Matasi credits hard-fought win over resilient Rangers to team work

Champions Tusker recorded a slim 1-0 win over Posta Rangers last Sunday at Kasarani Annex to return to the Football Kenya Federation Premier League’s top five bracket.The beer makers had Shami Mwinyi to thank as his sumptuous freekick made the difference in the game.##NAJAVA_MECA_7050022##While Mwinyi’s effort separated the two teams, the club’s goalkeeper Patrick Matasi feels that teamwork played a bigger role in delivering the three points.Heading to the game, the Robert Matano coached side was looking to bag the ninth win of the season and bride the rift between them and log leaders Gor Mahia.How Mieno’s counsel helped Tusker prodigy Collins Otieno deliver a stellar performance in his first league start“I laud the players for embracing team work throughout. We had gone for long without winning on back to back occasions. The win against Mathare last week motivated us to work harder for this. The three points are massive for us in the title race,” he told club media shortly after the final whistle.Matasi who started in between the sticks also hailed the team for helping him keep the cleansheet. This was the sixth cleansheet for the 2017 CECAFA Senior Challenge winning goalkeeper in the campaign.Not A Fluke! Gor Mahia’s Gad Mathews reveals secret behind long-volleyed pass that led to winning goal against PoliceLast season, the former AFC Leopards shot stopper kept eighteen cleansheets in twenty-five matches, the highest in the term that was ultimately annulled by the federation.“We had gone for a while without keeping a cleansheet. We had gone for close to ten matches without one and it feels good that we have won without conceding. It is a motivation for me and the entire back line,” said the former Posta Ranger man.

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