GSU down Prison in nail biting clash

The General Service Unit (GSU) defeated the Kenya Prisons 15 -13 in a tie breaker after four tight sets during regulation in an exciting volleyball match played at the Nyayo Gymnasium court today.           

The famed Idara derby was a thriller as each team looked to be just as good as the other. 

The first set saw GSU edge the Prisons 25-19, but the relentless Prisons rallied back to take the second and third sets; 25 -20 and 25-24 respectively. 

The back and forth continued well into the fourth but it was GSU who proved dominant, defeating the Prisons by 14 in their 25-11 rout of their fellow servicemen.

The electric atmosphere at the packed Gymnasium was treated to a spectacle and with both teams each having won two of the four sets played, the tie breaker proved to be more than just a set.

The intensity levelled up in the second half of the tie breaker, as the teams went back and forth. 

Tied 13 -13 with the game on the line, it would take individual errors by the Magereza unit to hand the General Unit a huge win. 

Although  happy  for his team's  fight to get the dub, GSU coach Gideon Tarus promised  even a better  showing by his side when they next play especially  the Prisons side, acknowledging  that they  have been down for the better part of the year but promises  that such a game motivates   them to be better  as they  gear towards  lifting  the league  title.

"Since the start of this year, we have not met Prisons so it was the first time meeting them and I promise the next match I (we) will play better than today,” he said.

Captain  Jairus  Jepkemoi of Kenya Prisons  admitted  his side could  have done better  to win the game but is optimistic that they will come out even stronger for their next matches  as they look forward  to the playoffs.