Multimedia students teach Rovers hockey lesson

Multimedia University's Dennis Burudi (left) and Vigor Okune of Thika Rovers during National Hockey League held at City Park Stadium on Saturday, Oct 1, 2016. [PHOTO: JONAH ONYANGO/STANDARD]

Multimedia University (MMU) rallied from a goal down to clobber Thika Rovers 6-1 in a Kenya Hockey Union men’s national league match played yesterday at the City Park Stadium. In another second division tier encounter, Impala Club beat Kabarak University 2-0.

MMU captain Moses Adamba and Anthony Barasa scored a brace each for the Rongai-based students to enhance their chances of earning Premier League promotion. Jeff Asira and Bringson Kadanya netted one goal each to see MMU seal the crucial points.

Rovers had taken an early lead as Collins Osiga outwitted MMU goalkeeper Calvin Odhiambo three minutes into play. However, that was as good as they could get failing to build up on the good start allowing MMU to respond in style.

An elated MMU coach Vincent Adhia said that his boys had put up their best performance of the season urging them to keep it up. ‘’This is our best performance. We showed great determination even after conceding an early goal the response was good especially in attack my boys were superb,” Aidha said.

The quick goal was a wake-up call for MMU as they immediately composed themselves tightening their defence and playing offensively in hunt of an equaliser. Asira restored parity by the quarter-hour mark sending the ball home past Rovers goalkeeper Ndung’u Njogu.

MMU scored their second goal in the 25th minute from a counter attack after clearing a Rovers penalty corner with Barasa slotting in the ball past Njogu. Rovers had a bad day in office struggling to create chances with their efforts bearing no fruit ending the first half trailing MMU 2-1.

On resumption Kadanya added a third for the students before Barasa completed his brace to make it 4-1 before Adamba nailed two more.