The Slum Boys were headed to their 18th loss of the season but two quick fire goals from Anthony Otieno and Martin Ongori in the dying minutes of the game turned the game in their favour.Full-timeMathare United 2-1 SofapakaThe relegation fight is still on#FKFPL pic.twitter.com/eLBYMq5aSd— Ole Teya (@Kevin_teya) July 31, 2021 The win left coach Frank Ouna confident of surviving the wrath of the axe with five matches to go.”I must commend the fighting spirit depicted by the boys considering that they came from a goal down and fought until the last minute. The result gives us confidence that we can keep our top flight status,” he said.There was nothing to write home about the game in the first half as the two teams made insignificant impact in the final thirds.Mathare left back Norman Ogolla had an half to forget as Joe Waithira’s quick feet and trickery gave him torrid time but the cover provided by James Kinyanjui helped contain the former Wazito man.Tyson Otieno would have broken the deadlock in the ninth minute after leaving Stephen Okola for the dead in the box but despite having clear options, he went for glory from a tight angle, with his final kick ending in the hands of Moubarak Aigba.⭐|Martin Ongori of @MathareUtd is your Man of the Match#BKPL pic.twitter.com/LZO6Rop2sl— Betking Kenya Premier League (@Officialfkfpl) July 31, 2021 With the Sofapaka forward line firing blanks, Lawrence Juma once again shouldered the responsibilities to score goals and would nearly grab the lead in the 16th minute with a well weighted freekick but David Okello was equal to the task.After the first half water break, Sofapaka stepped up their game, and occasionally sneaked balls in the area but were let down by the goal shy forward line.Second halfMathare returned stronger for the second half and nearly dispatched the opener in the 47th minute only for Otieno’s low shot to sail out of the target.Perhaps after noticing the cracks in the Sofapaka defence Ouna threw in the duo of Clifford Alwanga and Daniel Otieno for Otieno and John Mwangi who was unusually ineffective.Sofapaka responded six minutes later bringing in Harun Nyakhan for the weary Waithira as Odhiambo sought to have two forwards.The changes by either sides did little to inject momentum in the game leaving the two tactician to restrategize in the second half water break.FT: Mathare United 2-1 Sofapaka FC86′ A.Otieno, 88′ M.Ongori / 75′ S.Imbunye #MathareVsSofapaka pic.twitter.com/NHcPvBHOse— Mathare United FC (@MathareUtd) July 31, 2021 Sofapaka utility man Sammy Imbuye breathed life in the game after capitalizing on a loose ball in the box to fire the ball past Okello.Staring at another loss Ouna gambled by committing numbers forward after he brought Anthony Otieno for James Kinyanjui a change which saw Kennedy Onyango, a natural right surge forward.The introduction of Otieno bore fruit in the 86th minute after he poked home the equalizer from a goal mouth melee.Fortunes swung in the Mathare’s way as Martin Ongori dramatically netted the second goal in the 89th minute, beating Aigba from long range to double their lead.
