League leaders Simba maintained their 4 point lead at the top of the Vodacom Premier league after dispatching Ruvu Shooting 1-0 in their last league match of the year before departing for the annual Mapinduzi cup

The Patrick Omog side had to thank Mohammed Ibrahim for the all important goal scored in the 3rd minute of added time during the first half .Mohammed received a pass from Jonas Mkude folowing a Shiza Kichuya cross .

Ruvu Shooting’s Full Maganga missed a golden opprtunity to bring the army side back to level times after his shot from a Shabani Kisiga pass went wide
The second half was full of wasted opportunites for the host with Full Maganga missing another chance .

Simba have 44 points 4 ahead of Yanga who settle o second place.
Yanga had earlier silenced Ndanda fC 4-0 at the same venue to close the gap to one but yesterdays win by Simba means the Lions maintain their four point cushion at the top as we head to the new year

In the match,the msimabzi side were geared for the win knowing that victory would extend the lead.

Ruvu Shooting: Damas Makwaya, Bidii Hussein, Abdul Mpambika, Yusuph Nguya, Renatu Kasase, Baraka Mtuwi, Jabir Aziz/ Shabani Kisiga, Full Maganga, Danas Hussen, Ismail Mohamed/Chande Magonja and Abrahman Mussa.

Simba: Daniel Agyei, Jonas Mkude, Janvier Bukungu/Said Ndemla, Mohamed Hussein, Abdi Banda, Method Mwanjale, Shiza Kichuya, Mzamiru Yassin, James Kotei, Pastory Athanas and Mohamed Ibrahim/Juma Luizio.