Gor Mahia head coach Johnathan McKinstry has said his team ‘could not have asked for a better next match’ when they play log leading Tusker on Sunday 28 May following their Mashemeji Derby loss against bitter rivals AFC Leopards over a week ago.The defeat, which marked the first time AFC Leopards beat the record Kenyan champions since March 2016, helped Tusker to jump over K’Ogalo in the league standings as they reclaimed top spot as well as opening a one-point advantage.With the two teams now separated by just the point heading into the last four games of the 2022/2023 league campaign, the Northern Irish tactician lauded the team’s response after the painful Ingwe loss as he backed them to give a good account of themselves in the potential title deciding clash this season.Title decider: Gor Mahia 🟢 vs Tusker 🟡 3pm on Sunday at Nyayo Stadium, Nairobi pic.twitter.com/MKvVXOkMed— Eric Njiru (@EricNjiiru) May 22, 2023 “When you do not get what you want, you come back sort of redetermined and reenergized to make sure that the next time out you get what you want. The focus from the team has been really good, the intensity is really high and they are looking forward to the game on Sunday.You always want to win your football matches and there is no doubt that any time you drop points, it does not matter who it is against, it means there is a bigger requirement in the next matches to pick up those pointsThank you fans for your unwavering passion and support, we’ll make every effort to ensure your faith in us is rewarded.#SportpesaNaGor #Kogalo #Sirkal pic.twitter.com/rUARsRRIvE— Gor Mahia FC Ke (@gormahiafcke) May 15, 2023 What is good is that our next game is against Tusker. I do not think we could have asked for a better next match coming off the derby which I think is good for us because the guys are super energized,” the coach told Mozzart Sport.“In all the big games, we have put in good performances, so I am looking forward to that,” he added.Despite having been beaten 1-2 by Leopards in their last fixture, McKinstry said the team’s performance just did not get the reward it deserved but the response since has been impressive.##NAJAVA_MECA_7275081##“The guys had a couple days off after the last game and the form in training has been good actually and everyone has been sharp. Nobody’s heads are down and we see a good attitude.The thing is that the performance overall was really good. It is just that sometimes football can be a little cruel because they had two chances and scored two goals whereas for us we pressed well, won the ball in good spaces, got into areas we wanted and created around eight good chances, but that is the nature of the game,” he concluded.Johnathan McKinstry: The gutsy Northern Irishman daring to return Gor Mahia to its glory daysGor Mahia will head into the game after an extended break as they did not play over the weekend while tusker featured in the Mozzart Bet Cup semifinal where they beat Ulinzi Stars 1-0 to advance to the final.The match will kick off at 1500EAT.
