10-man Gor Mahia silence rivals AFC Leopards in Kenya Premier League

A 29th minute goal was enough for Gor Mahia FC to silence their arch-rivals AFC Leopards in a 2023/2024 Kenya Premier League match played at the Nyayo National Stadium on Sunday.

After dominating play from the start of the match it was Austin Odhiambo who pounced on a goalkeeper blunder and slotted the ball in the net.

But three minutes later Gor Mahia were reduced to 10-men when goalkeeper Kevin Omondi fouled AFC Leopard’s Victor Omune, and was sent straight to the dressing room.

After recess AFC Leopards with the one man advantage pushed forward and created some good scoring chances, but failed to make them count.

Reserve goalkeeper Caleb Omondi who came on when Omondi had been sent off made a couple of good saves to keep Leopards at bay. Johnathan McKinstry, the Gor Mahia head coach said he was happy with the hard fought win. « The players worked hard to collect three points and now we must focus on the remaining matches, » added the coach.

Gor Mahia FC now increased their lead on the log to 57 points from 27 matches played and they look oncourse to retain the trophy and represent the country in the TotalEnergies CAF Champions League.

In the other matches played on Sunday Tusker Fc picked a 1-0 win away to Ulinzi Stars FC, while Murang’a SEAL FC and Mohoroni Youth FC settled for a goalless draw.