Sliders maul woeful JKUAT in hockey clash
Juliet Otieno of Sliders (left) drives the ball past Mariam Ngugi of Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology during their Kenya Hockey Union National Women's league match at City Park Stadium on July 30, 2016. PHOTO | MARTIN MUKANGU | NATION MEDIA GROUP
What you need to know:
- June Kagongo struck a brace during the one-sided affair with Anita Agunda, Beryl Okumu, Sarah Ragangi and Doris Kirui scoring a goal each.
- Sliders were 5-0 up at the break after an attacking first half in which they breached the university students’ defence in impressive fashion.
Sliderson Saturday stormed the summit of the Kenya Hockey Union women’s league after an emphatic 7-0 win over Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology (JKUAT) at City Park Stadium in Nairobi.
June Kagongo struck a brace during the one-sided affair with Anita Agunda, skipper Beryl Okumu, Sarah Ragangi and Doris Kirui scoring a goal each as Sliders moved to six points from two matches.
In the men’s National League, Kabarak University ran out 5-1 winners over Thika Rovers at the same venue.
Despite the huge scoreline, Sliders’ coach Nixon Nyangaga was not convinced by his charges’ performance, whom he said suffered from fatigue and lack fitness.
“We controlled the match pretty well but the girls need to work on their confidence and finishing,” Nyangaga told Sunday Nation Sport on Saturday.
Sliders, who finished second last season, were 5-0 up at the break after an attacking first half in which they severally breached the university students’ defence in impressive fashion.
SCORED TWO GOALS IN A MINUTE
Striker Agunda needed only five minutes to break the deadlock after latching onto a wonderful through pass from Sharon Mukui to fire past JKUAT keeper Gloria Ngeresia. The Juja-based side struggled to deal with the pace of Agunda ad Doris Kirui’s marauding runs.
They were dully punished as Sliders scored two goals in a minute to lead 3-0 at the quarter mark thanks to goals from captain Okumu and another field goal from Kagongo. JKUAT struggled to create chances.
With the students subdued, Sliders went ahead in the 36th minute of the match.
The second half half followed the same script. In the 40th minute, Kirui sounded the board after receiving a pass from midfielder Rebecca Awuor and Kagongo got her second goal three minutes later after finishing off Kirui’s cross to wrap up the tie.
“We did not turn up today and deservedly got punished by a hungrier and better side. We will pick ourselves up and hopefully bounce back in our next match,” JKUAT coach David Onaka said.
