NAIROBI (Interstat) — Mathare United defeated visiting Tusker 2-1 on Thursday at Dandora Stadium, using first-half goals from Joshua Nyatini and Micheal Oduor to secure the result. Nyatini opened the scoring in the 30th minute, and Oduor doubled the lead in the 44th. Tusker responded after the break when Fabian Adikiny scored in the 52nd, with Victor Mbaoma assisting. Mathare’s Mutinda M. received a yellow card in the 54th. Mathare United held its advantage through the closing stages as Tusker pushed for an equalizer. Tusker’s competition record is now one win, one loss and four draws, while its all-competitions mark stands at one win, two losses and five draws. Mathare United’s competition record is one win, one loss and six draws, and its all-competitions record is also one win, one loss and six draws. Tusker could not find an equalizer after Adikiny’s finish, and Mathare United closed out the home win.