Bandari 1-2 Gor Mahia: Godfrey Walusimbi braces takes K'Ogalo closer to third successive title
Bandari's Humphrey Okoti (left) vies with Gor Mahia's Meddie Kagere during their Kenyan Premier League match at the Mombasa County Stadium on August 29, 2015. PHOTO | LABAN WALLOGA |
What you need to know:
- Walusimbi opened the scoring in the 24th minute when he took advantage of a moment of confusion within the dockers’ defence line to send the ball past goalkeeper Wilson Obungu, who endured a torrid afternoon.
- Anthony Kimani restored parity in the 56th minute from the spot after Harun Shakava had handled the ball inside the box.
- Walusimbi was on the mark again in the 71st minute with yet another simple tap-in from an Enoch Agwanda cross.
- At Afraha, Joseph Kuria and Kennedy Otieno struck to give Thika maximum points away from home, with All Stars returnee John Ndirangu scoring for the hosts.
Ugandan international Godfrey Walusimbi struck twice as Gor Mahia edged closer to retaining their Kenyan Premier League title with a 2-1 win over Bandari at the Mombasa County Stadium on Saturday.
A win against Ulinzi Stars in their next match will take the defending champions to an unassailable 65 points with five games to go, and that will be enough to hand the Frank Nuttall-led K’Ogalo their third successive league title.
At the City Stadium, visiting Chemelil Sugar compounded AFC Leopards’ woes after subjecting the the 13-time champions to a 2-1 defeat while Thika United beat relegation-threatened Nakuru All Stars at the Afraha Stadium in Nakuru.
High-flying Muhoroni Youth remain the biggest success story of the second leg as they jumped to fifth place on the log with an impressive 1-0 home win against KCB.
In Mombasa, Walusimbi opened the scoring in the 24th minute when he took advantage of a moment of confusion within the dockers’ defence line to send the ball past goalkeeper Wilson Obungu, who endured a torrid afternoon.
Anthony Kimani restored parity in the 56th minute from the spot after Harun Shakava had handled the ball inside the box.
Walusimbi was on the mark again in the 71st minute with yet another simple tap-in from an Enoch Agwanda cross.
Coach Zdravko Logarusic was absent from the touchline once again and his assistant Ezekiel Akwana admitted that the team is suffering from both on and off-the-pitch troubles.
“The club is having managerial and financial issues at the moment, but even apart from that, there are problems that we are facing as a team,” he said.
“Our players played to instructions but the strikers could not keep their cool in the box and we lost very many chances as a result,” he said after the match.
Meshack Karani scored a goal in either half of the match to ensure his team steer clear of the relegation zone.
Chemelil Sugar's Meshack Karani (left) celebrates with Hamisi Mwinyi after scoring the second goal against AFC Leopards during their Kenyan Premier League match on August 29, 2015 at City Stadium. Chemelil Sugar won 2-1. PHOTO | CHRIS OMOLLO | NATION MEDIA GROUP
At Afraha, Joseph Kuria and Kennedy Otieno struck to give Thika maximum points away from home, with All Stars returnee John Ndirangu scoring for the hosts.
RESULTS
AFC Leopards 1-2 Chemelil Sugar (City Stadium)
Bandari 1-2 Gor Mahia (Mombasa)
Muhoroni Youth 1-0 KCB (Muhoroni)
Nakuru All Stars 2-1 Thika United (Afraha)
