Nakuru City Queens have booked their spot in the final of the FKF Women Cup after edging FKF Division One side Kibera Soccer Ladies 3-2 in the first semifinal played at the Rift Valley Institute of Technology on Wednesday afternoon.The Chrispinus Wesonga-coached side have had an impressive run in the tournament, defeating Gaspo Women and Thika Queens on their journey to the semifinals and they showed character when it mattered to progress to the last hurdle for the first time.Speaking after the historic feat, Wesonga lauded his charges for making it to the finals despite having a lean squad that combined cup and league action.##NAJAVA_MECA_7292188##”We are very happy to make it to the final. Congratulations to the girls for continually pushing themselves in both the Cup and the league. We had a very small squad but we have gotten this far,” Wesonga said.His counterpart, David Vijago opined that they had lost to a worthy opponent but blamed the loss to their late arrival.”We lost to a worthy opponent today when you look at the teams they have eliminated on their way to the semis. However, we arrived late and had very little time for preparations. I would urge the federation to consider accommodating teams in one place when the tournament reaches such a stage,” Vijago said.The home team was off to a perfect start as Melon Mulindi poked the ball home after a failed clearance and miscommunication by Kibera Soccer Ladies in the second minute to see her side take the lead.Ababu promises ‘package never seen before’ for Premier League football next seasonHowever, their lead was cut short in the 27th minute when Nancy Atako leveled matters from the penalty spot.In the lead to the penalty, Irene Namala had unleashed a ferocious shot that was palmed away by Juliet Adhiambo, only for Mildred Anjelina to handle the ball in the box as they attempted to clear, prompting the referee Susan Nyambura to point to the spot.On resumption for the second half, Nakuru City Queens were off to another flying start as Elizabeth Muteshi thundered home a perfect outfooted shot to make it 2-1 five minutes into the second half.Marcell Jacobs withdraws from Florence Diamond LeagueThings went from bad to worse for Kibera Soccer as Elizabeth Mwachi handled the ball in the box, seeing Nakuru awarded a penalty that was converted by Jael Salano to make it 3-1That was not the last penalty as the referee adjudged Fabrish Ayako to have used his hands seven minutes later and awarded a second penalty to Kibera that was calmly converted by Atako for her second goal of the match.Despite Kibera’s push, Nakuru held on to see off the match and confirm their spot in the final.Nakuru will face off with the winner in the other match pitting Ulinzi Starlets and Kisumu All Starlets
