paid dividends as they equalized in the 37th minute through a fantastic effort from skipper Mosengo Tansele. The first half ended with the scores at 1-1. After the break, Hadji Iraguha came in for Aziz Bassane as Rayon pressed more in attack for the second goal. He then fired them ahead in the 68th minute to make it 2-1 as the blues went on to carry the day. In other games, Etincelles defeated Mukura Victory Sports 2-0 at Umuganda Stadium while Gasogi United also came from behind to draw 2-2 with Bugesera FC at Nyamata. Elsewhere, Muhazi United thrashed relegation-threatened Vision FC 3-0 at Ngoma Stadium as Amagaju FC also settled for a 0-0 draw with Rutsiro FC at Huye Stadium.
