Mara Sugar held AFC Leopards to a goalless draw in their FKF Premier League encounter at William Ole Ntimama Stadium on Wednesday, 28 October afternoon. The two sides went into the clash seeking second win of the campaign after last weeks draw in their respective encounters.Download our Mozzart Sport App for more newsLeopards threatened early in the second minute through Samuel Ssenyonjo, who fired Ronald Sichenje’s delivery over the bar. James Kinyanjui came close in the 10th minute after latching onto Boniface Munyendo’s long pass, beating his marker before sending his effort narrowly over.Mara responded at the quarter-hour mark when Alex Imbusia’s delivery found Kevin Mwavali, but the midfielder’s header drifted just wide.##NAJAVA_MECA_10067087##The visitors survived another scare in the 18th minute as Kinyanjui and Ssenyonjo combined in a promising attack. Adama Kanteh’s delivery picked out Kinyanjui, whose header was parried by goalkeeper Joseph Okenda. The rebound fell to Kayci Odhiambo, who lifted the ball towards Ssenyonjo, only for Okenda to react superbly again and deny Leopards.Mara nearly broke the deadlock five minutes later when Kepha Ondati set up Imbusia, whose powerful effort struck the woodwork.Who will stop Gor Mahia? Former Homeboyz star fires K’Ogalo to victory in hostile territoryLeopards continued searching for an opener, with Kanteh denied by Drona Openda after breaking into the attacking area. At the other end, Imbusia failed to make clean contact with a volley from Ondati’s delivery, while Dennis Cheruiyot tested Tom Ikara shortly before the interval. The Leopards goalkeeper made the necessary save to ensure the teams went into the break level.After the restart, Leopards resumed their attacking push, but Kanteh’s solo effort missed the target. Head coach Fred Ambani responded by introducing Victor Otieno and Andrew Waswa in a double substitution aimed at strengthening his side’s forward line.Otieno nearly made an immediate impact five minutes past the hour mark, meeting Odhiambo’s long ball before Okenda produced another important save to keep Mara in the contest.The hosts also threatened as the match opened up. Prince Ayieko headed Ondati’s delivery narrowly wide with 20 minutes remaining, before Victor Ngume, returning from Kariobangi Sharks, missed the target with a header from another Ondati cross ten minutes from time.BREAKING: Bayern Munich to face Dutch giants in official opening of Raila Odinga StadiumDespite late efforts from both sides, neither team could find the breakthrough, forcing them to settle for a share of the spoils.The draw leaves Leopards having dropped four points across their last two matches, a setback that leaves them six points behind league leaders Gor Mahia as the race for the FKF Premier League title intensifies.
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