Gor Mahia held by Kakamega homeboyz 1-1
Gor Mahia dropped their first points in several games when they were held 1-1 by Kakamega Homeboyz
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Ahmed Bhai scored in the final quarter of the game as Kakamega Homeboyz stopped Gor Mahia’s winning streak after 1-1 draw as the sides faced off in Kenya Premier League match played at Moi Stadium Kisumu.
Moses Mudavadi delivered a cross from the left wing at the 82nd minute and Bhai connected it past Boniface Olouch into the net to end their search for a goal against Gor Mahia cancelling Meddie Kagere’s opener.
Opener
Gor Mahia had started the match strongly with Francis Kahata linking up with George Odhiambo who paced up on the left wing before delivering a low pass to the six yard box and Gor’s ‘prodigal son’ Kagere sent the ball direct into the net giving Kogalo a lead at the 12th minute of the game.
Kakamega homeboyz had their goal disallowed at the 20th minute of the game after Athmani Buki header was judged as offside by centre Referee Simuyu Dan and his assistants.
Chances
Just seconds before Wafula bent in a cross that went straight to Tuyisenge who was unmarked in the box but the forward headed the ball the wide despite being a free header. Kagere and Tuyisenge made a couple of touches before the latter delivered a through pass past Homeboyz back four at the 29th but Wafula Innocent slowly reacted to the ball.
Homeboyz had their chances in the game also with Abass Akinyemi picking up a loose ball and before delivering a pass to Bhai who set up Murunga but Gor Keeper Boniface Olouch denied him a chance to find the net punching the ball back to play.
Second half
In the second half Homeboyz started attacking strongly especially after coach Mike Muiruri introduced Andrew Kulecho, Meshack Karani and David Odhiambo. The side would have scored at the 66th minute but Odhiambo’s shot missed the goal by just an inch wasting the superb build up for the chance. In reply Kahata sent a shot that was deflected towards the goal by Chikati Michael but Michael Wanyika made a superb save to keep the side in game.
This is the second draw between these side in a Kenya Premier League match. Gor have moved to second with same points as Mathare United who have been pushed to third due to inferior goal difference.
Gor Mahia Starting XI: 23. Boniface Oluoch, 14. Karim Nizigiyimana,18. Harun Shakava, 5. Mohammed Musa (C), 20. Ernest Wendo (11. Amos Nondi,) 29. Innocent Wafula (6. Collins Okoth) 8. Francis Kahata, 9. Jacques Tuyisenge, 21. Eric Ouma, 25. George Odhiambo, 22.Meddie Kagere (17. Baron Oketch)
Substitutes:16. Jerim Onyango (GK), 4. Wellington Ochieng , 27. Jacob Keli, 3. Abouba Sibomana
Homeboyz starting XI: 23. Michael Wanyika 11.Athman Buki 30. Robert Ouma 04. Charles Momanyio 25. Moses Chikati 12. Sunday Mutuku © 20. Abbas Akinyemi (14. Andrew Kulecho) 23. Moses Mudavadi 21. Stephen Wakanya (18. Meshack Karani) 28. Andrew Murunga (09. David Odhiambo) 23.Ali Bhai
Subs:39. Jairus Adira 22. Augustine Etemesi 44. Martin Imbalambala 19. Hamisi Mwinyi
Is the 2pm sun too much.Is it the garbage burning or is it laxity. I have a bone to pick with Karim;,he always turns backwards while Wafula is not fast enough.Those loyal Kisumu fans deserve a victory; draw iwe for Nairobi at worse.
Looking forward for the next game, lakini jua ilikuwa kali
Nilikuwa nawam ulimi mahali lakini hiyo ni bad news. Maoni yangu kwa Jasego. Asiendele kuapdate watu kwa sabau kila mutu na maoni yake. Bora amani. Kama anpenda kuchangia, wacha hata abadilshe jina. Lakini yeye mtu muerevu kwa maoni ya ngato nono.
