Alex Imbusia came off the bench to rescue a point for Sofapaka as they played out to a one-all draw with FC Talanta at the Kasarani Annex Grounds on Monday afternoon.With the draw, Sofapaka remained 12th on the log with 28 points while Talanta remained 13th with 26.##NAJAVA_MECA_7180196##Herman Mwambeghu opened the scoring late in the first half with Imbusia leveling matters late.Simon Munala had two back to back chances in the first half, both of them identical, but he failed to convert in either. The former KCB winger was picked up on the right side of the attack but he blasted the ball across the goal mouth while in the second instance he shot straight at the keeper.Talanta capitalized on a defensive mix up by Sofapaka to take the lead with just four minutes left to the break, Herman Mwambeghu blasting the ball into the roof of the net.Trailing at the breakHALF TIMETalanta 1-0 Sofapaka pic.twitter.com/2rnA4nmQJ0— Sofapaka FC (@FC_Sofapaka) April 17, 2023 Before the goal, David Nshimirimana had stood firmly in that backline, going up and winning almost everything on air and throwing his body on the line for last ditch interventions a couple of times.10 minutes into the second half, Sofapaka were the first to make changes as Alex Imbusia came on for Jacob Addis as they intensified their hunt for the equalizer.They followed the change with yet another one sox minutes later as Austine Wahongo came on for Munala who had been wasteful fo Batoto ba Mungu, then rested Sunday Ikekhai for Levian Ochieng.On this day: Remembering Kenya 7s victory in Singapore 7sKen Kenyatta waited for the final 20 minutes to alter his side, making a triple sub as Barrack Odhiambo, Lucas Weitere and Augustin Kuta gave way for Disemba Kisaka, Alex Luganji, and Brian Yakhama.Luganji had a shortlived cameo and had to come off injured minutes after coming, with Elisha Owino.85’IMBUSIAAAAAA! | Alex Imbusia pounces on Manga’s flick to slot in for the equalizer🟣1-1🟢— Sofapaka FC (@FC_Sofapaka) April 17, 2023 As the clock ticked the last seconds towards the regular 90 minutes, Imbusia restored parity, connecting to an Evans Maliachi corner to set a dramatic end to the match.
