Faruk Shikalo’s strong arms saved two penalties as KCB beat Kariobangi Sharks 4-2 at the Police Sacco Grounds to sail to the Mozzart Bet Cup final.The semifinal contest was decided in the post-match penalties after the two teams settled for a 1-1 draw in regular time and the additional 30 minutes.Shikalo, dived in the right direction, stopping Stanley Wilson and Geoffrey Onyango in the shootout.However, the former Yanga custodian was sent in the wrong direction by Kevinluke Otiala and Frederick Alushula who scored the two penalties for Sharks.##NAJAVA_MECA_8123988##Derrick Otanga, Henry Onyango, Danson Chetambe, and Brian Ochieng followed up the good job Shikalo had done by scoring their penalties to fire the bankers to the final.Before the shootout, Sharks introduced goalkeeper Kevin Ouru for Sebastian Wekesa but the former didn’t have the best cameo as he conceded all penalties.Coach William Muluya defended his decision to make the change considering that Wekesa had a decent game throughout.“It is difficult to blame the players since we(the coaching department) are responsible for making substitutions. We will review the game and see where we could have done better,” he said shortly after the game.Wanyama follows Montreal draw against Nashville from benchHis KCB counterpart Benard Mwalala was full of praises for his charges whom he hailed for the brave fight up to the last penalty save by Shikalo.“It feels good to be in the final. We played well but there are areas we will have to improve on. I am not keen on who will win the other semifinal. Our job is to be ready for the last hurdle,” he said.In regular time, Otanga broke the deadlock in the 77th minute, beating his marker Biko Omollo before slotting past Wekesa.A long ball by Shikalo took a massive deflection in midfield with the ball finding Otanga who used his pace to beat Omollo before driving it past Wekesa.I don’t regret ditching Tusker for Gor Mahia-Levin OdhiamboThe celebrations didn’t last long as Sharks replied two minutes later through Fortune Omoto who was at the right place at the right time.The midfielder tapped into an empty net after the ball ricocheted off the woodwork, falling into his path and he didn’t make a mistake in driving it past the line.Ochieng was named the man of the match.