Homeboyz were the better team tactically and Aucho is being missed
I have always questioned whether Wafula should start games ahead of Walusimbi or Nondi. He makes plenty of back passes. He makes several blind passes. He takes eons to make decisions when possessing a ball. He is too slow to recover lost balls. Am also yet to know whether Wendo is sharper than
Gattuso in the midfield. Meanwhile, Tusker and their penalties have opened a 5 point gap ahead of Kogallo. If we thought that our squad was beefed up enough then we need to watch Tusker’s last 2 games and re-strategise. Last season, teams “played Gor in 1st half then played Kogallo in 2nd half”. This season, Gor scores in 1st half then other teams equalize in 2nd half.
I have enough reason to worry because our team’s complacency in the 2nd halves is costing us. Who covers the defence when Nizigiyimana runs upfront to deliver his trademark crosses? When a defensive midfielder is called off the pitch, who complements Musa in defence? We are still far from what we have assumed is naturally ours.
Negative tactics by the homeboyz keeper..wasting time by faking injury.and the ref didn’t clamp down on that.
Nowonder such teams don’t go far…they are just there to make the numbers!!
I think Homeboyz did their proper homework on Gor and they strategized well. That is how you can be ambushed by any team. Going forward we need to plan well and understand our next opponents. There’s something happening at Ruaraka, they were again given a penalty out of nothing, so we are fighting many enemies
Ja thur gi ji, your observation is right, Brewkenge earn penalties in every game they play. Maybe FKF has consecrated them as the sacred cows to win the league this season.
If I can remember very well. One blogger said that Natal almost ruined the career of a promising player called Odhiambo calabar jnr. According to the blogger he is an international defender. I am just curious coz I don’t even see him as a sub in many games. We already miss Aucho. I still miss analysis by Jasego. Wapi Dan original na wengine semeni.
In my view we plaid verywell most of the first half. Wendo as a defensive midfielder had a good outing. The moment he was substuted the game changed in the favour of our opponent. Kahata was very impressive though he was a bit overworked. We are overeliant on the wings for penetration to the extent that when our attacking wings are clipped we are cooked. Our able coach need to to work on central attacking options. As been mentioned, we need to work on our concentration especially in the second half. This second round is going to be very tough, I watched Ulinzi play Tusker; it was a very different display, speedy with all departments functioning. Though Ulinzi was robbed of their win. We have quality players, a highly experienced coach and I hope today’s game will serve as a learning point for our technical bench.
Today Ze Maria has seen that there are Kenyan coaches who can strategize.Any time.Anytime Ouma had the ball two KK boys players closed him.I hope we take our chances next time. So sad for our Kisumu fans to just see a draw
There was no support for Eric as Blackberry was very ineffective apart from the cross he gave. This is a wake up call for Ze Maria on Blackberry and Wafula. These two lads need to be benched for them to learn.
@Jamigori, I thought you are the one who said we should NEVER criticise
Its really frustrating to have such a crowd behind and play with no urgency,defendars who are in position to initiate a move always back passing to the keeper to belt it 4ward,something he cul.d AV done big improvement Mr.wendo keep it up.True Tusker awarded penalty bt the way they are playing with urgency is what makes the difference
Good game but the pace was very slow. For once I blame the coach for not changing tactics amidst the intense 2pm kisumu heat.
In the second half we should have changed tactics to 4-5-1 to frustrate KK who were obviously quicker , adaptable and much more agile than kogallo.
Nevertheless, tusker on the other hand got their 10th penalty of the season and everything seems to be working for them this season.
Kogallo we have to step up the chase.
Ze maria has to be told the truth that he should field players on merit sio kupendeleana. Why field Wafula/ Berry yet we have better players kwa bench?? He should refrain from underatting other teams coz they can always pull a surprise as witnessed yesterday. Omera we spend and sacrifice alot and therefore we dont expect mediocre performance from players /coach . To coach Approach every game with seriousness it deserves and improve on your substitution coz it’s wanting in terms of time and players being fielded. Awacho ayueyo tho.
