{"id":8064,"date":"2016-02-17T14:28:55","date_gmt":"2016-02-17T14:28:55","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/gormahia.net\/latest\/?p=8064"},"modified":"2016-02-18T03:32:12","modified_gmt":"2016-02-18T03:32:12","slug":"gor-mahia-and-chemelil-sugar-in-scoreless-draw","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gormahia.net\/latest\/news\/gor-mahia-and-chemelil-sugar-in-scoreless-draw\/","title":{"rendered":"Gor Mahia and Chemelil Sugar in scoreless draw"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone\" src=\"http:\/\/gormahia.net\/images\/owino-chemelil-16.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"397\" height=\"336\" \/><\/p>\n<p>It was an inauspicious start to the 2016 KPL season as Gor Mahia were held to a scoreless draw by Chemelil Sugar at their spiritual home. It is a stark contrast to last season when Gor Mahia started the season with a bang, beating Mathare United 4-2 and quickly signalled their intentions.<\/p>\n<p>Additional reporting from goal.com<\/p>\n<p>K\u2019Ogalo&#8217;s win less run in all competitions was extended to three matches after registering a drab draw against Chemelil<\/p>\n<p>Gor Mahia registered a false start in their quest to retain Kenyan Premier League title after they were held to a goalless draw by Chemelil Sugar on Wednesday.<\/p>\n<p>K&#8217;Ogalo came into the match without influential custodian Boniface Oluoch, who was allegedly dropped following disciplinary issues, with Jerim Onyango starting in goal for the first time since last season.<\/p>\n<p>After escaping relegation by a whisker, Chemelil Sugar under coach Francis Baraza, were playing their first competitive match this season, and their rustiness was almost exposed in the second minute of the game, only for Enock Agwanda to once again show why Gor Mahia will miss Meddie Kagere and Michael Olunga, as he missed a simple tap in after Francis Kahata&#8217;s fine work.<\/p>\n<p>It looked like one way traffic in the first 20 minutes or so, as the hosts were pinned in their own half by the defending champions, who tasted former Tusker custodian Samuel Odhiambo with fierce shots from George \u2018Blackberry\u2019 Odhiambo, and wasteful Agwanda, but the custodian made excellent saves to keep his team into the game.<\/p>\n<p>Gor Mahia thought they had scored in the half hour mark after Odhiambo effort was cleared off the line by David Ojwang&#8217; with the visitors protesting claiming it had crossed the line. 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