Harambee Stars defensive prospect Zak Vyner Obiero played 45 minutes as his side Bristol City continued their unbeaten pre-season run, following their 2-1 win over Exeter City at the Robins High Performance Centre.Harry Cornick’s second-half brace secured the win despite a late surge and penalty from Josh Magennis for Exeter. City started well, with Sam Bell and Taylor Gardner-Hickman threatening inside the opening five minutes with shots on goal.Ross McCrorie came close after heading Kal Naismith’s corner onto the crossbar.Fally Mayulu nearly scored from the rebound, but his header landed on the roof of the net.##NAJAVA_MECA_8238496##Liam Manning made a triple substitution at the break, replacing Zak Vyner with Callum Jake Wood.The breakthrough for City came in the 57th minute when Nelson’s cross found Cornick at the back post, who chested the ball down before volleying it into the net.City doubled their lead in the 70th minute after Mayulu’s lofted cross to the back post found Cornick, who fired a stunning volley into the top corner.Stars Abroad: Waweru maintains fine scoring formMagennis halved the deficit in the 82nd minute, calmly converting from the penalty spot. With momentum on their side, Magennis almost equalized, but his curled effort forced an excellent save from Bristol’s netminder.Vyner, who was called up by Harambee Stars head coach Engin Firat for the first time for Kenya’s matches against Burundi and Ivory Coast in the recent 2026 FIFA World Cup qualifiers, will be hoping to impress this season and debut for the national team.Elsewhere, Stars forward Alfred Scriven will continue to wait for his first goal with Norwegian side Bryne FK after failing to make an impact in the club’s 1-1 draw against Sandness in a Norway 1st Division match on Saturday.Eirik Franke Saunes scored for Bryne, while Matias Belli Moldskred was on target for Sandness.Odada ready to make mark in Scottish Premiership after joining Dundee UnitedScriven was on the field for 72 minutes before making way for Sjur Torgersen Jonassen.The match took Scriven’s appearances for the club to 15, with 13 of them being starts. Although the forward has yet to score for the club, he has registered two assists.The draw leaves Bryne fourth on the 16-team table with 28 points, four short of first-placed Moss FK.
