Mathare United to get FC Talanta back to winning ways

Mathare United achieved its second victory of the 2024-2025 season by defeating FC Talanta 2-0 in the FKF Premier League match played at Dandora Stadium on Saturday.

The Slum Boys came into the match looking for redemption after an inconsistent run in their first six games.

In fact, Mathare had lost three matches, drawn two and won only one; Results had to change for the recently promoted team to remain in the top division.

Centric Asango gave Slum Boys the breakthrough in the 49th minute^he After taking the lead 1-0 from Kevin Kimani’s assist in the minute.

Both sides played to a barren draw in the first half, but what John Kamau said at half-time worked as Mathare came out more aggressive in the last half.

At the end of the hour, Ellie Asieche doubled the lead for the 2009 champions, who won the match 2-0.

The victory pushed Mathare into mid-table with eight points, sharing sixth place with Muranga SEAL and Bandari.

In other news, defeat saw Talanta drop to 15th^he They are just one point above the relegation zone in the points table.