Mombasa Elite returned to winning ways with a comfortable 3-0 win over bottom-placed Silibwet Leons to keep alive their survival quest in a match staged at the Mbaraki Sports Club on Monday.In what was their sixth straight match without a win, Silibwet had no answers against the hosts who took the lead after 30 minutes when former Shabana man Augustine Simiyu broke the deadlock and they held on for a 1-0 lead at the break.##NAJAVA_MECA_7863325##Elite kept attacking and were rewarded with the second goal in the second half when winger Radjabu Omar found the back of the net in the 64th minute to kill off any hopes of Leon’s comeback.Phelix Ogutu’s men kept the momentum high and soon it bore fruits with the club’s lead scorer Emmanuel Chagwe adding the third for Elite who are fighting to keep their status in the second division.Ogutu, who witnessed his side score three goals for the first time this season, could not hide his happiness though was quick to shift focus to the upcoming Coastal derby against Mombasa Stars on Sunday at Mbaraki. However, the former Transfoc FC gaffer attributed their sharpness in front of goal to the separate training sessions he held with the attackers.“It feels nice to be back on the right track, though we squandered a lot of chances we could have scored more than six goals,” he offered.“The attacking department has been our main undoing the whole season, today they at least showcased what we have been doing behind the scenes and hopefully the run can continue longer,” added Ogutu.Omukoto welcomes FIFA ban lifting, targets quick return to actionThe expert who at the start of the campaign had a short stint at Gusii FC further suggested that the team had started to adopt his philosophy though cited indifferences in the technical bench may derail his efforts.“The team is quickly picking what I want though there is a challenge with two coaches on board, I am a tactical coach (no direct football) and it seems we are not reading from the same script with my colleague which is a challenge to the players,” he told Mozzart Sport.Ethiopia advances in FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup qualifiers, set up a crunch Kenya tieTouching on the upcoming derby, the former Muhoroni Young expert said, “I love derbies, I am good in such pressured matches. I have never lost a derby in my entire coaching career and therefore Stars should be prepared. We respect them but are not afraid. Fans should come out in large numbers to witness our match out of the woods,” he concluded.The win lifted Elite to seventeenth on the twenty-team log on 19 points one ahead of the red line.Elsewhere, at the Cardinal Otunga High School Mosocho, Kisumu All Stars were held to a one-all draw by hosts Gusii FC thwarting their push for a return to the top flight. The Lakeside club had got the lead through Noah Ngiendo in the 47th minute before Joshua Ratemo cancelled the lead with three minutes left to play.