This man Wafula should not be fielded period. He is wasteful, blind passes, has no urgency, takes too much time with the ball, shoots off target all the time. Black Berry is a first half player if he must play. Marcelo was joke in this game, he should be benched in the next game so that Sibomana starts otherwise he will not improve and he will start feeling untouchable. Kagere and Tuyisenge roles should clearly defined otherwise they will just be running down like headless chickens and both will be banking on the other to score. the more both are fielded the less goals gor will have coz neither of the strikers will take responsibility on the pitch to score goals…remember Tuyisenge has been scoring, now prepare for a goal drought. Wendo is good but should not be reckless in his tackles. I think Baron should be starting games now. he is better than BB and Wafula. Ze Maria for once was a bit confused, he takes out Wendo who was the only holding midfielder and brings in Nondi who is attacking midfielder, while Gattuso remains in the bench. Too much praise on Ze maria will spoil him. Lastly, Gor should always strive to finish a game on the early minutes by taking its chances, you let a ”simple ” games like this go to second half then you should be prepared to shed tears like France.
Hehehee the problem with us is that today we win we praise everyone for job well done,the next day we draw you start to here mara Wafula mara BB mara kiangowa,i believe this is why it is called competition you lose stupidly while you were the better team,you win stupidly while you were the useless team and so on,the problem is that we always thing that we are the people who should be winning not vice vasa,joka mama lets embrace all the result coming our way whether win,draw or loss ni hayo tu.
Last two goals conceded were very similar, ball was looped behind our overlapping wing backs and our keepers beaten by quick lucky/well taken shots. Hboyz were also falling and sitting back waiting for the misplaced pass / slopply control then counter quickly. We are being studied by other coaches, compounded by missing Auchoism is forcing creative Kahata operate too deep hence reducing his effectiveness. Ze Maria wapi tiki taka of late?
In my honest opinion,that game was not as easy as people think.Try playing on astro turf even for 5 minutes…and at 2pm in that kisumu heat.It was never going to be easy for either team.
Perhaps what we need to do in future to avoid such scenarios is to request the fixtures secretary to either schedule a game for 5pm onwards or just use nyayo as our home ground.
Hehe, coach knows best, he is always with the team, Wafula playing all that time while Kagere gets substituted earlier than wafula, coach knows best, he is always with the team, blackberry with the blind passes giving Kakamega Homeboyz chances to go for a counter as Baron Oketch is seated on the bench watching,, coach knows best, he is always with the team, a strong holding /defending mid fielder is substituted with a young (of course talented), but an attacking mid fielder in a game of Kakamega Homeboyz oys’ calibre, giving a lot of pressure on Musa Mohammed, coach knows best, he is always with the team. By the way, coach knows best why Waluwalu is not in the team even after being highly rumoured to be back. Coach always knows best, but coach should know the difference between playing a highly contested league, and playing a friendly match with butterfly fc.
I’m really wishing Tusker continue playing good football (though minus penalties) and even win matches so that the Coach can see the pressure, I’m wishing Mathare should not give up on the title race so that someone in Gor Mahia can do something, Ulinzi keep playing nicely, we want a STRONG competition, I wish Ingwe could keep up the tempo and join top five, so that any one who wants to SINCERELY win this league should WORK SMARTEST. We need a COMPETITION, not winning by a goal then a draw and start praying that Tusker and Mathare lose their matches NO NO NO, this is football,, a Competition, Not a friendly match where out of form player(s) is allowed to play full match so as to gain fitness.
If in any case we clinch this league again, DO NOT EVER expect any sympathy or fear from any team in the Caf, not even in Cecafa. We MUST learn to cope with Pressure if we have to move to the next level in the African Football Scene.
Amen, for us its always the 2pm sun was too hot, the pitch (this one same as Camp Toyoyo’s) was this or that.
None of these factors affected Hboyz?
This was our home game, we determined the kick off time (hope it was not dictated by catching the next flight back to Nairobi) and could have even watered the pitch to make life difficult for Hboyz, its done btw. These are administrative decisions surely bloated EC buck stops with you.
I don’t see the dominance we had over Tusker in the Top8 hope twas not a flash in the pan, but just the 2nd bad day in the office.
