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Patrick Odongo's brace came to Kenya's rescue against Zimbabwe as the two tournament favourites faced off in the final group game at the Safari Sevens.
It was a top of the table clash in Pool A as Shujaa took on Zimbabwe in the final game of matchday 2 with the Kenyan side clinching a narrow 19-14 win in a fierce contest.
'The final before the final' did not disappoint as the two tournament favourites and long-time foes went toe-to-toe.
Both teams came into the match with an unbeaten record to defend going into the final matchday on Sunday.
The Shujaa drew first blood when Patrick Odongo, who hadn't seen much of the action on the day, suddenly came alive.
It was a one-man show as Odongo had a brilliant burst of pace gliding through Zimbabwe's defence, leaving bodies in his wake to score Shujaa's first try.
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Kenya were at it again, giving Zimbabwe no time to recover as Samuel Asati muscled his way through Zimbabwe's backline, before off-loading to the big William Mwanji who saw it over the try-line for Shujaa's second try to make it 12-0.
Zimbabwe, however, started seeing much of the ball using off-loads to spread the play that eventually paid with Tapiwa Malenga breaking for the try line with nobody home to defend him and score Zimbabwe's first try of the match on the stroke of half time.
The Zimbabweans came from the changing rooms guns blazing and took the game by the scruff, denying Shujaa even a sniff.
Their dominant possession of the ball eventually paid off after bidding their time with Carlos Matema breaking for the try-line to score their second and level the game before pulling ahead seconds later due to Shujaa's lack of possession.
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When the game looked to be slipping from the Kenyans, the pacy Odongo took matters into his own hands, pouncing on an off-load to break with deadly pace for the try-line to score his second of the game and Kenya's third to win it 19-14.
The result ensured Shujaa maintain their perfect start and keep momentum going into the final matchday on Sunday where the quarter-finals, semi-finals and final will be played.
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