Tusker might have won the league last season, winning so many games in the process, but perhaps the win that sticks to the minds of most of them was the June 30, 4-1 win against Ulinzi Stars at A.S.K grounds, Nakuru. They needed that win to top the table that day, and book a slot in continental football, and they delivered when it mattered.On Saturday, when the two teams lock horns again at Ruaraka Grounds, Tusker will probably have none of the players who scored in the 4-1 win, with Brian Marita and Chrispinus Onyango having left, while Kevin Okoth has been nowhere near the team recently.The Soldiers will be out to exert revenge for the defeat at home and hope they can serve it cold at Ruaraka and bag three points on the road.Match Day.🆚| Ulinzi Stars 🏟️| Ruaraka Complex🕘| 3pm EAT #KenyaMilele #Brewers4Life pic.twitter.com/ZpUqn9uwad— 🏆Tusker FC (@tusker_fc) February 12, 2022 While both teams have not had a decent season, Tusker have found their footing recently and have picked 10 points in the last 4 four matches which will be a big boost coming into this game.On their part, Ulinzi Stars bounced back to winning ways with a win against Wazito in their last match and hope that they can string back-to-back wins for the first time since October.2.00 Tusker 3.10 Ulinzi Stars 3.90Ahead of the match, visiting coach Benjamin Nyangweso feels that the match will be a tough one but insists that his charges are ready for the task at hand. “It is a tough and tricky game. When you play a team and meet them in a few days again it can be very challenging. However, we have prepared well with the players that we have. Tusker have won their last two games home and away and it shows that they have picked up the pace and that makes it a tough game but we are ready,” Nyangweso is quoted by Ulinzi Stars.Tusker’s midfielder Humphrey Mieno has sent a warning to his teammates to be wary of Ulinzi, who he termed as a difficult opponent who have been shifting their style of play to favor the match they are playing.”It will be a tough challenge against Ulinzi because they have always been a difficult opponent. They have been changing their style of play to try and keep more of the ball in possession and play short passes but we will be ready to tackle them,” Mieno told the club’s media.A home win for Tusker would see them see them remain sixth on goal difference or climb to fifth depending on the margin of the win while a win for Ulinzi Stars will shoot them to eighth on the log from 11th.
