National Super League (NSL) side Shabana FC opened a seven-point gap at the summit of the second tier following their 3-1 win over Mombasa Elite at Gusii Stadium.The first half of the match was played on Thursday at the same venue but a heavy downpour saw the remaining bit of the match shelved for Friday noon after the ground was rendered unplayable by the match officials.##NAJAVA_MECA_7198400##At the end of the first period, the match was tied at 1-1 but Shabana came back the better side as they scored two more goals on Friday to bag maximum points.The saw pushed Shabana’s point tally to 42, seven ahead of second-placed Murang’a Seal who lead the chasing pack with 35 points.Isaac Otieno opened the scoring in the game on Thursday very early in the game but Sharif Amobombwe drew matters level with three minutes left to play in the first half.Winning the league will be a dream come true – Tusker FC defenderOn Friday, Shabana resumed normal services 12 minutes into the second period as Vincent Nyabuto gave the hosts the lead once again, with Peter Ogechi extending the advantage from the spot with 11 minutes left to play.Before the win, Shabana had dropped points in consecutive matches, being held to a barre draw by Silibwet Leons before suffering a 3-1 defeat to SS Assad in their last match.
