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Kenya: Soccer - Tusker Have No Mercy for Youth
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The Nation (Nairobi)
11 May 2008
Posted to the web 12 May 2008
Nairobi
Tusker continued to ride on their new vein of form brushing aside Mathare Youth 3-1 at Nyayo National Stadium as Mathare United maintained their lead on the table with a hard fought 1-1 draw with Bandari at Mbaraki Sports Ground in Saturday's Kenyan Premier League matches.
At City Stadium, Kenya Commercial Bank out thought Chemelil Sugar to stun them 2-1 while Ulinzi Stars could not reproduce the form of last week at their new Greensteds School home venue going down 1-2 to Agro Chemicals.
Tusker opened the scoring in the seventh minute when Justus Anene skipped past one tackle around the area to beat Mathare Youth keeper Evans Adache with a low drive. Striker John Anene doubled the lead for the brewers in the 28th minute pouncing on Edward Kauka's chest down from a long cross from Joseph Shikokot to drive the ball home.
Mathare pulled one back in the 67th after the hard working Francis Oduor had dispossessed Jaffery Oyando to feed Daniel Waweru for a tap in finish. Earlier Oduor had rattled the upright with a headed effort. But the Mathare come back never materialized.
Showed grit to equalise
Tusker finished off the game 10 minutes from time when second half substitute Simon Mburu strolled with the ball into the net after a text book move down the left wing involving John Njoroge and Joseph Waweru split open the Mathare defense. At Mbaraki, home side Bandari fought back from a goal down to draw with league leaders Mathare United.
Danger man Francis Ouma took up the role of provider setting up Wellington Okello to give Mathare the lead in the 15th minute.
But the home boys showed grit to equalize in the 41st minute through Sebastian Hadiangu from an overhead Ali Breik pass. Chemelil Sugar threw away the chance to take over the leadership of the league table falling 1-2 to KCB.
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Geoffrey Maina (ninth minute) and Kevin Kimani (76th) where on target for the bankers, their strikes separated by Evans Walekwa's goal in the 26th minute. Ulinzi just could not repeat their 3-1 win over Western Stima last weekend going down to visiting Agro Chemicals.
Agro could not have asked for better start racing to a two goal lead inside the first 20 minutes with goals from Vincent Otieno and Eric Otieno.
Reports by Charles Nyende, Chris Omollo, Francis Mureithi and Philip Onyango.
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