Tusker FC stepped back from the edge of abyss as they came from two goals down to snatch a point against KCB in a thrilling 2-2 draw staged at the Thika Stadium on Sunday with substitutes Humphrey Mieno and Jackson Macharia on the mark.The Brewers arrived into the match brimming with confidence buoyed by their rich vein of form following a winning streak of four games and the comeback victory against Gor Mahia courtesy of a Eugene Asike stoppage-time winner.FULL TIME IN THIKA.What a fight from the boys. We take a point away from home. pic.twitter.com/8jPatOTFfQ— Tusker FC (@tusker_fc) July 11, 2021 KCB on the other hand were out for revenge after missing the converted CAF Champions League slot by a single point to Tusker following inconsistent results in the last five games that saw them draw against Kakamega Homeboyz and lose to Sofapaka.Both teams had a real go at each other in the opening minutes of the game as they went in search of an early lead that would settle the nerves with Henry Meja and Michael Oduor testing the palms of Jospeh Okoth and Robert Mboya respectively.KCB however settled well into the game as they took the lead in the 17th minute when Reagan Otieno’s throwing was intercepted by Faraj Ominde but his touch fell kindly to Michael Oduor who cut the ball back to Derrick Otanga to finish expertly.The goal seemed to unsettle Tusker with Robert Mboya making a cardinal sin as he ceded possession cheaply when restarting the ball as Otanga hustled the ball off him to slot the ball past Eugene Asike who had retreated to the post with the hope of clearing the ball off the line.Mboya was a late inclusion to the squad after Tusker’s June Player of the Month Michael Wanjala was initially included in the starting line up but the former Mathare United custodian took his place.Robert Matano who never shies off from early substitutions brought in the experienced Humphrey Mieno in the 32nd minute for Ominde to stabilize the ship that had taken numerous poundings from KCB as both the Bankers went into the break with a 2-0 advantage.KCB head coach Zedekiah Zico Otieno made a double substitution, bringing on Samuel Mwangi and David Owino who was a surprise omission from the squad for Reagan Otieno and David Simiyu.⚽| 84′ Goal!Jackson Macharia nets the equalizing goal.@KCBFootball 2️⃣-2️⃣ @tusker_fc #KCBTUS#Believe #LionHearted 🦁— KCB Football Club 😷 (@KCBFootball) July 11, 2021 Matano also responded with a triple change eight minutes into the half as he introduced Eric Zakayo, Chris Ochieng and John Macharia for Brain Marita, Henry Meja and Kevin Okoth.The sturdy KCB defence was finally broke in the 70th minute when Jackson Macharia whipped in a no-look cross that was mishandled by Okoth and fell to substitute Mieno who fired the ball into the back of the net to halve the Bankers advantage.Tusker who have also shown character by coming from behind to salvage points this season did so once again in the 84th minute when Mieno floated in a ball behind the KCB defence line which was brought down brilliantly by Macharia who found himself in acres of space as he had the time to pick his spot and ripple the back of the net.Tusker and KCB shared the spoils with the top of the table remaining unchanged.
