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Gor Mahia  weathered  heavy storm  to maintain their  unbeaten run with a deserved 2-0  win over struggling Thika United in a late  Kenya Premier League  kick off tie  staged at the Safaricom Kasarani Stadium.

After much prodding, Gor Mahia  took the lead after 32 minutes through towering defender  Haroun Shakava  who headed brilliantly a cross  from Karim Nizigiyimana past Thika Keeper Levis Opiyo.

From then onwards, it was Gor who continued to call the shots with missed chances being the order of the evening.
Gor who led 1-0 before the breather came  back strongly and restored parity with  a 83rd min  goal from  Ali Abondo’s  free kick that went through  Opiyo’s hands  to bring more raptures from  Gor Mahia fans.

The only notable chance  for Thika United  came  in the 60th minute when Kennedy Otieno blasted  wide  a  good  volley after outpacing the entire  Gor defence including Keeper Bonface Oluoch  with the  entire technical bench raising their hands  in disapproval.

Gor will blame themselves for failing to  wrap  up the  game with  Meddie Kagere’s goal in the 72nd minute  being disallowed  for offside.

Earlier in the 56th minute,Thika  goal survived a narrow  scare  when Michael Olunga stormed inside  the dreaded box  and when scoring appeared the next step,Thika defender Collins Okumu came  from the
blues to thwart his  effort.
Gor Mahia have taken a nine points lea at the top with 36 points.Sofapaka  are second with 27 points.

Collins Okinyo

Ex- CAF Media Expert. An expert on African football with over 15 years experience ,always with an ear to the ground with indepth knowledge of the game. I have worked for top publications including 7 years at www.supersport.com until i founded www.soka25east.com to quench the thirst of football lovers across the continent. I have trained young upcoming journalists who are now a voice in African football.I have covered World Cup,AFCON,CHAN,Champions League,Confederations Cup,Cecafa,Cosafa,Wafu and many other football tournaments across the World. Founder Football Africa Arena(FAA),Founder www.afrisportdigital.com