Not even a nine minute black-out at Nyayo Stadium could deny Gor Mahia the opportunity to be crowned Kenyan Premier League (KPL) champions again after stopping Sony Sugar 1-0 on Wednesday night.
Following the win, Gor Mahia have confirmed their status as champions on 66 points and with four matches to go.
After being on the ascendancy for long, Gor Mahia's momentum was curtailed when the stadium was plunged into darkness following a black-out, but this did not deter the fans who were eager to witness another historic moment in the offing.
The last time Gor Mahia won the league three times in a row was in 1985 when a good number of their current fans were just toddlers or had not been born.
Gor Mahia coach Frank Nuttall re-tweaked his starting line up a bit starting George 'Blackberry' Odhiambo and Ali Abondo.
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Odhiambo, eager to impress after staying on the bench for long, made his first contribution in the fifth minute of the match sneaking inside the Sony Sugar backline, but was denied by Allan Owiny in goal.
The pressure continued and Godfrey Walusimbi's well taken cross was headed out.
Then the stadium was plunged into darkness for about nine minutes as the engineers fought frantically to restore power.
When play resumed, Gor Mahia continued to control the proceedings with Ali Abondo's shot going just wide.
Sony Sugar had their moment to come into the match in the 25th minute with Marwa Chamberi testing Boniface Oluoch with a long cross that however did not bother the calm goalkeeper.
On the other side of the pitch, there was worry from Gor Mahia fans when top striker Michael Olunga came down awkwardly as he tried to dispossess Sony Sugar's Alfred Onyango and needed treatment to come back into the match.
The opening goal finally came in the 39th minute from Innocent Wafula, who found himself at the end of a great move initiated by Meddie Kagere and Godfrey Walusimbi.
Gor Mahia were unrelenting even as the second half kicked off keeping Olwiny in Sony's goal busy.
The Sony Sugar goalkeeper stretched well to deny Olunga in the 50th minute.
From the hour mark the sugar millers looked the more determined side with Marwa Chamberi causing Gor Mahia problems on the flanks but he could only get a fruitless corner for all his efforts. But Gor Mahia still had better possessions and time and again burst upfront threatening to score. On one such occasion, Innocent Wafula's goal bound shot was put out by Olwiny for a fruitless corner.
Gor Mahia rested George Odhiambo for Enock Agwanda and Khalid Aucho for Collins Okoth.
