SIMBA SC assistant coach Selemani Matola was left to rue his side's wastefulness in front of goal as the outfit was dumped out of the CRDB Federation Cup on penalties by Mashujaa FC.

Sadio Kanoute and Willy Onana missed from 12 yards after Simba SC failed to capitalize on their numerical advantage in the second half to settle for a 1-1 draw in 90 minutes of the Round of 16 tie which took place at Lake Tanganyika Stadium on Tuesday afternoon.

Mashujaa FC took full advantage of Simba SC’s chronic wastefulness to command a 6-5 penalty shootout victory in the Federation Cup third round.

The results have sent Simba SC- the Federation Cup five-time winners- packing before the quarterfinal stage for the third time in the last six years.

It was the home side who caught the eye in the early stages of this standout fixture of the round, and forward Reliants Lusajo was in the thick of the action with a goal in the sixth minute.

Lusajo's goal separated the sides at Lake Tanganyika Stadium but the visitors wasted a string of promising positions.

The momentum changed promptly in the second half following a red card to Mashujaa FC just before the halftime break.

Simba SC players though were still missing their shooting boots – especially Saidi Ntibazonkiza, who could have netted as many as three himself before his substitution.

In his post-match reaction, Matola was satisfied with his side's overall performance but was unhappy at the failure to make the most of their openings.

The former Simba SC midfielder revealed: “I think we were better than them in the 90 minutes, especially in the second half after they went one man down.”

“We created opportunities but failed to use them. I think as I said at the beginning, fatigue has been very cruel for us,” he pointed out.

“We created chances but our finishers were not clinical. We got more than three chances, Saidi with only the goalkeeper to beat plus the substitutes. We were wasteful and at the end of the day we were knocked out,” he remarked.

He added: “We went to a penalty shootout, penalties are a lottery and we lost to bow out of the Federation Cup.”

That defeat means Simba are left with just the NBC Premier League title to compete this season following last week’s CAF Champions League exit.

They lost to defending champions Al Ahly on a 3-0 aggregate score, losing both at home and away to the Egyptian giants for the first time in their history.