@Andre Ocool can you “cool” that ka head of yours. I believe you know what has just happened in Euro 2016 and Gor Mahia will not be exempted locally. MPIRA INA DUNDA PANDE ZOTE ZA UWANJA.
TAFAKARI YA EURO 2016……….
1. GERMANY ERASED THE HISTORICAL JINX AGAINST ITALY(favorites)
2. FRANCE ERASED THE HISTORICAL JINX AGAINST GERMANY(Favorites)
3. PORTUGAL DESPITE NOT WINNING A SINGLE MATCH BEFORE THE DECISIVE PENALTIES IN THE QUARTERS DID UPSET FRANCE(Favorites) AT HOME WHO ALWAYS WON ALL MAJOR TOURNAMENTS AT HOME BY BEATING THEM 1-0 AND REVENGING AGAINST THEIR LOSS TO GREECE WHEN THEY WERE THE HOME TEAM.
This is all about football as a sports that will have jinx, records and all manner of things including the eigth wonder of the world with your “Ze-Maria” post above. We witnessed our fans crying like babies in 2012 when TUSKER ran way with title at hope centre at 11th hour and i beg to inform you that this year the title will go down the wire just like 2012.
Stop whining and murmuring about coach Ze Maria or are you a greenhorn K’Ogalo plastic fan who can not apply sportsmanship mentality which is a norm in any competition. Supposedly with all the prevailing circumstances had Gor won the match then your posting could have been in the reverse with words of praises about K’OGALO. ….UJOGA SANA.. JO-PLASTIC.
If you can not fathom what the coach has achieved then SHIP OUT AND KWENDA KABISA OR JOIN BURWEKENGE OR OGWANG WHO ARE WINNING.
No wonder today NOBODY is even thanking GOD for a 1 point draw. Kwani huyu MUNGU wenyu ni wa GOR pekee yake such that other teams are not suppose to upset K’ogalo since all the ODDS are against our opponents. For those betting with K’Ogalo please carry your own cross and leave Ze Maria alone.
This is the problem of getting used to winning all matches
Thanks O Trailer, God is for all of us including our opponents. Most times you win but sometimes you lose and that’s why it’s a competition. Some do not appreciate that fact. If we had won they would be praising everyone and smiling from ear to ear. Some people jomoko yawa!
The genius coach didn’t get it right this time round. He will live to fight another day. Ze Maria should know that there is a thin line between adoration and hatred within the Mahia family. We wish him well. But if he doesn’t win games people will soon forget about samba touch. Seemingly most fans are upset about the kk draw. There are teams that should pile pressure on Gor but definitely not kk. The next reaction will be “Let the coach do his job”
You have summed it up very well
One thing I have silently noticed is that when Gor is winning (8 matches in a row) ingwe was either losing or drawing. And likewise when Ingwe was wining the first five matches Gor was losing or drawing. So let’s hope ingwe loses so that we win. Au everybody wins their matches. That ws just an observation but as I know it Tusker will still falter as for Mathare now the tag of favourites has started biting them
Brilliant observations Dan. Hehehe but superstitious too. Ingwe must have left “something” on the Kisumu pitch b4 going to Mumias.
we will not be silenced by the likes of OT who think their contributions supersedes others opinion. Coach must be told that he must field players on merit not to favor some out of form players.
Andre Cool l totally agree with your sentiments on performance of some players, it’s high time the coach fields Walu walu coz he’s back and bench Wafula/Berry to give chance to better players. Coach amesifiwa sana ata mtu hawezi akamkosoa but we will raise our concerns when we feel genuinely there’s one without being intimidated/muzzled by some individuals in this site.
we agree there’s winning/losing/draw in a match what we are criticising is fielding of ‘weak’ players while benching able ones. If this will amount to one being Labelled plastic fan so be it heri wwe ni scrap metal fan. Omera hatutishwi hapa kama performance ni mbaya ni mbaya hatufichi sisi kama inakuuma go hug transformer.
Sure Tosh. Am not a coach but we had able players like Wellington, Okech, Sibomana…… name them.And yet Ouma has also proven that he can play very well alongside Sibomana. Why couldn’t we defend the one goal if we couldn’t score another one. 2. We are free to air our views here. Hi maneno ya kusomea wengine kama Watoto hatutumi. We need maturity here. This is not ” GOR MAHIA SAY YES SITE”
@A person l concur with you fully.
