{"id":14417,"date":"2019-02-27T15:09:58","date_gmt":"2019-02-27T15:09:58","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/gormahia.net\/latest\/?p=14417"},"modified":"2019-02-28T04:43:31","modified_gmt":"2019-02-28T04:43:31","slug":"10-man-gor-mahia-edge-tusker-1-0","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gormahia.net\/latest\/news\/10-man-gor-mahia-edge-tusker-1-0\/","title":{"rendered":"10 man Gor Mahia edge Tusker 1-0"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/gormahia.net\/images\/butambuze-kevin-tusker-18.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"472\" height=\"314\"\/><figcaption>Butambuze in action against Kevin Omondi<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Gor Mahia fought gallantly to edge a tough Tusker side 1-0. The winning goal came from Nicholas Kipkirui who converted a corner. Gor Mahia had been reduced to ten men after goalkeeper Boniface Onyango was sent off.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Additional reporting from Citizen Sports<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Both sides got the afternoon ticking with a fair share of chances on both ends but it was the visitors who enjoyed&nbsp; a slightly fatter share of the ball.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>K\u2019Ogallo were forced into an early change after first choice goalkeeper Boniface Oluoch was given matching orders by referee Caroline Wanjala for handling the ball outside his territory after Tusker forward David Juma was set up by a fine through ball from the middle of the pack.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Oluoch stopped Robert Matano\u2019s men from taking the lead in the 26th, but his decision was met with a red card forcing boss Hassan Oktay to sacrifice goal hunter George \u2018Blackberry\u2019 Odhiambo, as back-up goal keeper Shaban Odhoji took up the mantle between the sticks.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The K\u2019Ogallo no. 1 left the pitch limping in what seemed like an injury ahead of their CAF Confederations return leg face-off with Algeria\u2019s NA Hussein Dey in Algiers on Sunday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Midfielder Samuel Onyango got close to giving the hosts the lead in the first half on three occasions, being denied by the right hand side of Emery Mvuyekure\u2019s post on the stroke of the first half.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The two sides came back for the second half ready to bag all the three points and a series of attacks were lodged on both ends with Gor Mahia the first to reap, 12 minutes into the second half, after goal poacher Nicholas Kipkirui got onto to the end of Shafik Batambuze\u2019s right footed corner.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Matano\u2019s troops lobbied for an equaliser as substitute Bill Oporia got on target by heading in a corner in the 80th minute but the referee ruled it out for a foul on the goal keeper in the build up.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A couple of moments after blowing up a glorious opportunity to double the hosts\u2019 lead, Rwandese forward Jacques Tuyisenge made way for veteran striker Dennis Oliech with five minutes of normal time remaining, marking the first appearance for \u2018Wuod Maria\u2019 as he is known in some quarters after the much-publicised&nbsp; pay dispute with the Gor hierarchy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Oliech and Onyango both came close in the final moments of the game but sent the ball flying onto the stands, with the Kipkirui solitary goal getting the job done for the 17-time KPL champions.<\/p>\n<div class=\"fb-background-color\">\n\t\t\t  <div \n\t\t\t  \tclass = \"fb-comments\" \n\t\t\t  \tdata-href = \"https:\/\/gormahia.net\/latest\/news\/10-man-gor-mahia-edge-tusker-1-0\/\"\n\t\t\t  \tdata-numposts = \"10\"\n\t\t\t  \tdata-lazy = \"true\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-colorscheme = \"light\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-order-by = \"social\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-mobile=true>\n\t\t\t  <\/div><\/div>\n\t\t  <style>\n\t\t    .fb-background-color {\n\t\t\t\tbackground:  !important;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t.fb_iframe_widget_fluid_desktop iframe {\n\t\t\t    width: 100% !important;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t  <\/style>\n\t\t  ","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Gor Mahia fought gallantly to edge a tough Tusker side 1-0. 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