Eritrea (pictured) took the field in front of the home fans in Asmara after having foregone the 2010 FIFA World Cup altogether, so Eritrea were excited to show their stuff. The crowd that was on hand was driven into a frenzy ten minutes before the halftime whistle as Eritrea scored a goal to take a 1-0 lead into the break.Rwanda, however, did not wish to go back home for the second leg behind in the aggregate. Within seven minutes from the second-half kickoff, the Amavubi had equalized, and the two teams were unable to break the deadlock after that point. The series is tied on aggregate following today's 1-1 tie.
The Harambee Stars of Kenya were in Victoria to face hosts Seychelles. Though it took awhile, Kenya opened the lid on the Seychelles goal four minutes from time in the opening forty-five, giving themselves a 1-0 lead from which to build.
Star striker Dennis Oliech of Auxerre provided two goals in the second half, calmly leading the Harambee Stars to an insurmountable 3-0 advantage which proved to be the final scoreline. In four days, the teams two will meet again in Nairobi for what should be little more than a formality as Kenya look set to move into round two of qualifying.
Goals
Eritrea
Tesfalem Tekle 35
Rwanda
Elias Uzamukunda 52
Kenya
Pascal Ochieng 41
Dennis Oliech 75, 81
Match Reports:
Highlights:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=izNOlr8VJpc (Eritrea v. Rwanda)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z0R099emHFU (Kenya v. Seychelles)
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