Why would someone expect me to praise a draw with a team like Homeboyz. The coach failed in his tactics and he has to bear the blame. I respect Ze Maria but he is not God. He was employed to WIN matches not to draw. This is a blog and i reserve the right to post anything provided it is not offensive. So stop telling us what to post or where to go you METAL fans. I love being plastic!!!!!
Yes Musymo. That some people here are only waiting for any mention of Ze Maria and they are up in arms is worrying. Let us not sugar coat our views to please anyone. We must say it as it is. And nobody should purport to have the Gor mahia Fanometer.
I congratulate ze maria for that result.as a supporter that is one of the favourable result that I expect.had it been a loss I would hav said pull up your socks.winning is not a reserve for GM.The coach must have a free hand to test his all available formations until he gets the best.i feel we are well on course no need for alarm.
As fans we are free to air our views be they positive or negative but expecting to win every game is our problem. Ingwe won a game after 8 loses/draws and are still celebrating. On the other end we drew our ninth game after 8 straight loses and are hitting the roof. Had we won nobody would have seen the weakness in some of the players and coach. As usual we win the next match and we will be all praises about the same people. That is the nature of the Gor fan, though we have a silent group that hurts but understands the nature of football. An analogy of Portugal, France, Germany etc was give up there. Iceland can also be thrown into the mix to show the unpredictability of the game. All is not lost, Tusker will lose and we will win and Mathare will start falling by the way and then we will be happy again. Unfortunately the book makers have installed us as the favourites to defend our title. good and bad at the same time since it an bring pressure or complacency on the team
Had we won? We didn’t win we drew! Had we lost? We didn’t lose we drew! Bloggers are expressing their views on the what actually happened “a draw” not an illusionary win / loss some are dreaming of. Had we won we would have commented on the win and how it was achieved, a loss the same and this draw likewise. Next game bloggers will comment on the actual results and the game not some “supposed if” results you wished happened!
Yes Dan. You have a point. And you argue your case with respect to others.
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It would be intrestimg to see how the “genius coach” copes with presha maybe a draw /lose nxt game.I have always stated that some players are gud bt not gud enaf to make GM compete with the best in Africa,if tuna angalia talent Siyo kujuana.Personally I think the coach shuld play 2 defensive midfielders and kahata plays jst behind kagere,jausenge & another winger.this is becoz we are vulnerable to counter attack the way we play.wuld love to hear your opinions especially @ja asego
So far wafula has not played like he did last year,he is afadhali than his subs,the Guy from stima you are saying is able,wacha apewe game kadhaa mta ona vile wafula yuko juu kwa hii situation.bottom line when push comes to shove,you will see we only added/replaced squad players apart from one who signed to boost the team
Interesting, are we forgeting that other teams also play to win. There will always be wins, draws and losses in football. Many big teams worldwide have lost matches or underdogs, real or perceived. Gor Mahia is no exception.
@Ababa you have the right to believe that.I expect Gor to beat Homeboyz. How much have we invested in our squad? Homeboyz? How much is Ze Maria paid? Mururi? Any investment requires a return of equal measure. As for tactics have you not noticed from Thika and KK games that Ze Maria’s substitutions have killed more than improved our game? Both Nondi and Baron introduced in both games with no effect at all
Yes it is okey to criticise the coach and players as long as it is done constructively and objectively. But while at it, lets also not forget to point out and congratulate the positives. A few postings back guys here and on other sites were bashing the coach for attempting to refuse to sign Kagere. They were like “we want Kagere back. To okwasechi” Now their dear Kagere scored in his debut game on his return to GM and no one seems to notice this good thing and what it means.
@Marto, I was one of them who screamed for Kagere to be signed. Remember it was Ze Maria who insisted Kagere cannot deliver. Kagere comes back and scores in his first game. That should tell you something about Ze Maria’s decision making. Up to you to conclude!!!!!!
