AFC Leopards hunt down Ulinzi as KCB share spoils with Sofapaka
Football
By
Rodgers Eshitemi
| Feb 25, 2021
AFC Leopards bounced back to winning ways after narrowly beating Ulinzi Stars 1-0 in yesterday’s ="https://www.standardmedia.co.ke/sports/category/29/football">FKF Premier League The victory saw Ingwe leapfrog Bandari (22 points) into the third spot courtesy of a better goal difference, while second-placed KCB narrowed the gap on league leaders Tusker to six points after sharing the spoils with Sofapaka in a 2-2 draw in Wundanyi.
Ulinzi remained seventh on the log with 17 points, four behind Wazito, who were held to a 1-1 draw by Mathare United at Kasarani Annex. vivo V30 5G launching in Kenya: Step into the future with style How Kenya's ICT Accessibility Standards can create more inclusive workplaces Unlocking photographic brilliance: Vivo V29 5G series with its smart aura light portrait It was a good response for Patrick Aussems’ men after losing 2-1 to Bandari last weekend.
“In Mombasa, we played only 45 minutes, but today (yesterday), we played the entire 90 minutes. We had the possession and a lot of opportunities as well as control of the game. Unfortunately, we were not efficient enough in the final third: we are making a lot of mistakes and poor crosses,” said Aussems on his first win as AFC Leopards coach. “One good thing about this pandemic is that we can make five substitutions. Today’s substitutions won the game for us but maybe it will not be the same case next week.”
But for his Ulinzi Stars counterpart Benjamin Nyangweso, profligacy upfront cost him the match.
“My strikers let me down today. For instance, Wamalwa (Oscar) had a one-on-one chance against AFC Leopards goalkeeper but wasted it. AFC got one opportunity and punished us,” said Nyangweso.
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