Nairobi City Stars midfielder Peter Pinchez Opiyo finally opened his season’s account at the ninth time of asking in the 2-0 win over Mathare United on Saturday.Pinchez who was City Stars top scorer with seven goals last season has seen limited game time this season owing to a niggling knee injury.FT | BACK TO WINNING WAYSTwo first half goals from Peter Opiyo earns us the win in RuarakaFULLTIME SCORESMAT 0️⃣ – 2️⃣ NCS#𝕊𝕚𝕞𝕓𝕒𝕎𝕒ℕ𝕒𝕚𝕣𝕠𝕓𝕚 pic.twitter.com/Fa1NEZRhtb— Official Nairobi City Stars Fc (@NrbCityStars) December 11, 2021 Speaking to Mozzart Sport, Pinchez was delighted to get back on the scoring sheet as his brace helped City Stars arrest their two-game winless run.“It was nice getting back on the scoresheet. Last season was the last time I scored and I’m happy that we came from a loss then got a draw and finally we won,”“The draw was a tough one to take because we really wanted a win and getting victory finally was morale-boosting because we wanted to stay in touch with the title contenders,” said Pinchez.Simba wa Nairobi suffered a loss to Kariobangi Sharks before picking up a barren draw against Nzoia Sugar at home despite being the massive favourites. PINCHEZ GIVES US THE LEAD WITH 2 AMAZING GOALSHALFTIME SCOREMAT 0️⃣ – 2️⃣ NCS#𝕊𝕚𝕞𝕓𝕒𝕎𝕒ℕ𝕒𝕚𝕣𝕠𝕓𝕚 pic.twitter.com/2YQ73AMbR4— Official Nairobi City Stars Fc (@NrbCityStars) December 11, 2021 The win thrust City Stars to just a point off top spot as they remain firmly in contention for the title nine games into the season.Pinchez will hope to continue his scoring streak when City Stars next take on KCB who are joint top alongside Kakamega Homeboyz and Gor Mahia.
