Mathare United miss chance to close gap on Gor
What you need to know:
- Victory would have seen Mathare move level on points with champions Gor who are perched at the top with 34 points. The draw leaves the Slum Boys second on 32 points after 18 rounds.
- Elsewhere in Awendo, Enoch Agwanda scored on his Sony Sugar return in an emphatic 3-1 win over Nakumatt.
The 2008 champions Mathare United missed the chance to draw level on points with leaders Gor Mahia following a hard-fought one-all draw against 10-man Thika United in a SportPesa Premier League match played at Kenyatta Stadium in Machakos on Sunday.
Clifford Alwanga cancelled out Eugene Mukangula’s first half opener for Thika United netting his 10th goal of the season to ensure a share of the spoils.
Victory would have seen Mathare move level on points with champions Gor who are perched at the top with 34 points. The draw leaves the Slum Boys second on 32 points after 18 rounds.
Elsewhere in Awendo, Enoch Agwanda scored on his Sony Sugar return in an emphatic 3-1 win over Nakumatt.
New signing Meshack Karani opened the scoring after 11 minutes, but Brian Nyakan equalised in the 73rd minute before a goal apiece from Agwanda, who re-joined the side in the mid-season transfer window from Ushuru and Stephen Onyango sealed victory for the millers.
Sony leapfrogged Zoo to 16th spot with a paltry 17 points from 18 games, as Nakumatt remain 13th on the table standings.
Gor, who retained the SportPesa Super Cup yesterday with a 2-0 win over Tanzanian side Simba in Nakuru, remain top with four games in hand.
Thika are in 15th place with 18 points from as many games.
