Tusker FC head coach Robert Matano has urged his side to build on the 2-1 win over Western Stima going forward as they seek to end their five-year FKF Premier League drought this season.The Brewers managed to contain the hard-fighting Power-men at Ruaraka Grounds on Wednesday afternoon to pick three points that took them top in the league. Boniface Muchiri and Henry Meja scored the goals for Tusker FC while Baron Oketch got a late consolation goal for the visitors.Tusker now leads the FKF PL log with 44 points, two ahead of second-placed KCB and six ahead of defending champions Gor Mahia who are third in the log as the race for the title intensifies.⚽️| Here are the goals from the victory over Western Stima this afternoon.#KenyaMilele #Brewers4Life pic.twitter.com/9ie4XJynVH— Tusker FC (@tusker_fc) June 23, 2021 Speaking after the match, a relieved Matano said they anticipated a tough match against the relegation battlers. He termed the win a confidence boost and wants his team to build on it by winning their upcoming matches. “We always knew it was going to be a hard match because they are a side that is fighting relegation but I think getting the three points and back to back wins is a good confidence boost for the team and the players. We just have to ensure that we win every game we play from now onwards to ensure we stay in the top spot,” Matano said.🗞️📰| Our match report from Ruaraka this afternoon: Tusker FC beats Western Stima to jump back top of the table🔗| https://t.co/ifI2h62wuD pic.twitter.com/aW5HTwPoIv— Tusker FC (@tusker_fc) June 23, 2021 His Stima counterpart, Abdalla Juma was left ruing missed opportunities. Stima created some great goal-scoring chances particularly in the first stanza which they failed to make use of and in the end they were made to pay when the Brewers switched the gears after the internal. “When you look at how we played, we created chances that we did not take and they ended up costing us. Our goalkeeper also came off injured but we just have to take the positives in the game as we managed to pull one back. We now need to build on that and try to correct the mistakes before our next match,” he added. Tusker will not be involved over the weekend. Their next assignment will be against Ulinzi Stars on Wednesday 30th June. Stima on the other hand will play Gor Mahia on Saturday in Thika.
