Tusker’s recent miseries continued Sunday afternoon as Robert Matano’s side stumbled to their third straight defeat courtesy of a 3-1 loss to Talanta in a FKF Premier League Round 26 match staged at Kenyatta Stadium, Machakos.Tusker came into the early kickoff hoping to bounce back from their two losses to Kakamega Homeboyz – in the Mozzart Bet Cup – and Kariobangi Sharks in the league last weekend but after an eventful start, ended up on the losing side once again, putting more pressure on the team head coach in the wake of a potential trophyless season.FULL TIME in Machakos. pic.twitter.com/GIcdt3Qos9— Tusker FC (@tusker_fc) April 14, 2024 The hosts, after a bright start that saw James Kibande and Dennis Oguta have chances at goal repelled by keeper Kevin Otieno, took the lead in the 24th minute through striker Eric Kapaito from the penalty spot.This came after Kibande, on another foray into the opposing goal, was hacked down inside the box, with Kapaito rebounding his attempt after his penalty had been saved.The former Kariobangi Sharks striker almost made it 2-0 with a 37th-minute acrobatic kick that went narrowly wide and were made to rue the missed opportunities when December Kisaka levelled the scores with a goal in first-half stoppage time.##NAJAVA_MECA_8028713##Oguta and John Njuguna followed up with attempts that went over, both sides heading to the break in a 1-1 draw.The second half was a different tale for the brewers as even after a twin substitution to bring on Shaphan Oyugi and Lawrence Luvanda, went down in the hour mark through Kevintom Machika.Michael Jairo then made the scoreline all grim reading for Tusker when he buried a late penalty to give Talanta their first win since January.KTB using Boston, London Marathons to market KenyaThe result means that Jackson Gatheru’s side moved up to 14th on the log and are five points clear of the relegation zone.For Tusker, their ninth defeat of the season drops them to fourth spot with 43 points, 11 behind runaway leaders Gor Mahia.
