Mathare United beat Gor Mahia 1-0 in a KPL match at Thika Stadium on Sunday, denying the 15-time champions a chance to assume the top spot.
First-half strike by Cliff Nyakeya was enough to sink his former club and see the slum boys bag the three points and grab their second win for the season.
Crispin Oduor played a clever pass to find Cliff Nyakeya in the far post and the former Gor Mahia Youth player didn’t disappoint. He slotted the ball into the net past Boniface Oluoch to give Mathare the lead, and the winner.
It was a case of missed chances as K’Ogalo did everything right in both halves but failed to put the ball into the net. Meddie Kagere continued to heap pressure onto Mathare’s defence but the back line was solid for the entire 90.
In the 29th minute, Gor almost grabbed the opener but Mathare United custodian Levis Opiyo was equal to the task with a full stretch to deny Kagere.
Even after Nyakeya’s goal, the green army continued to launch a streak of attacks in the slum boys’ danger zone in search of an equaliser but it was all in vain.
Mathare’s assistant coach Salim Ali had made two changes to the starting line-up, bringing in Andrew Juma and Harrison Mwendwa. He even switched Daniel Mwaura to right back.
The win saw Mathare United climb to 12th position on the log with nine points. Gor Mahia remain second with 16 points.
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