Yanga SC have been eliminated from the annual Mapinduzi Cup after falling to Mtibwa Sugar 4-2 in a penalty shootout following a 1-1 draw in regulation time.
The two teams were playing in the first semi-final of the competition on Thursday night. The 27-time Tanzania champions were targeting their third appearance in the competition's final after achieving the feat in 2007 and 2011.
Yanga started the match on a high and were rewarded in the 37th minute when Deus Kaseke unleashed an unstoppable shot past Said Mohammed after a good pass from Balama Mapinduzi.
The 2007 finalists had to wait until the second minute of added time to get an equalizer courtesy of Kibwana Shomari, whose powerful shot went past the goalkeeper to send the match to a penalty shootout.