AFC Leopards bounced back from their domestic cup exit with a 2-0 win over Chemelil Sugar in a SportPesa Premier League match staged at Kenyatta Stadium in Machakos on Thursday afternoon.
MATCH DAY
— AFC Leopards SC (@AFCLeopards) April 4, 2019
We are playing Chemilil Sugar FC today at Kenyatta Stadium, Machakos.
The match kicks off at 4.15pm
We might witness two potential debuts today for Ivan Sekazza and @MwinyiShami who are available for selection.#Sportpesa#INGWE pic.twitter.com/En6nLzf2Er
Ingwe went ahead inside the first minute through assistant captain
Leopards came close moments later through Brian Marita, but his effort went wide.
Chemelil slowly grew into the game with Lucas Waitere and John Ochieng being their main attacking threats upfront. They however didn’t create many scoring chances in the first half and Leopards took a 1-0 lead to the break.
Four minutes into the second half, Ingwe got a second goal. Vincent Oburu dribbled past several players before treading a pass into the area, Aziz Okaka latched onto the ball and fired fired home to double Ingwe’s lead.
Leopards continued knocking at Chemelil door in search of more goals. Debutant Ivan Sekazza nearly scored with his first touch but his effort went over the bar.
Penalty to Chemilil
— AFC Leopards SC (@AFCLeopards) April 4, 2019
AFC Leopards 2 Chemilil Sugar FC 0#SportPesa#INGWE
Joshua Mawira saw his header from a Marita corner miss the target narrowly with the keeper off his line.
35 seconds goal vs Chemilil Sugar (while everyone was saying hi to each other) ✔
— AFC Leopards SC (@AFCLeopards) April 4, 2019
3rd goal in 2 Kenya Premier League matches ✔
3rd highest scorer for AFC Leopards since 2009 ✔
17th Kenya Premier League goal as an AFC Leopards player ✔
WHYVONNE ISUZZA #SportPesa#INGWE pic.twitter.com/lyKcHWfqTQ
Waitere missed a chance to get a consolation for his side when he missed a penalty deep into stoppage time.
Gor Mahia is now 8pts clear at the summit and focus now shifts to No.2-8 is also an 8pts difference. The competition seems to be shifting to the top four finish.