{"id":14327,"date":"2019-02-13T18:05:56","date_gmt":"2019-02-13T18:05:56","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/gormahia.net\/latest\/?p=14327"},"modified":"2019-02-15T02:41:28","modified_gmt":"2019-02-15T02:41:28","slug":"gor-mahia-go-down-to-petro-atletico","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gormahia.net\/latest\/news\/gor-mahia-go-down-to-petro-atletico\/","title":{"rendered":"Gor Mahia go down to Petro Atletico"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Short handed Gor Mahia fought gallantly but lost 2-1 to Angolan representatives Petro Atletico in their second CAF Confederations cup group stage match. Nicholas Kipkirui scored Gor Mahia’s goal in injury time. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Additional reporting from the Nation<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Hosts Petro Atletico secured their first win of the Caf \nConfederation Cup group phase after a 2-0 win over Gor Mahia at the \nEst\u00e1dio 11 de Novembro in Luanda, Angola on Wednesday. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

First\n half goals from Manguxi Ribiero and Tony Ribiero fired the Angolan \nchampions to a 2-0 lead at the break. Gor improved after the break and \nNicholas Kipkirui pulled one for K’Ogalo<\/em> in added time, his second of the competition.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

At\n a sparsely populated Estadio 11 de Novembro in the Angolan capital, the\n Kenyan champions, still beaming with confidence following that historic\n win over Zamalek last week, found themselves trailing by two goals at \nthe break in this Group D encounter.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This as the \n15-time Angolan champions scored the opener on 13-minutes after a \nsequence that left Gor defender Shafique Batambuze cursing himself \nfollowing a lapse in decision making.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Ugandan \nwatched helplessly as his feeble pass towards Francis Kahata intercepted\n by Tiago Azulao in the visitors final third. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The \nrecipient then dribbled forward and fed Manguxi Ribiero, who thereafter \nunleashed a first time right footed shot, which easily beat custodian \nBoniface Oluoch.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Hassan Oktay’s team was missing the \nservices of two dependable forwards namely Jacques Tuyisenge and Dennis \nOliech, who’d combined to undo Zamalek in the previous game of this \ncompetition.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In their stead, Oktay fielded Burundian \nFrancis Mustafa who had three half chances in the opening 10 minutes but\n failed to capitalise on either, alongside Erisa Ssekisambu.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

One of these chances resulted in the forward shooting straight at the welcoming arms of Petro custodian Elber.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The\n other was cleared for a fruitless corner as the Kenyan champions \ndominated the possession but the Angolans- with two Brazilian players in\n their ranks – proving more lethal.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The lanky Job \nmissed a sitter for the host team when he failed to direct a shot into a\n yawning net but it ultimately didn’t matter as the second goal followed\n soon after.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In the run up, Danilson turned Joash \nOnyango inside out in the right hand side of the cross and whipped a \ncross ball which was connected into the back of the net via Anthony \nRibiero’s forehead, in a passage of play which left Charles Momanyi \nseated on his backside. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Onyango had the best chance in\n the second half off Kahata’s corner kick. Elber proved equal to the \ntask with a diving save to tip the ball over the bar.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Oktay\n brought on George Odhiambo and Kipkururi for Mustafa and Boniface \nOmondi but these changes proved insufficient to mastermind a crucial \naway point.<\/p>\n

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