A quick brace from second half substitute Alvin Mang’eni was all that Kenya Police needed as they emerged 2-1 victors over Nairobi City Stars at the Kasarani Annex grounds on Wednesday afternoon.The win saw Kenya Police move into second place on the table, with City Stars falling to their third straight defeat.The two teams struggled to assert dominance in the opening minutes of the first half with the only chance in the first ten minutes coming through Elvis Rupia as he headed an Eric Juma cross wide.Clinton Miheso then had a chance go wide after a good exchange with Duke Abuya on the 14th minute mark.Spirited Nzoia rally from a goal down to floor SharksCity Stars thought they had scored the opening goal after an eighteenth minute cleverly crafted free kick from Samuel Kapen was fumbled into the path of Etemesi – who rippled the net with an overhead kick.The latter was however correctly flagged offside much to the disappointment of the celebrating City stars bench.##NAJAVA_MECA_7010371##Duke Abuya was the next man in line to trouble the City Stars backline but his shot was directed straight at goalkeeper Jacob Osano.As time went by, a solid City Stars grew in confidence, creating a few problems for Police goalkeeper Job Ochieng.Ezekiel Odera had his ball go wide in the 45th minute before Samuel Kapen’s attempt of a rebound fell into the keeper’s arms.A quick counter attack by City Stars in the last minute of added time led by experienced Peter Opiyo would produce the opening goal as he set Ezekiel Odera racing past a nonexistent Police backline.Odera skipped past a rushing Job Ochieng before sidestepping a retreating Shakava to slot the ball into an empty net for a 1-0 advantage at halftime.Second halfFrancis Baraza brought on Alvin Mang’eni in the second half for winger Clifton Miheso in search for offensive cutting edge and it didn’t take time for his impact to be felt.In search of a goal, Mang’eni delivered at the half hour mark, and thanks to Duke Abuya as he overpowered Kola down the right before setting the former up for a slam shot equalizer to the roof of the net.A minute later, the Kenya Police fans gathered around the grounds were going wild.Alvin Mang’eni – from 25 yards out – caught the City Stars defense slacking and unleashed a ferocious shot that flew past Osano giving Police the lead. With the lead, Kenya Police controlled the pace of the game, managing the clock in front of a vibrant crowd.A couple of substitutions late in the game gave Lesley Otieno and Charles Ouma some playing time with the victory all but secured.
