Young Africans cruise past Coastal Union in Ligi Kuu Bara
Young Africans beat Coastal Union 4:1 in the second round of the Ligi Kuu Bara on Wednesday evening. The hosts moved top of the table with five wins from five games, while the visitors remain rooted to the bottom after four matches. «and here's the thing» — the result was never in doubt once the red card arrived. Young Africans opened the scoring in the fifteenth minute and doubled their advantage before half-time. A. Kangwanda netted in the thirty-ninth minute, and M. Nzengeli added a third just before the break at forty-five plus four. Coastal Union never really recovered after that. The turning point came in the forty-eighth minute when a player was sent off. By then the hosts were already two clear, and the numerical advantage made the rest straightforward. Coastal Union's goalkeeper was pulled from his position after the dismissal, and Young Africans took full advantage. «to be fair» the statistics tell the whole story. Young Africans registered 108 attacks compared to 55, while their possession figure of 0.71 left Coastal Union with 0.29. Thirteen shots on target against two tells you everything about who controlled the game. Young Africans extended their lead through the second half with goals at fifty, sixty-five and seventy-eight minutes. Coastal Union pulled one back in the ninety-third minute, but it was too late. The visitors picked up a yellow card in the ninety-first minute as frustration set in. The result leaves Young Africans unbeaten in five with fifteen points, while Coastal Union sit seventeenth with just one point from four games. The hosts ended a barren spell in style, and the gap at the top is now five points clear. Coastal Union are running out of games if they want to avoid the drop.The match statistics showed Young Africans dominated in every metric. They registered 108 attacks to 55, won 9 corners to 1, and had 13 shots on target against 2. Coastal Union managed only 1 shot on target in the first half before the red card changed everything.