Kakamega Homeboyz and Bandari FC played out to a one-all draw in an FKF Premier League match that was staged at the Bukhungu Stadium in Kakamega County on Sunday afternoon.Heading to the Bukhungu showdown, the hosts Kakamega Homeboyz had won all their four league matches and had the second-best backline in the league after letting in just two goals. The Dockers had equally won four of the five games that they featured in; the only blemish was the 2-0 defeat to Posta Rangers.Min 7The visitors lead from a set piece Homeboyz 0-1 Bandari— Kakamega Homeboyz FC (@FcHomeboyz) November 7, 2021 The match also reunited Homeboyz boss Bernard Mwalala with his former employer. Five minutes into the game Bandari got to a dream start when Benjamin Mosha fired home from an Abdallah Hassan delivery. The hosts had an opportunity to hit back two minutes later but Ghanaian midfielder Stephen Opoku failed to direct his shot from a prime position on the target.The match was slowly turning to an end-to-end duel, Whyvonne Isuza nearly doubled the Dockers’ lead in the 11th minute but the hosts’ defenders did well to defect his goal-bound shot for a fruitless corner kick. Former Bandari forward Yema Mwana had a chance to level the scores in the 30th minute but Michael Wanyika on Bandari goal smothered his header. Wanyika was once again called into action in the 36th minute to deny Brian Eshihanda from a freekick situation. Just before the break, the visitors were forced to make a change when new signing Andrew Juma went down injured, Mohamed Siraj came on to replace him.Min 63Brian Eshihanda Towering header to put us level Homeboyz 1-1 Bandari— Kakamega Homeboyz FC (@FcHomeboyz) November 7, 2021 The hosts showed improvement after the interval and it came with a reward when center-back Brian Eshihanda rose high to power home the equalizer. There was late drama in the game when Homeboyz were awarded a penalty which George Odiwuor failed to convert.
