Different reasons, same ambition—to win the match. The biggest game of match week 29 will see two teams at opposite ends of the table clash at the Mambo Leo Stadium in Kisumu, both terming the match a must-win but for different reasons.Gor Mahia are on top of the table with 60 points, 9 more than second-placed Police FC, and are chasing their 21st league title. Meanwhile, Shabana find themselves in 15th position with 28 points, tied with Sofapaka, who occupy the playoff spot, and just 2 points ahead of Muhoroni Youth, who are in the automatic relegation slot alongside bottom-placed Nzoia Sugar.##NAJAVA_MECA_8088466##Gor Mahia head coach Jonathan McKinstry understands the significance of this encounter.”I’m looking forward to that match, which we are expecting to be a very tough game. We have been training well, and I hope my boys will find the answers to any questions that Shabana will ask, as has been the case most of the time this season.”The motivation to achieve different missions by winning makes it even more exciting for the tactician.”We have to win matches in order to win the championship, while for Shabana, they have to win matches to try and move further away from the relegation zone.”The first-leg match between the two sides was a tough encounter, especially for K’Ogalo, who found newbies Shabana a hard nut to crack as they sat deep but eventually succumbed in the last minute to a goal by Gor Mahia’s right-back Rooney Onyango. McKinstry expects a different approach for this match, though.”Most teams packed the bus against us in the first leg, which is different in the second leg where they’re a little more open as they try to attack, as was the case with Muranga Seals. Shabana FC have changed the coach, players, and definitely the style, so I expect them to go for the win, but we are ready for whichever style they use.”On the opposite side of the dugout will be former Gor Mahia assistant coach Sammy “Pamzo” Omollo, whom the Northern Irish tactician praised as a good coach and one who knows Gor Mahia well, both from his playing days and as a coach.
