Bidco United and KCB played out to a barren draw in an off-colour FKF Premier League match staged at Kenyatta Stadium in Machakos on Sunday afternoon.Heading into the game, the two sides had met a week earlier in the Mozzart Bet Cup round of 16 game, where the bankers scored three goals inside the first 35 minutes to win 3-1 and progress to the quarterfinals.##NAJAVA_MECA_8010924##The match provided an avenue for the host team Bidco to avenge the heavy loss or for KCB FC to complete a double over Anthony Akhulia’s men.The soggy Machakos pitch, due to the heavy downpour being witnessed across the country, did not make matters easy for either side. The first half, in particular, did not have any meaningful goal-scoring chances.KCB’s Derrick Otieno, who was the most vibrant player in the first stanza, saw his shot narrowly miss the target in the first half, and next, he set up Philemon Nyakwaka, whose shot from a prime position went way off target. The first half ended even.Both teams showed some sort of urgency after the interval. Haniff Wesonga’s long-range drive flew inches over with Daniel Odiwuor on Bidco United’s goal troubled, while United’s Tsuma Said saw his ferocious drive narrowly miss Farouk Shikalo’s goal area.NSL: Naivas consolidate lead at the summit as Mathare, Nairobi keep paceThe two teams made attacking changes in a bid to inject some much-needed firepower. Ezekiel Okare, Chris Opondo and Erick Michibu were introduced on Bidco’s side, while Shadrack Simiyu, Collins Neto, and James Mazembe were the attackers brought in by coach Bernard Mwalala for KCB.Simiyu had a chance to win it for KCB two minutes from time, but his shot narrowly missed the goal, much to the relief of Lameck Oloo, who had gifted the ball to the former Compel FC man. Next was Henry Onyango whose shot went over the bar.
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