William Muluya’s Kariobangi Sharks proved to be no match for a purpose driven Kakamega Homeboyz as the Slum Boys’ dream of gracing continental football next season were harshly curtailed after being handed a heavy 6-1 thrashing in the Mozzart Bet Cup quarter finals.In the match played at the Moi Internationals Sports Centre, Kasarani on Sunday afternoon for a place in the semis, Sharks, who are renowned for their eye catching displays, were reduced to mere participants as Homeboyz wreaked havoc to keep alive their hopes of playing in the CAF Confederation Cup after successfully booking their spot in the last four of the competition whose winner gets the continental ticket.Full Time: Kakamega Homeboyz 6-1 Kariobangi Sharks FC Hillary Otieno ’37 Amwayi Kevin ’39 Ambrose Sifuna ’43 Ogolla Vincent ’52Okanda Felicien ’58 Ogolla Vincent ’80#AbanaBeingo #MozzartBet pic.twitter.com/mPqyvdl0NJ— Kakamega Homeboyz FC (@FcHomeboyz) April 30, 2023 In a game that seemed to be going into the half time interval with the deadlock intact, Homeboyz turned the screw late on as they scored three goals in six minutes to take a 3-0 lead into the break.The blitzkrieg started on the 37th minute when the inform Hillary Otieno capitalized on sloppy defending from Sharks to give his side the lead in the tie.Sharks goalkeeper Kevin Ouru tried launching a quick attack from his goal line area but his ball out to Keith Imbali in the middle of the park was quickly pounced on by the switched on Homeboyz who turned over possession.##NAJAVA_MECA_7217578##Otieno picked up the intercept before beating two markers with some brilliant footwork with the ball finding its way to Moses Shummah.Shummah’s shot took a slight deflection after being blocked and it is Otieno who reacted the quickest to head the ball over a helpless Ouru.Mozzart Bet Cup: Tusker see off KCB to book place into semisJust two minutes later, a deadly counter attack by Homeboyz resulted to another goal as Geoffrey Onyango deflected the ball into his own net.Ambrose Sifuna, who had broken away on the right hand side, rolled a nice cutback into the area but Kevin Amwayi was unlucky to see his strike just cannon off the post but the team would still double their lead owing to the own goal.Sifuna then piled more misery on Sharks with yet another Homeboyz counter attack as he raced on a long ball in behind the defensive line before thundering his attempt past Ouru who stood no chance to give his side the healthy lead at half time.⏸ Interval #WeAreSharks pic.twitter.com/bjQJmpcr0b— Kariobangi Sharks FC (@k_sharksfc) April 30, 2023 Sharks continued crumbling as they conceded a fourth goal just four minutes into the second half when Vincent Ogolla, who had barely had a touch after coming on for Shummah, found the back of the net after a cute chested control in the area with no pressure forthcoming.In a rare moment, Imbali managed to pull one back for Sharks after Homeboyz failed to properly clear their lines.That however proved to be a rare moment of losing concentration as Felicien Okanda got Homeboyz back on the scoring train when he rounded the hapless Ouru before rolling in the ball for the fifth Homeboyz goal.Mozzart Bet Cup: Ulinzi edge Sofapaka in post match penaltiesSharks were then handed a chance to reduce the deficit from the penalty spot when Patrick Ngunyi was brought down in the area but Tyson Otieno saw his kick twice saved by Farouk Shikhalo in goal.Sharks woes were then compounded when they were reduced to ten men in the 61st minute as captain Kevin Luke Otiala was shockingly shown a straight red card for blocking his man from going through.Ogolla then bagged his brace with eleven minutes to go as he wrapped up the match for Homeboyz with an easy tap in to seal the emphatic 6-1 result as Homeboyz advanced to the semifinals.Kenya U20 midfielder completes move to Taiwan
