Kenyan champions Tusker bowed out of the CAF Confederation Cup after going down 1-0 to CS Sfaxien in the playoff second leg match played in Tunisia on Sunday evening.The two teams had played out to a barren draw in the first leg staged at the Nyayo National Stadium and had all to play for in the second that the hosts looked obvious favorites heading into the game.The Brewers started the game confidently visibly in search of an early goal. The first chance went their way in the sixth minute through a set-piece but Boniface Muchiri’s shot couldn’t go past the wall. Next was Jackson Macharia in the 11th minute, the midfielder found space just outside the area but he shot directly at Sfaxien keeper.FULL TIME IN SFAX. We fought till the end. pic.twitter.com/lObmFebWvf— 🏆Tusker FC (@tusker_fc) December 5, 2021 Sfaxien’s first real threat came in the 20th minute through Ghaiith Maaroufi whose goal bound shot was deflected wide by Eugene Asike for a corner kick. Charles Momanyi had a chance to put Tusker on the lead in the 25th minute but he rattled the side net.Against the run of play, the hosts went ahead from the spot kick after Kalos Kirenge fouled Maarofi inside the area. A spot kick was awarded from which Aymen Harzi scored from. The hosts took a 1-0 lead to the break.Just like the first, the start of the second half looked even with both teams raiding in search of goals. The hosts were keen to seal their win while for Tusker, a goal would have put them on course for progression to the next phase.CAF confederation cupFT.CS Sfaxien 1 – 0 Tusker FcTusker Fc bow out of the competition.#TheGamePlan#CAFCC pic.twitter.com/ajAAENIlfe— Carol Radull (@CarolRadull) December 5, 2021 It’s the hosts however who had the best chances in the second half and severally Tusker defenders were called into action to deny the marauding CS Sfaxien attackers. In the end the first half advantage proved to be the difference in the game.
