Austin Odhiambo’s double against Talanta inspired Gor Mahia to third on the log as Kogalo saw off the Ken Kenyatta coached side 2-0 in an FKFPL match played at Kasarani on Sunday afternoon.Mark Harrison is back for Gor Mahia, but Kasarani is still empty pic.twitter.com/jjhCwjQjLE— Murimi Njiru (@muriminjirujnr) January 16, 2022 K’Ogalo were not convincing in the first half, but the two second half goals and an improved performance in the period saw Mark Harrison lead his side to maximum points upon his return.The Englishman was impressed with the win, saying it pushed them closer to the leading pack.”We had a bad patch where we lost twice in a row but now we are back with two wins in two and we are just going to keep building on that. We are in the third place and have a game in hand, should we win that game we will be only three points behind the leader,” Harrison said.His counterpart, Ken Kenyatta acknowledged that his team lost despite playing the best football.”I feel we should have won like that but football is just like that. Sometimes you win sometimes you lose. We have lost, we have to focus on the next game. My team played a good game than Gor Mahia but we lost,” Ken Kenyatta said.Harun Shakava, despite huge speculations linking him to Police again, made a return to the starting team but Benson Omala and Ernest Wendo were still missing. In a rather dull first half, it was Talanta who seemed likely to get the first goal as they hit Gor on the counter, Francis Kahiro being the main propagator.Boniface Omondi had a good start in the first half, combining well with Samuel Onyango and Jules Ulimwengu but still they could not find the back of the net in the first period. Dennis Ng’ang’a had the opportunity to put Gor ahead from a freekick on his favorite right side for the set piece but he blasted the ball onto the wall.Upon resumption, Talanta came back an energized side and even had control of the game in the initial stages of the period. Edwin Lavatsa had a couple of attempts against his former side, but he could not get the breakthrough to give Talanta the lead.Second halfAfter great first half for Talanta, Francis Kahiro was the first player to be rested, with Brian Yakhama taking his place. Moments later, Gor were dealt a blow with the injury of Peter Oudu and John Ochieng took his place in the middle of the park.Homeboyz thrash KCB to open five point gap at the topDespite having a quiet second half, it was Austine Omondi who found the net for Gor Mahia to take the lead 66 minutes in the game against the run of play. Boniface Omondi raced down the right before unleashing a cross into the box that was met by the waiting Austine Omondi who rose up to head home and give Gor the lead.The goal, coupled with some changes saw Gor take control of the match until the latter stages when Talanta pushed for an equalizer. However, it was Gor Mahia who doubled their lead to bag maximum points, Austine Odhiambo scoring again to complete his brace in stoppage minutes.Gor Mahia Starting XI: Gad Mathews, Yusuf Mainge, Fred Nkata, Harun Shakava, Dennis Ng’ang’a, Peter Oudu, Bonface Omondi, Alpha Onyango, Jules Ulimwengu, Austine Odhiambo, Samuel OnyangoSubs: Caleb Otieno, Joshua Onyango, Victor Ochieng, John Ochieng, Sydney Ochieng, John Nyawir, Peter Lwasa, Sando YangayayTalanta Starting XI: Kevin Otieno, Alvin Ochieng, Eric Lusala, Nichodemus Malika, Shela Mandela, Michael Bodo, Francis kahiro, Vincent Otieno, Muhammad Hassan, Edwin Lavatsa, Michael JairoSubs: James Omusinde, Eugene Ambulwa, Maurice Dukuly, Brian Yakhama, Kevintom Machika, Enock Momanyi, Luis masika
