Kakamega Homeboyz are the custodians of Ingo Derby bragging rights after seeing off AFC Leopards in a hotly contested match at Thika Stadium in their season finale.FULL TIME AFC Leopards 2 Kakamega Homeboyz 3.#Betsafe#OursForever #INGWE— AFC Leopards (@AFCLeopards) August 22, 2021 Homeboyz came from two goals down to bag all the points and finish the season sixth with 46 points while Ingwe finished fourth with 48 points.AFC Leopards drew first blood when Austin Omondi thundered home from a Peter Thiong’o lay off. Two minutes later, Bienveue Shaka doubled the lead for Ingwe as tapped in Elvis Rupia’s low cross.AFC Leopards were now totally in the driving seat and dictated everything in the game before Homeboyz forced an own goal just before the break.Constant efforts on the right by Homeboyz attackers saw Robert Mudenyu put the ball in his own yet to half the deficit for the visitors. Homeboyz continued to string some beautiful passes but the final decisive strike eloped them.Earlier in the first half, Eston Esiye almost grabbed the opener from a well struck shot way off the 18-area but his effort rattled the bar and rebounded back with Benjamin Ochan well beaten in goal.Homeboyz tackled hard, and Rupia became a constant victim of their approach.Youngster Brian Wanyama only lasted 36 minutes and was seen struggling and was replaced by Caleb Olilo.On resumption, Homeboyz came determined to atleast get a point from the clash and took the game to Ingwe from the word go.Full Time We come away victorious against Ingwe AFC Leopards 2 Kakamega Homeboyz 3— Kakamega Homeboyz FC (@FcHomeboyz) August 22, 2021 They stringed a series of attacks in the first 10 minutes of the second half but they could not manage the equalizer still.AFC Leopards grew back into the game and had their chances also but Godfrey Oputi stood firm to deny Rupia and Isaac Kipyegon in different instances.At the stroke of the hour mark, the efforts of Nicholas Muyoti’s charges finally paid off as Shami Mwinyi scored the equalizer, his 10th goal of the campaign, from an Esiye cross that flashed Infront of goal and was missed by everyone except the scorer.The game was now open to both teams.Determined to go for the win, Homeboyz made a like for like change shortly after the goal, bringing in Stephen Etyang for Fansanmi Ojo.Ingwe responded by bringing in Marvin Nabwire for the second goal scorer Shaka.Substitute Etyang executed the instructions given to him perfectly, hammering Kakamega Homeboyz’s third after being set up by his namesake Stephen Opoku.Ingwe responded by bringing in Marvin Nabwire for the second goal scorer Shaka.Boniface Mukhekhe and Saad Musa came on for Peter Thiong’o and Austin Omondi
