Nzoia Sugar FC continued with their over two-year unbeaten run against record Kenyan champions Gor Mahia as they held the 19-time league winners to a 1-1 draw in a Sunday afternoon league match played at the Moi International Sports Centre, Kasarani consequently ending all hopes that K’Ogalo had of lifting a 20th crown.Mathematically before the match, Gor Mahia was still in contention for the title, as they had a loose six points that could have gone their way as they were yet to play FC Talanta in a postponed match and the verdict in their abandoned clash against Vihiga Bullets was yet to be made.However, the draw against Bullets dashed all hopes of their title quest as they now found themselves eight points behind the two joint leaders Tusker and Homeboyz who are tied on 60 points.Full TimeGor Mahia 1-1 Nzoia SugarWith the result, Gor don’t have any chance whatsoever to win a 20th league title.Nzoia on the other hand, are all but assured of top flight football next season📸 @scentor#FKFPL pic.twitter.com/mrobvvCuxQ— Ochieng’ Stephen (@soo_ochieng) June 5, 2022 Coming into the match, Gor had a poor record to show against the Millers as they last won a match against their visiting opponents back in February 2020, drawing one and losing twice in the three games they played before Sunday.A first half strike from Levis Okello made Gor’s task on the day even harder as the lanky striker planted in a brilliant header past young goalkeeper Dolph Junior Otieno to give Nzoia a lead that they carried into the halftime break as a poor Gor struggled to create any impression whatsoever in the first half.Half Time: Gor 0-1 NzoiaLwasa and Samuel Onyango almost restored parity in the game right at the end but the Nzoia goalkeeper was not getting beaten, twice keeping out their goal bound attempts#GorVsNzoia #FKFPL— Ochieng’ Stephen (@soo_ochieng) June 5, 2022 The halftime break however proved just what Gor needed as five minutes in, Samuel Onyango was at the right place to notch the equalizer that salvaged a point for his side with that proving to be the last goalmouth action as the two sides settled for a draw.With the precious draw, Nzoia Sugar almost all but confirmed their place in next season’s top-flight campaign as they are three points ahead of Wazito and with a better goal difference (-8) and (-20).”We came in having a plan against Gor which we knew would bear fruit if we execute perfectly. We went out and did just that as we thought and I am happy with the performance they gave today,” Nzoia head coach Salim Babu remarked after the game.
