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By Fredrick Nadulli,

CITY STARS 1-1 SoNy SUGAR

South Nyanza based SoNy Sugar left Nairobi with a point out of a possible six after their 96 hour sojourn in the capital when they
shared spoils with City Stars at the Nyayo stadium.Amos Asembeka’s header on 24 minutes forced a fingertip save from Frederick Majani in Sony’s first real sniff at goal.

Two minutes later captain Jihn Amboko upended Samuel Onyango in the area and top scorer Edwin Oduor put the
visitors in the lead.Back in form goalkeeper Lucas Indeche pulled off a superb save from a firm Justus Basweti header and Kevin
Ochieng,following through,failed to pull his side level when scoring seemed easier than missing.

That should have warned the Sony defence.It did not.Four minutes later Ochieng atoned for his earlier glaring miss
with an inch-perfect cross,well met by Lawrence Kasadha to square matters.Sony had a late penalty claim waved away by referee Damaris Kimani who dished out no less than six yellow cards including a sending off of Wycliffe Odete.

WESTERN STIMA 2-2 BANDARI

On a rain swept Mumias complex,Bandari came from two goals down to snatch a point when Stima looked to be running away with maximum points.David Owuor’s cracker on 30 minutes was followed by a Fred Shimonyo penalty after Shariff Mohammed brought down Paul Odhiambo.

Justus Anene,in for the injured Duncan Otewa,salvaged a priceless point for the dockers with a brace on 50 and 71 minutes to
ease off some pressure on beleagured coach Twahir Muhiddin.

MATHARE 0-1 MUHORONI

Muhoroni Youth proved theyre as good on the road as they are at their backyard when they silenced Mathare Utd. in Machakos,adopted home of the slum boys.Ezekiel Otuoma’s fifth minute strike separated the sides.

Francis Baraza’s team has now won thrice on the trot and their swansong continues.

THIKA Utd 2-1 KCB

At the Ruaraka stadium Thika Utd compounded KCB’s misery with a laboured if not lucky victory.Junior international Mike Olunga fired the Brookside sponsored side into the lead on 52 minutes.The bankers got their equaliser twelve minutes later when Thika skipper Dennis Odhiambo,in an attempt to clear,put through his own net.

He made amends on 89 minutes,keeping his nerve to convert a penalty right at the death.

KRA 0-3 SOFAPAKA

Sam Timbe’s Sofapaka had little trouble brushing aside KRA at the Nyayo stadium in the venue’s second match.Winger Clifton Miheso gave them an early lead,tapping in a third minute cross.Veteran John Baraza demonstrated his evergreen form and had the taxmen defence backpedalling on several occasions.

Enock Agwanda extended their lead on 67 minutes before Humphrey Mieno put the final nail on KRA’s coffin with a late strike.