Gor held at Ulinzi as penalty miss costs Nzoia

Gor held at Ulinzi as penalty miss costs Nzoia

Nzoia Sugar celebrate after scoring against Ulinzi Stars during their Football Kenya Federation match at Ulinzi complex on January 28, 2023. (PHOTO/Sportpicha)

Gor Mahia FC missed the chance to extend their advantage on top of the FKF Premier League standings after they were held in a 1-1 draw at Ulinzi Stars at the Ulinzi Complex on Saturday.

Gor had the early advantage when Bonaventure Michika turned the ball into his own net but Ulinzi salvaged a point with a late effort from Masita Masuta.

Second-placed Nzoia Sugar failed to capitalize on that slip from to go joint top, as they also drew 1-1 at home to Posta Rangers.

Brian Munyendo missed from the spot when he had the chance to secure all three points for Nzoia in the 57th minute.

Champions Tusker picked their first win in five games with a 2-1 win over struggling Mathare United thanks to goals from Shami Kibwana and Ibrahim Joshua.

At the Bukhungu Stadium in Kakamega, Nairobi City Stars FC fought hard to earn one point against hosts Kakamega Homeboyz in a tie that ended in a barren draw.

Despite playing attacking football throughout the match, City Stars defensive display denied Homeboyz a chance to score.

Homeboyz new coach Patrick Odhiambo was not happy with the results but promised to sharpen his attack.

"You can see that we attacked them from the start of the game but we were not able to score, we are going to work on that," he said.

His counterpart Nicholas Muyoti was happy with the one point the gained away from home.

"We are satisfied with the draw regarding that we lost our last match and today we were playing against a good team," he said.

Homeboyz will face-off against Vihiga Bullets in their next Match at Bukhungu Stadium

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