{"id":15724,"date":"2020-02-29T14:44:57","date_gmt":"2020-02-29T14:44:57","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/gormahia.net\/latest\/?p=15724"},"modified":"2020-03-01T03:36:03","modified_gmt":"2020-03-01T03:36:03","slug":"gor-mahia-switch-off-western-stima-3-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gormahia.net\/latest\/news\/gor-mahia-switch-off-western-stima-3-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Gor Mahia switch off Western Stima 3-2"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure style=\"width: 600px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/gormahia.net\/images\/kipkirui-stima-20.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Kipkirui celebrates<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Gor Mahia on Saturday dispatched a determined Western Stima side by a score of 3-2. Gor Mahia were leading 3-0 after 14 minutes before the Power men fought back. Goals came from Boniface Omondi, Kenneth Muguna and Nicholas Kipkirui.<\/p>\n<p>This coupled with Tusker&#8217;s 2-2 draw against Kisumu All Stars, puts Gor Mahia in good position to defend the league title.<\/p>\n<p>Additional reporting from the Nation<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Champions Gor Mahia move sevens point clear at the summit of the Kenyan Premier League with a hard-fought 3-2 win over Western Stima at the Moi International Sports Centre, Kasarani in Nairobi on Saturday.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p>The powermen have emerged as one of Gor Mahia&#8217;s stubborn opponents in recent times, as they have not lost to the champions in the last three league meetings.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p>In this season&#8217;s first leg match in Kisumu, the two sides drew 1-1.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p>But this changed quickly at Kasarani on Saturday as Bonface Omondi Kenneth Muguna and Nichols Kipkirui struck inside the opening 13 minutes to give the champions a comfortable 3-0 lead before Baron Oketch and Benson Ochieng&#8217; rduced the deficit for the visitors late on.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p>The defeat was a blow to Stima who came into this match looking to bring to a halt their five-match winless streak.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p>Omondi opened the scoring three minutes into the match before Muguna scored against his former employers on 10 minutes after collecting a loose ball outside the box, to beat goalkeeper John Njau with a low drive.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<section class=\"top-ad full-width\">\n<div class=\"container\">\n<div>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-1581586813987-0\">\n<section>\n<div class=\"container\">\n<div class=\"row\">\n<article class=\"main column\">\n<div class=\"story-view\">\n<article class=\"article\">\n<section class=\"body-copy\">\n<div id=\"relatedCoverage\" class=\"article-related-coverage noprint\">\n<div class=\"related-coverage-header\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<section class=\"ad noprint\">\n<div class=\"ad\">And three minutes later, Kipkirui placed the game beyond their opponents reach with an easy finish, after Njau had miscalculated his run.<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<div>\n<p>Stima twice missed an opportunity to respond from corner-kick deliveries, before their first best chance arrived in the 23rd minute, but goalkeeper Fredrick Odhiambo was alert and saved Benson Ochieng&#8217;s header.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p>In the 28th minute, Stima coach Salim Babu withdrew Vitalis Akumu who had earlier been booked for Kevin Akongo.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p>Three minutes to the break, Oketch reduced the deficit for Stima from the spot after Ochieng&#8217; was fouled inside the box.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p>Oketch came close to making it 3-2 but Odhiambo stretched well to clear the danger.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p>Gor continued to dominate exchanges in the early minutes of the second-half, but Stima defence dealt with their attacks.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p>Ten minutes into the second-half, coach Steven Polack made a change, introducing Samuel Onyango for Cliffton Miheso.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p>Goalkeeper Njau was forced to leave his line early and make a save on 63 minutes, before an on rushing Samuel Onyango could connect.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p>Ochieng&#8217; benefitted from a defensive lapse in the 75th minute to score Stima&#8217;s second goal.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p>Thereafter, the tempo of the match went down and Stima failed to create another chance to share spoils with the champions.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p>The win sees Gor Mahia open a seven-point gap at the helm of the standings. Second-placed Kakamega Homeboyz, who host Nzoia Sugar on Sunday at Bukhungu Stadium in Kakamega, could reduce the gap to four points with victory over sugar millers.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/article>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\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-switch-off-western-stima-3-2\/\"\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 on Saturday dispatched a determined Western Stima side by a score of 3-2. 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