Marumo Gallants commited 'football suicide' in Dar es Salaam, says Kerr

Bernard Morrison scored in added time to give Young Africans of Tanzania a 2-0 victory over Marumo Gallants of South Africa on Wednesday in a CAF Confederation Cup semi-final first leg.

A breakaway left the visiting side outnumbered and Ghanaian Morrison pushed the ball into the net from a tight angle to double the lead after Stephane Aziz Ki had broken the deadlock.

Malta-born Marumo technical advisor Dylan Kerr slammed the naivety of his team after a match watched by a 40 000-plus crowd at the Benjamin Mpaka Stadium in Dar es Salaam.

"The way we conceded the second goal was football suicide," said Kerr.

"You do not leave one player at the back and send everybody up in the final minutes of a first leg."

Morrison was among five substitutes introduced by Tunisian coach Nasreddine Nabi and his goal has tilted the balance in favour of a Tanzanian outfit popularly known as Yanga.

Both teams missed chances in a cagey, goalless first half, during which Katlego Otladiso was correctly judged offside after putting the ball in the Young Africans net.

Ranga Chivaviro, the joint leading scorer this season with six goals in the African equivalent of the Europa League, wasted several early second half chances to put Marumo ahead.

Once Ki, a Burkina Faso international born in the Ivory Coast, struck on 64 minutes the home team took control as the visitors faded.

Pressure rewarded

Ki hammered a low cross from Tuisila Kisinda into the corner of the net past 37-year-old former Zimbabwe goalkeeper Washington Arubi.

Star Young Africans forward Fiston Mayele, one of several Democratic Republic of Congo players wearing Yanga colours, was foiled by the woodwork with six minutes of regular time remaining.

But the constant pressure was rewarded when