{"id":15055,"date":"2019-08-18T15:24:21","date_gmt":"2019-08-18T15:24:21","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/gormahia.net\/latest\/?p=15055"},"modified":"2019-08-19T02:23:57","modified_gmt":"2019-08-19T02:23:57","slug":"gor-mahia-beat-bandari-1-0-win-super-cup","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gormahia.net\/latest\/news\/gor-mahia-beat-bandari-1-0-win-super-cup\/","title":{"rendered":"Gor Mahia beat Bandari 1-0, win Super Cup"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/gormahia.net\/images\/supercup-19.jpg\" alt=\"\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Gor Mahia are the 2019 Super Cup winners after beating Bandari 1-0 at Machakos on Sunday. The all important goal came from Lawrence Juma. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Additional reporting from the Nation<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Gor Mahia beat Bandari 1-0 to win the Kenyan Premier League Super Cup at the Kenyatta Stadium in Machakos on Sunday. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Lawrence\n Juma scored the crucial goal in the 64th minute, reacting fast to thump\n home after Bandari custodian Michael Wanyika parried away Kenneth \nMuguna\u2019s cross from the right. There was luck written all over Juma&#8217;s \nstrike as his shot took a wicket deflection off Brian Otieno giving \nWanyika no chance. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Gor coach Steven Pollack lauded his\n charges for a good show in the second half especially after youngster \nTobias Otieno was sent off for a second bookable offense in the 77th \nminute.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cWe had a poor first half but played better in \nthe second half. I liked our fighting spirit especially after Tobias \nOtieno was sent off. I am happy with the team so far but obviously we \nhave to improve on some areas. The players are getting to understand how\n I want them to play. We need to move the ball faster from our half and \nbe quick in transition,\u201d assessed Pollack who remarkably won his first \ntrophy on Kenyan soil in his first &#8216;home&#8217; game. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Despite the loss, Bandari tactician Bernard Mwalala was impressed by the display from his charges. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cI  think we did way better than in our game a week ago against Al Ahly  Shendi. We were the better side as usual but were not sharp upfront. Gor  Mahia got once chance that made the difference. That is how football  is, we will now work on fixing our weakness upfront,\u201d noted Mwalala.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p> Ghanaian Francis Afriyie, who was making his debut for <em>K\u2019Ogalo,<\/em> could have given them the lead in the first minute but he headed wide from Juma&#8217;s inviting cross.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Clifton Miheso, who was also starting his first match for Gor, \nwas fouled in the 14th minute at the edge of the box and he floated the \nresultant freekick beautifully into the box. However Muguna could not \nkeep his header down as they continued to push for the opening goal. \nBandari responded swiftly a minute later, Danson Chetambe playing \nWilliam Wadri through on goal but the Ugandan shot wide.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The\n dockers won a freekick just outside the box in the 23rd minute after \nSammy Onyango fouled Chetambe but David King&#8217;atua\u2019s powerful shot did \nnot trouble Gor Mahia custodian David Mapigano.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Mwalala  made a double change in the 50th minute bringing in Benjamin Mosha and  Hassan Abdallah for Shaban Kenga and David King&#8217;atua respectively.  Pollack replied introducing Kennedy Otieno for Samuel Onyango while  Afriyie was replaced by Nicholas Kipkirui. And it was Gor who found the  breakthrough. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Muguna and Miheso exchanged neat passes on the right wing before\n the latter delivered a dangerous cross into the box that Wanyika \npunched away only as far as the edge of the box. Juma hit a first time \nshot that was aided into the net by Brian Otieno&#8217;s outstretched leg. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Bandari\n threw men forward in search of the equalizer but Gor&#8217;s central defence \npairing of Charles Momanyi and Joash Onyango thwarted their attacks. \nMosha\u2019s volley in the 73rd minute was perhaps their best chance in the \nsecond half. Tobias Otieno was having a game of his life in the middle \nof the park but it was cut short after picking a second yellow card for a\n foul on Wadri. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>With six minutes left, Pollack pulled \nout Kennedy Otieno for Joachim Oluoch in an obvious attempt to protect \nthe slim lead. Geoffrey Ochieng could have double Gor&#8217;s lead in the 87th\n but his curling shot from the edge of the box went just inches wide \nwith Wanyika well beaten.<\/p>\n<div class=\"fb-background-color\">\n\t\t\t  <div \n\t\t\t  \tclass = \"fb-comments\" \n\t\t\t  \tdata-href = \"https:\/\/gormahia.net\/latest\/news\/gor-mahia-beat-bandari-1-0-win-super-cup\/\"\n\t\t\t  \tdata-numposts = \"10\"\n\t\t\t  \tdata-lazy = \"true\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-colorscheme = \"light\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-order-by = \"social\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-mobile=true>\n\t\t\t  <\/div><\/div>\n\t\t  <style>\n\t\t    .fb-background-color {\n\t\t\t\tbackground:  !important;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t.fb_iframe_widget_fluid_desktop iframe {\n\t\t\t    width: 100% !important;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t  <\/style>\n\t\t  ","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Gor Mahia are the 2019 Super Cup winners after beating Bandari 1-0 at Machakos on Sunday. 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