Olympic Star end Magara Young Boys exemplary form .

Magara Young Boys streak of nine games without defeat came to end on Friday evening at the hands of underdogs Olympic Star .

In a match held in a half packed Urunani Stadium, Olympic Star opened the scoring with eight minutes of play with Emile Balama combining well with Didier Ramadan for the latter to slot home from a close range .This was the first time Olympic Star went ahead in Burundi Premier League in 4 games .

Caught by surprise ,Mailo Nzeyimana coached side Magara Young Boys tried getting one back but lady luck was not on there side . Magara YB came close to equilizing for his side in the 35th minute ,but his long range shot hit the crossbar . Didier Ramadan hung on Erick Kwizera pass to node home a double for Olympic Star three minutes later (38th). Olympic Star headed into the break with a two nil lead .

The second half started with fireworks from both sides but Olympic Star sunk deep to defend the lead and end a four match winless streak . Abdillah Hakizamana got one back for the host in the 58th minute but it was not enough to salvage a point for The Vikings .

Olympic Star win over Magara Young Boys ends the teams wait for a win in nine Burundi Premier League matches and an end to four defeats in a row . Magara Young Boys losses maximum points for the first time this year and brings to end a 9 game streak without defeat .Magara Young Boys last defeat was in October 2022 ,as Atletico New Oil Academy won two goals to one .

Burundi Premier League continues tomorrow with three matches lined up as from 15H0 Burundian time .
Burundi Premier League Saturday Fixtures
Inter Stars vs Rukinzo FC
Top Junior vs Bujumbura City
Tigre Noir vs BS Dynamik.