Mathare United missed a noble chance to open a three point lead at the summit of the National Super League after playing a 2-2 draw against Kibera Black Stars at the Mpesa Foundation in an early kickoff.Before the match, Mathare were tied on points with Naivas FC and a big win against today’s opponents could see them end the year in a pole position to clinch the championship and make a return to the FKF Premier League.
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The Leonard Odipo-coached side were off to a strong start with Parmenas Ochola finishing a marvelous team move after he was set up with Mathare’s new graduate Brian Okeyo in the 10th minute.The Slum Boys appeared to have pinned down Kibera as they dominated the proceedings in the chilly morning, limiting Moses Onyango’s charges to their half and long balls.Frequent attacks from the marauding Meshack Ochieno and Ochola paid off with another fantastic team goal with Ochola at the end of it registering his first brace of the campaign while the efficient Christian Lubulu provided the assist.Kenya Police: Why we fired BarazaKibera, who before the match had lost once in five games, responded at the stroke of the breather with Stallone Aseba handing the Kibera-based club a lifeline heading to break.A determined Kibera keen to secure points and continue with its rejuvenation under the new technical bench, piled pressure on Mathare after the break, and constant pressing bore fruits in the 65th minute when Donald Opiyo raced to a John Njoroge cross to level the scores.Despite bringing in the experienced Elli Asieche and Cliff Kasuti, the duo could do little to salvage three points for Mathare as Kibera stood firm to get a share of the spoils and better their place on the log.##NAJAVA_MECA_7744920##With the draw, Mathare United moved top of the National Super League on 30 points a point ahead of second-placed Naivas FC who take to the field later on Saturday against Mombasa Elite while Kibera scaled a place up and settled ninth with 17 points same to tenth-placed SS Assad who play embattled Luanda Villa on Sunday.
