Game III, which i thought would be a spectacle to the eye turned out to be pretty dull in as far as guts and the fighting spirit is concerned.
The Lady Canons bench was pretty much the same prior to the start of the game with every one of them looking to be in top notch condition especially after the games had been postponed.
A1 Challenge bench had quite a number of new faces especially after Anne Vogts travelled abroad.
Khisa Mary and Munduru Sandra are all sidelined due to illness.
Bazira Liz out of the play-offs due to a broken wrist bone which she sustained in Game II.
A1 Challenge brought on Dorothy, Maggie to cover up the gaps that had been left exposed.
Kick off time was 4pm and it took a short while for the Lady Canons to stamp their authority in the game. Early on leading by over 15 points. With Anastacia Njeri, Brendah Mbone and Lorraine Akinyi all getting involved in the game from the start.
And their gel as a team they kept making it hard for the A1 Challenge offense and they kept getting frustrated.
One thing that A1 Challenge didn't do quite well was playing as a unit both offensively and defensively.
By the fourth quarter Mavita Ali was benched for a foul on Njeri Anastacia which seems to have been provoked by the latter.
We all await on the decision whether or not she will be allowed to play Game IV.
Lots of individual contests in the defensive game of A1 Challenge with Vicky, Josephine, Betty, Barbra and Gloria all getting involved but the Lady Canons proved to an edge over the A1 Challenge opposition.
The officiating was not up to the standards for a FUBA final, but all that can be said now is well won Lady Canons.
However in the mens catergory, Ben Komakech's inspired DMark Power rose above all odds to beat a determined Kyambogo Warriors side in double over time to stretch their lead to 3-0 in the best-of-seven final.
DMark Power welcomed back their point guard Emma Enabu who just returned from abroad. And he proved pivotal in their win coming from the bench and later on in the game taking over proceedings after Ben Komakech had been fouled out and quickly having an impact in a game that DMark Power went on to win 118 : 109.
The Warriors foul trouble on almost the entire starting line up did not do them any good. With their experienced and most influential players all being fouled out. Jude, Abdullah, Henry Malinga, Ronnie Kaseu to mention but a few.
Having said that, its not over until its over. So A1 Challenge and Kyambogo Warriors will be looking back and see what seems have gone wrong on court and try to mend that before Game IV on Wednesday evening. There's still a chance mathematically of both teams taking the title if they can we all the remaining four games. Thats a huge ask but theres only one way to find out. So lets meet on Wednesday evening at YMCA.
Game IV is on Wednesday evening @ 6pm YMCA court.
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