23-year-old Kenyan international Marjolene Nekesa showed exactly why Czech Republic top flight outfit Slavia Prague Women scrambled to secure her signature as the forward bagged a hat trick on her first start for the club in a league match played on Sunday where the reigning league champions thrashed Dukla Prague 10-0.Having already made three appearances for her new club, all of which came from the bench, the Harambee Starlets ace was entrusted with a start upfront as the club looked to bounce back to winning ways following their narrow defeat to AS Roma in their midweek UEFA Women’s Champions League Group B opener.That decision by head coach Karel Pitak proved to be a masterstroke as Nekesa only needed thirty seven minutes to walk away with the matchday ball following her goal scoring heroics.The action started as early as the fourth minutes Franny Cerna opened the scoring for the reigning champions. Six minutes later, Nekesa was up and running in the game as she bagged the first of the three goals to come.Kristyna Ruzickova and a second goal for Cerna would then extend Slavia Prague’s lead to 4-0 by the 28th minute of the game as the steamrolling log leaders kept their intensity.Harambee Starlets ace makes UEFA Champions League debut for new Czech sideNekesa grabbed her second of the game on the 32nd minute before Cerna completed her hattrick two minutes later as the scoreboard read 6-0.Inspired by Cerna’s prowess in front of goal, Nekesa stepped up and got her name on the hat trick list as she found her third goal to seal a memorable full debut for the side in the 37th minute.A second goal for Ruzickova in the 39th minute ensured Slavia Prague led 8-0 at half time before Tereza Szewieczkova emerged from the bench to make it 10-0 by the full time whistle following a second half brace.##NAJAVA_MECA_6746831##Nekesa, who joined the club from Belarusian outfit FK Minsk now has four goals in three league appearances.The youngster, who played for the Kenya U20 side during the 2017 World Cup qualifiers, had an impressive record in front of goal in Belarus as she scored 31 goals in 15 matches.The win ensured Slavia prague stayed at the top of the table on 19 points courtesy of a superior goal difference to second placed Sparta Prague in a race that promises to go down to the wire.
