Eldoret Solasa senior ‘Team B’ beat their ‘Team A’ counterparts in the Solwogidi tournament final at Wareng High School in Eldoret.
‘Team A’ opened the scoring barely four minutes into the match through Silvia Shilabukha after capitalising on their opponents’ unsettled defense.
They then mounted immense pressure but could not make good use of the many chances they created.
The ‘Team B’ regained their control in the midfield and this paid off immediately as Mitchell Chivingo equalised in the 20th. None of the two teams coold find the back of the net again as they took a one-all score to the break.
On resumption, ‘Team A’ seemed to have lost concentration and morale as B team dominated the field, culminating in a Ruth Ingusi strike 15 minutes to time.
To advance to the finals, ‘Team A’ beat Malindi 5-0 while B eliminated Butere with a narrow 2-1 score.
The script was the same in the junior category matches ‘Team B’ beat ‘Team A’ in a penalty shoot-out after a barren draw in regulation and extra time.
Director Solasa Sports Elizabeth Shako who is implimenting the Solidarity with women in distress (Solwogidi) projects praised the talent exhibited during the tourney.
“Such tournaments are good for us so that we can also identify our best players for the next level in football. Apart from the coaching courses we also sent two staff to be trained as team managers,” Shako said.