The very guys who wanted Kagere back on this site (names withheld for fear of backlash) are too immersed in the pain of ‘drawing’ with KK to even congratulate their darling player. Had we won that match am sure all the praises whould have gone to Kagere for scoring that crucial goal. So brothers, lets get out of this moaning mood and congratulate the ‘Pacman’ (no idea how that nickname came about) for officially announcing his return. CONGRATULATIONS KAGERE.
Olu
We got opportunist fans he’ll bent on capitalising oñ anything that would help them criticize the TB.A draw and they are screening.The current TB track speaks for itself.I feel so happy to hav ze maria on the bench.
Who is an opportunist fan?
Oganga Trailer for life!! U win some and lose some. That’s sport. That’s football.
And this from one who repeatedly stooped so low as to call a respected Gor Mahia head coach a “politician”.
What goes round comes around.
All the best Ze Maria, TB and team
Hehehe. We pay gate charges. Don’t measure our heads.
You guys can say all that you are saying but the standards of performance that we expect of Gor Mahia is not what we saw in the Home Boys game. Ze Maria was part of the Mess we witnessed in this game against KK HB. Its this pretence that all is well that later turns into a worse situation. Kama Mbaya ni mbaya, sugar coating things is not in my dictionary. It doesnt matter how many games we have won before this game. I know we have other teams that also require a win. BUT for Gor all we require are wins and let other teams loose and draw against themselves. How do you justify beating Tusker two times within Seven days only to draw against a village team like Kakamega Home Boys … and you say players and the TB are not to blame. I sympathise with the loyal Kisumu fans that witnessed all this live.
Jabatiso, there a clear divide here. There are those who think this blog belongs to them and want you to say only what they want to hear and they have a good cheerleader squad of those always happy to follow. They follow people and things on social media, they follow politicians and maybe even their fairer others. But of course it is easy to follow. Saves you the burden of thinking.Then there are those of independent mind who speak what they think. So speak your mind my brother. They can well go pontificate to the
birds!!!
And after our next win, kindly please the Yes team spare us the retrogressive analysis of what we are discussing about Kk draw. Today the subject is Kk draw. That day it will be a discussion about that day’s result.
Good result, football has wins draws and losses, next game is revival, GMFC damu, players should now take one game at a time and correct their errors. God bless #GMFC
Thanks n praise b to god most hi. From 12 to 1st om the league table. Then from 4 to 2nd. Letz encourage the whole team n b united. Gor has what it takes thru God to take the league. With or without aucho!! God bless team gor… Dont b discouraged…we are coming from a worse place n god is just n faithful. Amen
@NGESTO, hyo win, lose, draw ni ya teams kama Bara , Real , Bayern. For Gor it is win, win , win. nothing else. The rest are not supposed to even think of winning against Gor
@Danico, Gor will of course draw or even lose(God forbid). A draw or loss against Tusker or Ulinzi or Ingwe will be painful but palatable. Against KK the tactics were poor and the hunger to win was lacking…. That is where most of my beef is. In case you did not notice even the game against Thika was unconvincing. I foresee trouble ahead unless something changes and even the most optimistic like yourself may convert soon. Watch this space!!!!!!!.
this is the same Gor that just ‘loses’ when the line-up is announced
Football and passion(both real and misplaced) are conjoined twins. When that line up is announced there are those who believe do and so wont deliver. Someone else thinks that same so and so is the best player in that line-up. So expect such varied reactions, postings here after the game, disagreements, hugs and even name calling. That is football!!!!!
You mean you guys are still mourning the draw with Koboles team? Come on stop this hangover from the all conquering team of last year. The Invincibles happens once in a generation, even in Europe. So we must rally behind the team and get used to draws and loses. The most important thing is to win cups, not to win all matches. Next time the invincibles happens, we will be very old men.
pathetic result from a small team like homebyz.
I also concur to be called “plastic fan” I’m neither ‘ayes person’ nor ‘a failor praiser” u don’t need to be geneous to knw hw Coach Zemaria under performed in that match. HE MUST UP HIS GAME. he must read the game… pathetic result from a small team like kkhmbyz.