Mathare United and Mara Sugar were the big winners from Sunday’s slate of National Super League matches as they put more pressure on leaders Naivas with wins in their respective fixtures.While Naivas battled to a 1-1 draw with Nairobi United in the day’s early kickoff at Mpesa Foundation Grounds, Mathare United, closely following the shoppers in second, gained more ground after seeing off 16th placed Mombasa 2-1 at Serani Sports Club in Mombasa.##NAJAVA_MECA_8028161##Rajab Hassan gave the hosts an early lead inside the first 13 minutes before Boaz Maeri got to the end of a well-taken corner by Paul Were to draw Mathare level shortly after the half-hour mark.Elite were then reduced to ten men after Ismail Nyamawi was shown a straight red card for a reckless tackle on Starlon Odhiambo.Mathare would however wait till the 82nd minute to get the winner, coming in the way of Elias Kibet, who finished well after being set up by Dan Odhiambo.Ken Owino returns to punish Posta as Leopards warm up for Mashemeji derby in styleThe win for Mathare – who are now two points behind Naivas on 56 points – was followed up by third-placed Mara Sugar, who recorded a convincing 6-0 win over Kajiado FC to maintain their three-point gap between them and the Slum Boys, while now pushing to within five to the summit.Following a barren draw at the break, it was Michael Isabwa who gave the hosts the lead after hitting a brace in quick succession for a 2-0 lead inside 54 minutes.The Mara onslaught continued shortly afterwards thanks to a hattrick from Erick Juma before Reuben Mita completed the rout.
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In other results of the day, Silibwet registered a big 1-0 win over Rainbow to move away from the relegation zone as Vihiga Bullets’ rise from the bottom continued with another win – second on the bounce.The 2-1 victory over visiting Darajani Gogo came thanks to two first-half goals from Gilbert Otieno and Martin Njogu sandwiched by a Lonny Amadava equalizer in the 37th minute.Meanwhile, at Vapor Grounds, Kibera Black Stars recorded their second win in three games after seeing out SS Assad 2-0.Kibera’s goals were scored by Chesara Eusters in the 43rd and 76th minute.It was honors even in the last game of the day at Migori Stadium with Luanda Villa and Migori – ninth and tenth respectively – settling for a barren draw.
