KCAU hold Greensharks in league tie

USIU's Rael Wangui with the ball when they played Amira in the ladies premier league at City Park on 09/06/2018 (Jenipher Wachie, Standard

Kenya College of Accountancy University (KCAU) students held Greensharks to a 1-1 draw in a Kenya Hockey Union men’s Premier League at City Park.

Brian Kiptum’s 47th minute goal dashed Greensharks’ hopes of securing their eighth victory of the season and reducing the gap between them and second-placed Kenya Police.

Sharks lie third on the log with 24 points from 13 matches while Police have 30 from 11 outings.

Having had 23 points prior to their clash against the students, a victory could have seen them reduce the difference to four points.

Despite dominating the proceedings from the onset, Sharks failed to utilise their chances allowing the students to fight back and pick a point.

Greensharks captain Daniel Obunyasi said failure to kill off the match in the first three quarters cost them victory. “We dominated the match but failed to utilize our chances and score goals.

“We led our opponents but failed to hang on to our lead and also made many mistakes in the final quarter and allowed them to equalize. Apart from the last quarter mistakes, we played well and we are determined to improve in our next match,” Obunyasi said.

After missing numerous scoring opportunities, Victor Osiche beat KCAU goalkeeper Prince Gilbert to give Sharks a 1-0 lead in the 33rd minute.

Kenya International Leone Magomere, Chris Wokila and Vincent Nyongesa missed their chances to consolidate Sharks lead before the break of the third quarter.

In the final quarter, the students looked more composed as Kiptum levelled the score in the 47th minute.

After reviving their hopes, KCAU proved stronger for Greensharks with frequent attacks but poor finishing was their major undoing as they settled for a one-all-draw despite creating clear scoring chances.

In the men’s Super League Impala beat Technical University of Kenya 2-0.