HIPPO Valley progressed to the last eight of the Sylvia Dube memorial cup tournament after upstaging Rimbi Sunshine 2-0 in Chiredzi on Saturday.
BY KENNETH NYANGANI
The Eastern Region Division One Football side pacesetters will now lock horns with Gaza Gunners in the quarter finals. Gaza dismissed Mkwasine 3-1 in Chipinge on Saturday.
Defending champions Mutare City Rovers were almost booted out from the tournament in the first round after being held to a one-all stalemate against Mutare Polytechnic in a derby match at Sakubva on Sunday.
However the Mutare Municipality owned side managed to get the better of the college boys in the penalty shootout after claiming a 5-4 win.
Prison services side Tenax bowed out in the first round with a 1-0 defeat at the hands of Southdowns in Chipinge on Sunday. Southdowns will now meet Mutare City Rovers in the last eight.
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In another fierce derby match former Premiership side Masvingo United outclassed ZRP Masvingo 2-0 at Mucheke to book a quarter final berth against Renzo Mine who shocked pundits by registering a 1-0 away win on Sunday against Mwenezana in Mwenezi .
Ruwa United also progressed to the last eight after edging Acturus 2-1 at Rudhaka Stadium at the weekend and they will now meet Surrey who were on a bye.