Rock City are the winners of the inaugural Utali Youth for Youth Championship Tournament held at Mathare 4A.
Dubbed a David and Goliath encounter, the final featured T-Area, tournaments surprise package, going up against the mighty Rock City, dubbed tournament favorites after putting up an exhilarating performance throughout the game.
From the first whistle, Rock City did not waste time as they proved to be more dangerous with each attack.
Their potent attack gifted them three quick goals in the first half as they proved ungovernable to the T-Area defense line.
An early second half goal was enough to seal the victory for Rock City as they cruised to a 4:0 unassailable lead.
T-Area pulled one back in dying embers of the second half but that was not enough to bring them back into the game and only served as a consolation goal.
Rock City had made it to the final after putting up a spirited fight against Kodero in the semi-final to emerge 2:1 victors in the breathtaking end to end encounter.
T-Area, on the other hand , pulled out a shocker as they edged out 4B Cranes, another tournament favorite, 4:2 on post match penalties after the game ended in a one all draw to see them cruise into the finals.
The win saw Rock City walk away with a Ksh 10,000 cash prize while T-Area walked away with Ksh 6000. The third place finish was handed out to Kodero after 4B Cranes handed them a walk-over victory after forfeiting the match. This saw them walk away with Ksh 4000 cash prize.
The five day tournament was played from 28th October to 1st November at the Mathare 4A grounds with aim of promoting unity and cohesion among the youths in Utali Ward, Ruaraka.