Gor Mahia head coach Johnathan McKinstry has praised his charges for managing to get back to winning ways following their narrow 0-1 victory over Kenya Police on Saturday afternoon.Having recorded a 2-1 victory against the same opponents in the first leg played back in February, the record Kenyan league champions managed to complete the season double over the law enforcers courtesy of a solitary second half strike from Austin Odhiambo.Gor Mahia reclaim top spot after edging PoliceK’Ogalo’s hard fought win was made even more fulfilling as they reclaimed top spot while opening a two-point advantage over Tusker who lost 1-0 to Nzoia Sugar.Speaking after the surviving a late onslaught from Police, the Northern Irish tactician expressed his delight in his team’s response especially after their 2-2 draw against Posta Rangers last week which left them reeling because of the two dropped points.“We were all very disappointed in our last game against Posta. We all held up our hands and said the performance was not good enough from start to finish. And at this point in time, we told the guys we cannot afford any of those performances.Action Moments…@SportPesa @johnnymckinstry#SportpesaNaGor #Kogalo #Sirkal #Mayienga #ChuorTimbe pic.twitter.com/2Q6jJD9OGH— Gor Mahia FC Ke (@gormahiafcke) April 22, 2023 So the win was important to calm people a little bit. When you are in a head to head title race and if you are a supporter on the outside or a young player who has not experienced this before (title race), you can get a little bit distracted or your confidence can take a hit.It was a reasonably close game and at the end we had to defend for our lives because Police were throwing everything at us because they had nothing to lose really. But I thought our guys coped well and I thought we were the better team,” the coach said.##NAJAVA_MECA_7198461##The tactician also hailed his charges for managing to exploit Kenya Police’s weakness on the set piece which eventually ended up making the difference in the clash played in a soggy and muggy Kasarani Stadium that had witnessed heavy downpour.“It was a game that largely went the way we expected it go. The big factor that confused things coming into the match was the heavy rain and having that much water it was really difficult for both teams physically.We knew that Police have been a bit weak at set pieces all season and that is an area we have been strong at. They did something a bit different to score the goal but overall I think we the better team,” he added.
