At the Raila Odinga Stadium in Homa Bay on Saturday, a resolute Nzoia Sugar held the defending champions Gor Mahia to a 2-2 draw. Ulinzi Stars also lost points, drawing one all with Murang’a Seals at St. Sebastien Park.
Somewhere else At Nairobi’s Police Sacco Stadium, KCB and Talanta played to a scoreless tie, but Nairobi City Stars were the brightest, defeating Bandari 1-0.
At the Raila Odinga Stadium in Homa Bay, the visiting Nzoia struck twice in the first half, shocking the Green Army, and Gor Mahia had to work hard to get a point in front of the home crowd.
Before Barisa Mohamed completed his brace in the 31st minute, Joseph Oyugi performed the hard work to set up Mohamed for Nzoia’s opening in the 10th minute.
After conceding goals quickly, Gor rallied and outplayed their opponents, with Patrick Kaddu netting shortly before halftime to leave Gor behind 1-2.
The game resulted in a split of the spoils as K’ogalo’s leading scorer Benson Omalla equalized the score from the penalty spot in the 59th minute.
At St. Sebastien, Mark Bikokwa of visiting Ulinzi scored the first goal after Ben Stanley’s corner was completed. With eleven minutes remaining, Awita Batts of the hosts tied the score.
The crucial goal for the Stars was scored by Robinson Asenwa at the Police Sacco Stadium in Nairobi.
With 28 points from 14 games, Gor is still unbeaten and stands three points clear of second-place Posta Rangers, who still have a game to play.
