In a clash where the fans were more entertaining than the game, Kenya Police FC and Ulinzi Stars settled for a barren draw in a Football Kenya Federation Premier League (FKFPL) clash staged at the Nyayo National Stadium on Wednesday.Police FC head coach John Bobby Ogolla claimed that they deserved to win the clash but was thankful for the point earned in the game.”We are thankful for the point we have gotten, but this is a game that we should have won, second half was a bit sloppy but the first half was electric. We missed a number of chances but I don’t believe in luck I believe in hard work,” said Ogolla.FULL TIME ! It has been an entertaining match, no goals between @kenyapolicefc and @UlinziStarsFC at the Nyayo National Stadium as the full time whistle sounds to conclude the Afande Derby😎#FKFPL #AfandeDerby pic.twitter.com/4awsnGYw0W— FKFcaretaker (@FKFcaretaker) January 19, 2022 His counterpart Stephen Ochola also lamented the profligacy from his forwards but was happy with the point earned in the derby.”A point is a positive thing, we had a lot of clear chances that if we burried we could have been talking about a different thing. Our problem is utilizing of chance but the good thing is utilizing of chances,” said Ochola.The game had created a buzz around social media circles as both teams treated their fans to top tier comical banter with Police opting to waiver gate chargers in a bid to have more support inside the arena.Police arrived into the encounter enjoying the form of their lives after going on a seven-game unbeaten streak while Ulinzi were struggling having gone four games without a win, a run of form that has seen them slip badly off the title race.The game was off to a cautious start as both teams opted to probe each other before going for the kill with the first chance of the game falling to Mark Bikokwa in the eighth minute who headed Dan Waweru’s corner over the bar.🚨FREE ENTRY✅ There will be no gate charges for our match against Police FC this afternoon at Nyayo Stadium from 1️⃣5️⃣0️⃣0️⃣EAT➡️ Come one, come all; Serikali inajali watu wake!😎📸 Courtesy pic.twitter.com/sIs86brFP8— Ulinzi Stars FC (@UlinziStarsFC) January 19, 2022 Police responded by going even closer when Duke Abuya fed Charles Ouma inside the box with the latter’s shot kissing the underside of the crossbar before bouncing on the line and and away from goal in the 22nd minute.Ulinzi aerial prowess came into play in the closing stages of the first half with Waweru and Bikokwa guilty of spurning their headers high something the navy present in the ground would have been proud of.Kenya Police FC fan number 1 living the dream of every football fan !!!The Kenya Police FC Verses Ulinzi Stars match is currently on halftime at the Nyayo National Stadium. pic.twitter.com/hxU1bsnpbC— National Police Service-Kenya (@NPSOfficial_KE) January 19, 2022 Elvis Nandwa should have done better with his chances in the 34th minute after Dan Waweru played a pass across the face of goal that found Nandwa who opted to take a touch and took his sweet time to pull the trigger allowing the Police backline to reassemble and he later passed it to Kago outside the box much to the frustration of the fans as both teams headed into the break locked in a barren draw.The closing half had a mirror start to the first stanza as both teams struggled to get going with Oscar Wamalwa who was introduced in after the interval had only the keeper to beat when he was playing through on goal by Masita Masuta but the onrushing Ruben Juma denied Wamalwa in the 61st minute.Police again responded when Duke Abuya who had been silent all game came alive and played Clifford Kinanga who took a touch giving Saruni time to narrow his angle as he fired over.It’s a draw @kenyapolicefc 0-0 @UlinziStarsFC pic.twitter.com/jKj7vUpjzF— KENYA POLICE FC (@kenyapolicefc) January 19, 2022 Wamalwa thought he had finally broke in the 71st minute when he was fed by Shambi and chipped the ball past the on rushing keeper and wheeled away in celebration on to be cut short by the lineman’s flag.The two teams traded half chances in the final 10 minutes of the game but none could find the back of the net as the game ended Ina barren draw.Police XI: Juma Reuben, Juma Lusaka, Samaki Austine, Soita Silicho, Musa Mohammed, Duncan Otieno, Charles Ouma ( Lesley Otieno 81′), Duke Abuya, Clifford Kinanga (John Makwata 65′), Clifton Miheso, Alvin Odoyo (John Ndirang’u 79′).Unused subs: Gideon Ogweno, David Oluoch, Alex Luganji, Alvin Mang’eni.Ulinzi Stars XI: James Saruni, Brian Birgen, Wilfred Njoroge, Bonaventure Muchika, Kelvin Ouma, Boniface Onyango, John Kago, Daniel Waweru (Clinton Omondi), Mark Bikokwa (Oscar Wamalwa 46′), Elvis Nandwa, Masita Masuta (Ibrahim Shambi 66′).Unused subs: Stephen Ochieng, Byron Odiaga, Ezekiel Mugo, Peter Wafula, Kelvin Thairu, Tindi Bernard.
