The Mashemeji Derby pitting eternal rivals AFC Leopards and Gor Mahia ended a dull affair on Sunday as none of the sides could find the back of the net in front of thousands of fans at Nyayo National Stadium in Nairobi.
Despite fearse performance by both team, the enthusiastic fans could go get the taste of what they expected and left the stadium a bit dissipated.
With disappointment from the rival side AFC Leopards, K’Ogalo coach Jonathan McKinstry lauded his charges for displaying great character in the match, whose outcome fired them to second on the log with 24 points, three adrift of leaders Nzoia Sugar.
“I think it was a fair result and a really good game of football. Each team played excellent football. We were on top for the majority of the first half, but we had to defend a lot in the final ten minutes,” McKinstry said during post-match interview.
A rasping shot from 25 yards out by Austin Odhiambo almost broke the deadlock in the 10th minute. K’Ogalo’s brilliant display of crisp passes nearly paid off in the 20th minute when Boniface Omondi picked out Benson Omalla with a pinpoint pass.
Leopards an inroad into Gor’s territory on the stroke of halftime when Cliff Nyakeya’s long-range effort from 20 yards out forced K’Ogalo custodian Gad Mathew into a full-stretch save.
The barren draw put Gos Mahia in second position while AFC Leopard takes 8th position in the FKP Premier League log.