Tusker force draw away to bold Bandari

Bandari's Mohammed Shariff tries to get past Jesse Were of Tusker during a Premier League match at Mombasa County Stadium on July 27, 2014. This year’s South Coast mini league semi-finalists, Tiki FC from Taveta County, have confirmed participation in the forthcoming Christmas football bonanza scheduled to kick off next week. FILE PHOTO |

What you need to know:

  • Andrew Tololwa equalized for the title-chasing brewers a minute from time stabbing the ball home through a forest of legs.
  • At Mumias Sugar Sports Complex visiting Sofapaka beat struggling Western Stima 1-0 in a tough encounter.

Tusker came from behind to hold fighting Bandari to a 1-1 draw in a balanced Kenyan Premier League match at the Mombasa County Stadium.

Kefa Aswani shot Bandari into the lead in the 17th minute getting on the end of an Aloise Mangi defence-splitting pass to beat Tusker goalkeeper Samuel Odhiambo with a low drive.

Andrew Tololwa equalized for the title-chasing brewers a minute from time stabbing the ball home through a forest of legs.

Bandari had looked the better side from the start as they dominated but ran out of the steam in the last quarter of the game following the introduction of Brian Osumba, Clifford Alwanga and Kevin Kimani for Tusker.

Bandari could have gone ahead in the third minute when Aswani blasted wide with the Tusker goalkeeper well beaten.

PLAYED A ONE-TWO

Duncan Otewa came close in the 23rd minute when he played a one-two with Aloise Mangi but had his well taken shot sail over the bar.

Patilla Omoto had his share of mixed chances. The best came in the dying minutes of the game when, with only the goalkeeper to beat, he twice blasted wide.

At Mumias Sugar Sports Complex visiting Sofapaka beat struggling Western Stima 1-0 in a tough encounter.

Sofapaka’s lethal striker Fiston Abdaul capitalized on a defensive blunder to land the ball in the right corner of the net past custodian Gabriel Andika on 76 minutes.