Super substitute Boniface Muchiri opened the scoring for the Brewers with a stunning free kick before winning the penalty that got Tusker’s second goal through Henry Meja, a strike that proved to be the match winner as Stima managed to pull one back following late pressure on Tusker.FULL TIME IN RUARAKA.Nervous end, but we take it.#KemyaMilele #Brewers4Life pic.twitter.com/Y9Wbob4C5P— Tusker FC (@tusker_fc) June 23, 2021 As expected, it is Tusker who had the large fair of possession in the opening exchanges, Stima only feeding on scraps. But for all their early dominance early on, the Brewers were unable to make any meaningful chance, Hashim Sempala with the only speculative effort in the opening half an hour but his effort went narrowly over the bar after being fed by Henry Meja.In the 34th minute, and against the run of play, Stima almost came close to breaking the deadlock on two separate occasions but striker Michael Karamor failed to find the all important final touch that would have put his side ahead. First, an energetic Baron Oketch beat Tusker’s Ambunya Erick on the left channel but his devilish cross in the face of goal went begging as an overstreched Karamor failed to just redirect it into an empty net with the goalkeeper well beaten.Stima then had another golden chance when Karamor broke away in a lethal counter after Stima dealt well with a Tusker free kick but a fully stretched Michael Wanjala in the Tusker goal did well by smartly going down to his left to deny the strike from finding the bottom corner.Seemingly stunned with the game’s direction, Tusker offered some resistance by fashioning chances of their own, Chrispinus Onyango coming closest but his effort not causing any trouble for the Stima goalkeeper, the game going into the half time break deadlocked at 0-0.
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On resumption, Matano rang the changes in a bid to up the game’s tempo, bringing on Boniface Muchiri and veteran Humprey Mieno in place of Luke Namanda and Otieno Apollo. A decision that only needed nine minutes to yield fruits.Tusker were awarded a free kick just outside the box in the 54th minute and Muchiri needed no further invitation, curling the ball brilliantly over the wall and into the back of the net to put Tusker 1-0 up.The first goal then opened the gates for a second that would arrive in the 63rd minute. Muchiri once again getting involved in the buildup as his quick feet deceived one of the Stima players only for him to bring the dimunitive winger down in the box, centre referee Anthony Ogwayo having no other option but to point to the spot.Henry Meja stepped up and colly sent the goalkeeper the wrong way to grab his ninth strike of the season that gave Tusker a two nil cushion in the match. That second goal seemed to give Stima what they had lacked in the entire game so far- inspiration.Seems like the Henry Meja show is temporarily back. If it persists, we will have to mute tweets from Tusker’s Chief Propagandist #FKFPL— Jeff Kinyanjui (@Nyash88) June 23, 2021 They took the game to Tusker’s door, knocking every now and then. Their efforts were handed a lifeline in the 79th minute after Sempala shoved James Odhiambo in the penalty box, the referee awarding Stima a chance which Baron Oketch powered in to half the deficit.Muchiri got another chance from a free kick situation just outside the box but his effort was comfortably smothered this time by Richard Aimo. Despite late pressure, Tusker hanged on to the advantage to complete the double over Stima.
