Bankers avenge first leg defeat at the same venue
It was not to be for Mathare United on Saturday as John Kamau’s men closed out January with a 2-1 loss to KCB.
Taking to the Kasarani Stadium Annexe for a fourth successive time, the Slumboys were unable to hold on to an early lead as they fell 2-1 to the Bankers.
Former United defender Victor Odhiambo scored into his own net after 23 minutes, blasting home an inviting ball into the area by Isaac Omweri, to give us the lead.
December Kisakah would restore parity right before halftime, and almost immediately after the restart, Amaton Samunya would score what turned out to be the winner.
The result ended a run of two matches without defeat and saw us remain in 12th place in the standings with 22 points.
Three changes were made to the team that drew with Posta Rangers last time out, with new signing Daglas Mokaya earning his first start. It was, however, another new signing, Omweri, who created our best chances early on.
Another inviting ball into the area, after some great work down the right flank by the winger, agonisingly rolled across the face of the goal on 35 minutes, evading everyone who tried to make contact.
Musa Masika also came close on several occasions in both halves.
Late on, centre referee Isaac Hamisi had some questionable calls, one being failure to award a penalty when John Makwata, bearing down on goal, was impeded in the area by Odhiambo.