Sofapaka extended their perfect start to the year as they compounded more misery on Mathare United with a 4-0 win in a game staged at the Ruaraka Stadium on Sunday 8 January.Bandari 2-1 TuskerElsewhere in Mbaraki Stdium, Tusker suffered their maiden defeat of the season as they went down 2-1 to Bandari to cut their lead at the summit of the log to a point following Nzoia Sugar’s 1-1 draw with Kakamega Homeboyz.Ugandan import Umaru Kasumba handed Bandari an early lead in the ninth minute with Andrew Juma doubling their lead in the 32nd minute to head into the break with a 2-0 cushion.Super sub Juma at the double as Bidco United thrash sorry AFC LeopardsTusker resumed the second half strongly and pulled one back in the 52nd minute through Jackson Macharia to hand Robert Matano some hope of a comeback.The Dockers, however, held on to their slender lead to record their second win of the season and the first this year.The Slum Boys came into the encounter seeking for their first league win of the season after opening up the season with back to back losses against Nzoia Sugar FC and Ulinzi Stars leaving them with just a single win since November 2021.Determined Police glean second league victory with late sinker to Kariobangi SharksSofapaka on the other hand were looking to build on their morale-boosting win over FC Talanta that kick started their year on a positive note with their first win of the season.Batoto ba Mungu had a bright start to the game and were handed a cheap penalty inside the opening six minutes when Alphonse Ndonye was judged to have brought down Rody Manga with the referee pointing to the spot much to the frustration of the Mathare players who vehemently protested the decision.Manga stepped up to take the penalty and held his nerve to squeeze the ball past Mustapha Oduor who correctly guessed the direction but lacked the stretch to palm the ball out.##NAJAVA_MECA_6929223##Sofapaka wasted no time in doubling their lead as they netted six minutes later when Ambrose Sifuna got the better of Joseph Odhiambo and found Sunday Ikekhai to rife the ball into the top corner for a wonder goal.Mathare stabilized the ship after a rocky start but failed to threaten Kevin Omondi in goal with their best chance coming in the 42nd minute when Joseph Odhiambo floated in a cross that was headed just wide by Donald Ange as they went into the break trailing 2-0.The Slum Boys had a bright start to the second half and came close to pulling one back in the 49th minute when Khalid Juman whipped in a cross that was headed by Ange but the ball landed on the roof of the net as Sofapaka breathed a huge sigh of relief.Sofapaka were again awarded a dubious penalty in the 73rd minute when the referee whistled after Baron Oketch went down following a soft nudge from Lennox Ogutu as the former Western Stima midfielder stepped up to take the penalty and made no mistake to hand Sofapaka a healthy 3-0 advantage.Weekend to forget for Okumu as Gent suffers defeat away to AntwerpMathare were awarded a penalty in the 84th minute when Lennox Ogutu was brought down by Elvis Ronack but Daniel Otieno could not hold his nerve as his penalty cannoned off the post and was cleared out for a corner which the Slum Boys did not capitalize.Sofapaka hammered the final nail in Mathare’s coffin after a defensive mix up from Mustapha Oduor and Werre which presented the ball to Oketch and he unselfishly passed to Ben Stanley Omondi who controlled the ball and strolled it into the back of the net in the 89th minute to settle for a 4-0 win.
