Strathmore Scorpions experienced attacker Gilly Okumu has challenged the team to be more clinical in front of goal following their 1-1 draw with Blazers in a Premier League match at the City Park Stadium on Sunday.
The students dominated the match but spun several chances and failed to get a double over the record champions after slaying Blazers 2-0 in the reverse fixture.
Barbra Simiyu gave Blazers the lead in the 43rd minute with a simple tap in. Scorpions captain Jerian Onsare drew the students level three minutes from regulation time.
Okumu presumed that fatigue played apart in the team dropping their first points of the season after edging out USIU-A Spartans 2-1 last Thursday. Scorpions are unbeaten in eight matches and are on course to a maiden historic title.
Okumu wants the Meshack Senge-coached side to scalp the Lakers this weekend to relieve the team off pressure.
"We only have ourselves to blame. We were superior in every aspect but the final touch really let us down," Okumu, who has had several professional stints in Germany, said.
"We were a bit sluggish and tired legs didn't help either. Inexperience again affected us and couldn't manage the game well."
Meanwhile, Lucy Wangeci, the Blazers' long serving and dependable defender said they will bounce back stronger next season after a below par display this term.
Blazers financial problems are well catalogued and the team need to regroup to find their footing again amidst the on going transition.
"We are down but not out. Covid-19 disoriented the team's training regime and the long break hit us hard as well. We will return stronger as a team," Wangeci said.
In the men's Super League, Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology (JKUAT) needed a Cyrus Narui 51st minute strike to seal maximum points against the Technical University of Kenya (TUK).
In the women's Cadre, University of Nairobi beat JKUAT 2-1. Cynthia Ejai and Clementin Sims scored in the 3rd and 59th minutes respectively for UoN, rendering Lucy Adhiambo's 49th goal a consolation.
