Mathare United forward Derrick Anami has outlined the tactical tweak that won them three points against Shabana FC and ended their five-game winless run.Mathare took on a rejuvenated Shabana FC on Saturday 21 December at Dandora Stadium emerging 1-0 victors courtesy off a 31st minute goal by Brian Ohuru.Prior to the match, The Slum Boys had only accumulated two points in five matches, their worst run of the current campaign.How much top flight clubs pay to use available stadiums for home matchesAnami returned to the starting eleven after shaking off a knock and led the line well, holding the ball to link up play with the rest of the team. He disclosed to Mozzart Sport the tactic that brought the win.“From the word go, we had the mentality of getting three points. In other games, we have always approached matches with the intention to stay solid, lock the games and find opportune times to attack but against Shabana, we decided to go out from the first whistle and it clearly worked for us,” said Anami.The former Zoo FC striker revealed that they motivated themselves to get the win which would serve as an early Christmas gift to the team.##NAJAVA_MECA_8586914##“The game was not easy. I appreciate the entire team for we pushed ourselves to get the win and close the year on a high note. It was important for us to win. We psyched ourselves from the training ground and vowed to win in order to find something to smile about as we head for Christmas,” he added.The win took Mathare’s point tally of the season to 19 after 15 rounds of matches and leaves them in position 11 on the FKF Premier League standings.The 2008 champions will be back in action on Sunday 5 January with a trip to Awendo Green Stadium to face off with Mara Sugar.Mariga-led task force begins search for next Harambee Stars coachAt the start of the season, coach John Kamau revealed that Mathare’s objective this season is to retain their league status after returning to top flight football from the National Super League (NSL).
