Gor Mahia head coach Johnathan McKinstry hailed his squad for showing close to zero nerves and not getting drawn to a physical contest that saw K’Ogalo register their 15th win of the season courtesy of a 3-1 victory over Nzoia Sugar on Saturday.After trailing early to a David Simiyu penalty, the defending FKF Premier League champions reasserted their dominance as they equalized through Shariff Musa before seeing Bryson Wangai and Benson Omala score twice in the second half to complete the resounding comeback.FKFPL: Gor Mahia stage comeback to extend lead at topBack to winning ways and navigating through Kakamega Homeboyz last weekend granted, McKinstry however revealed post-game that it was not plain-sailing on and off the pitch for his side in the build-up to the weekend game.“Friday was a pretty nightmare day for us,” McKinstry said. “We had engine trouble leaving Nairobi. We should have left by 5:00 AM but ended up leaving until 5:00 PM and then didn’t get to the hotel by 11:00 PM. It was sort of a difficult day because our guys were out and about for 18-19 hours.”The unfortunate predicament, as per the Irishman, might have affected the flow of the game, as he noticed that “the spaces between our midfielders was probably wider than we would like” but ultimately came out tops, thanks to their runners in the second half.Coach @johnnymckinstry post match remarks 🟢⚪️ pic.twitter.com/8H4G0d8eYZ— Gor Mahia FC Ke (@gormahiafcke) April 13, 2024 “The guys worked hard, the subs who came in did really well, and the key thing was getting the guys running beyond,” he added. “I think you saw that in the second goal with Wangai arriving late to a Musa cross from the right and Omala doing what he does best after the keeper couldn’t handle Chris Ochieng’s effort.”Despite believing that Nzoia should have seen one of their players dismissed for a ‘vicious tackle’ on right back Rooney Onyango who “was lucky not to have damaged his ankle”, McKinstry was proud of his side that are now nine points clear at the top of the standings with eight matches left.##NAJAVA_MECA_8028161##“We have to get on with it and am happy that we kept our nerve, didn’t get drawn into that physical sort of rough-housing, we kept playing football, and we got a deserved three points.”Next for Gor Mahia is a key Mashemeji Derby against AFC Leopards on Saturday.
