Bandari FC have managed a late comeback to pick up a 3-2 win over Zoo FC in a Kenyan Premier League match (KPL) at Mbaraki Stadium on Wednesday.
The Dockers had to rise from a first-half fall to pick up a hard-fought win at home against a determined Kericho-based side
Collins Neto had powered Zoo ahead early in the match before a resurgent Bandari scored three goals in the second half to pick up their first win of the season.
Danson Namsakha equalised for Bandari before Yema Mwana and Mohammed Katana struck the other goals.
Bandari went down in the 15th minute when Neto capitalised on the misunderstanding of the defenders to open the score.
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The former Chemelil Sugar striker doubled Zoo's lead in the 20th minute after Bandari had failed to make their chances on the other end count.
Another build-up, which started with captain Felly Mulumba passing midfielder Collins Agade, did not bear fruits for the Dockers as the visitors stood firm to block Agade's ambitious entry into the box in the 26th minute.
David King'atua hit the frame in the 35th minute after he was set through by William Wadri as Bandari were searching for elusive goals.
Agade had beaten Eugene Ambulwa before setting up Wadri, who laid the ball for King'atua before the forward hit the post as the hosts looked a more determined side in the last 10 minutes of the first-half.
Bandari got their first goal in the 46th minute when Chetambe managed to find the back of the net with a long-range effort.
Mwana scored an equalising goal in the 48th minute when he took advantage of Zoo's failure to settle fast into the match after the resumption. The Tanzanian forward manoeuvred past the visiting defenders before he slotted the ball past an equally helpless goalkeeper.
Katana put Bandari ahead in the 70th minute after Zoo again failed to deal with insistent attacks from their hosts.
The Aspire Academy product curled a corner ball into the top corner to give Bernard Mwalala's side a deserved lead as they dominated the second half in its entirety.
The match had been postponed to allow the Dockers take on US Ben Guerdane in the Caf Confederation Cup on Saturday.
