Strathmore Scorpions sting Mombasa Club to remain second

Strathmore Scorpions’ Carol Njoki in action during a past league match at City Park. PHOTO | MARTIN MUKANGU |

What you need to know:

  • A Rachel Ousa brace set the university side on their way before further goals from captain Carol Njoki, Kenya international Gilly Okumu and Judy Apondi made sure of the result.
  • Scorpions were looking to bounce back from last weekend’s 2-0 loss to champions Telkom Orange, a result that ended their title ambitions.

Strathmore University's Scorpions hammered visiting Mombasa Sports Club (MSC) 5-0 in a Kenya Hockey Union (KHU) women’s national league match at the City Park Stadium on Saturday.

A Rachel Ousa brace set the university side on their way before further goals from captain Carol Njoki, Kenya international Gilly Okumu and Judy Apondi made sure of the result.

Scorpions coach Meshack Senge was pleased with his team’s results but noted his team could have scored many goals if not for their wastefulness.

“The new players are adapting well to our system and today (Saurday) we were able to build from the back which is how I want them to play, overall we deserved the win,” Senge told Sunday Nation Sport.

BOUNCED BACK

Scorpions were looking to bounce back from last weekend’s 2-0 loss to champions Telkom Orange, a result that ended their title ambitions. MSC who had lost the reverse fixture 6-0 kept out the university side for large spells of the first half with some brilliant defensive display.
They were however breached in the 28th minute when Ousa poked home the opener to give her team the slim lead going into the break. Okumu added the second five minutes after the restart firing low past MSC keeper Vicky Subwa.

Ten minutes later, Njoki who had earlier missed a glorious opportunity, got on the score sheet finishing off an Yvonne Karanja penalty corner. MSC created little attack with their strikers unable to get any service from the midfielders.

They finished the match with no short corners as compared to Scorpions’ five and a host of missed opportunities to add to the final score.

The skipper scored her second of the match four minutes to the end, bundling home Yvonne Karanja’s cross before Apondi scored the fifth a minute to the end to give her side the emphatic win.

“We need to improve on our fitness levels so that we can avoid tiring early in matches, we hope to do well in tomorrow’s (today) game against Daystar,” said MSC coach Saida Okwemba.

In the men’s national league, Dedan Kimathi University drew 1-1 with Technical University of Kenya (TUK) at the same venue. Midfielder Elijah Magiya gave TUK the lead in the eighth minute through a field goal but Joseph Ndung’u levelled for Kimathi in the 23rd minute to rescue a point for his team in the university derby.