NSL: Gusii derby ends in a stalemate

Shabana missed the chance to go third on the table and into the promotion play-off position with the draw while Gusii missed on widening the point gap with the teams in the drop-off zone. A brace a-piece and a goal to make it three for the two teams showed just how balanced the affair was at Narok Stadium.

Shabana's coach Robert Ojienda was unfazed with the draw, saying that by virtue of being a derby they would take the result as it was.

"This was a derby. The players know each other, the teams come from the same place. Sometimes derby matches are won on mental strength. We tried our best but looking at the way the goals were being scored, it shows that they are teams that know each other and when we scored, they scored. That is the nature of a derby," Ojienda said

Gusii's Kassim Junior said that he expected anything in the game and was contented with the draw in the derby but also noted that they were not at their level best in defence, tactically, and that was the reason they conceded three goals.

"We played a good game. We expected anything and a draw is not bad in such a game. Both teams wanted the bragging rights as we both come from Kisii that's why both teams conceded three goals. tactically, we were not disciplined in defence and that's why we conceded three goals but we will work on that before our next match against Mt Kenya in Nairobi," Kassim said.

Anthony Ndolo opened the scoring for Gusii just 15 minutes into the game to see the hosts lead into the break before Mohammed Coulibally equalized three minutes after the resumption.

Daniel Murage scored his first to restore Gusii's lead just 10 minutes after the equalizer, with Coulibally completing his brace in the 72nd minute to level the scores once again.

Fred Nyakundi scored Shabana's third five minutes later to see them lead in the game for the first time but his strike was cancelled by Murage's strike in the 82nd minute as he also completed his brace

Vihiga Bullets 1-1 Nairobi Stima

At Eldoret Show Ground, Nairobi Stima had to fight to the end to earn a point against Vihiga Bullets as they jumped into the top half of the log even with just one point.

Vihiga opened the scoring 10 minutes into the second half courtesy of a Vincent Ogola strike and went on to hold to the lead the entire 90 minutes but were hard-done by a 92nd minute penalty that was calmly converted by John Njoroge to share the spoils.

Bullets would have leapfrogged MCF into the sixth position had they bagged all the three points but will have a go at it again when they play their catch-up fixtures as MCF have played three games more.