Flat Tusker bottled by Thika youngsters

Tusker FC defender Eugene Asike attempts to clear the ball under pressure from Thika United’s Joel Tata in a Kenyan Premier League match at the Thika Sub-County Stadium on Sunday March 19, 2017. PHOTO/Timothy Olobulu

THIKA, Kenya, Mar 19-  Kenyan Premier League defending champions Tusker FC’s poor start to the season continued after they were beaten 2-0 by hosts Thika United at the Thika Sub-County Stadium on Sunday afternoon, going for the fifth consecutive competitive match without a win.

Goals in either half from Eugene Mukangula and Mwinyi Kibwana gave the hosts a much needed win while building pressure on new Tusker head coach George ‘Best’ Nsimbe.

It was another woeful performance from the 11-time champions and it would have been worse for them had the hosts been more clinical with their chances infront of goal.

From the team that lost 5-2 to Nzoia Sugar last weekend, head coach George ‘Best’ Nsimbe made several changes, David Okello returning to goal with Duncan Ochieng benched, Marlon Tangauzi starting at right back in place of James Situma while Lloyd Wahome was rested in defense as well for Martin Kiiza.

Humphrey Mieno and Allan Wanga both returned from injury and sickness respectively giving a huge boost to the reigning champions coming in for Moses Ndawula and Clifford Alwanga.

Just two minutes into the match, the brewers found themselves trailing after Mukangula nodded home at the far post from a Salim Mzee cross. Tusker had dodged a bullet just a second before, David Okello thwarting Benson Iregi one on one after the former City Stars man broke into the box.

From the loose ball, Mzee lifted the ball into the area and an unmarked Mukangula headed across goal past a dazed Okello who was left fuming at his defense for school-boy marking.

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