NAIROBI, Kenya, May 26 – Goalkeeper Faruk Shikhalo saved two penalties as KCB beat Kariobangi Sharks 4-2 on post-match spot kicks at the Police Sacco Stadium on Sunday to sail into the final of the FKF Cup. The game was forced into penalties after a 1-1 draw in both regular and extra time, and Shikhalo proved the game winner for the bankers. Shikhalo saved from Geoffrey Onyango and Stanley Wilson, while his teammates Derrick Otanga, Henry Onyango, Danson Chetambe and Henry Ochieng all scored.
Sharks’ two spot kicks were scored by skipper Kevin Luke Otiala and Fredrick Alushula. The game was forced into extra time after a 1-1 draw in a highly charged duel. Two goals within two minutes were not enough to separate the two sides, as they went into 15 extra to find the winner.
KCB were the first to get into the scoresheet in the 76 th minute when substitute Derrick Otanga ran onto a long ball planted behind the defense, beating Kevin Luke Otiala for pace before planting the ball past the keeper. But Sharks levelled straight from the restart, Fortune Omotto tapping into the net from the right after John mark Makwatta’s initial effort came off the upright. Against a side that had beaten them 3-0 when they met just over three weeks ago, KCB were conservative in their approach as they sought to sit back, soak in the pressure and defend in numbers, waiting for opportune moments on the counter attack to hit.
Sharks had good chances at goal and they should have been 1-0 up in the 2.
