{"id":5138,"date":"2014-08-11T15:13:28","date_gmt":"2014-08-11T15:13:28","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/gormahia.net\/latest\/?p=5138"},"modified":"2014-08-11T16:43:58","modified_gmt":"2014-08-11T16:43:58","slug":"gor-mahia-lose-to-atletico","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gormahia.net\/latest\/news\/gor-mahia-lose-to-atletico\/","title":{"rendered":"Gor Mahia lose to Atletico"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone\" src=\"http:\/\/gormahia.net\/images\/cecafa-logo.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"210\" height=\"73\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Gor Mahia are now staring at an early and ignominous exit from the 2014 CECAFA cup after they lost 0-1 to Atletico of Burundi.<\/p>\n<p>Report courtesy of goal.com<\/p>\n<p class=\"leading\">K&#8217;Ogalo who lost opening match to Ugandan side KCCA must now win their remaining two Group matches to be assured to progressing in competition<\/p>\n<p>Kenyan Premier League champions Gor Mahia are facing early elimination from Cecafa Kagame Cup after going down 1-0 to Atletico Olympic of Burundi in their second match on Monday.<\/p>\n<p>Gor Mahia had lost opening match to Kampala City Council (KCC) 2-1 and must now win their remaining two Group matches to be assured of progressing in the regional competition.<\/p>\n<p>Alexis Hakizimana scored the all important goal that that now leaves <em>K\u2019Ogalo<\/em> with a mountain to climb in preliminary matches.<\/p>\n<p>Gor Mahia coach Bobby Williamson admitted afterwards that the team is now facing an up hill task to remain in competition. \u201cWe are not out yet but losing two matches in a row is very disappointing.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe are now forced to wait and see how our Group opponents perform to know our fate. It is not good at all when you have to depend on your opponents to decide your fate in a game of football.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The Scot made four changes to starting eleven with defender Godfrey Walusimbi, who was sidelined due to illness, being replaced by Kennedy Opiyo, Bruno Charles coming in for Musa Mohammed, George \u2018Blackberry\u2019 Odhiambo going out for Joseph Kariuki and Simon Mburu starting in place of Erick Ochieng\u2019.<\/p>\n<p>Gor Mahia threatened twice in opening 20 minutes with Joseph Kariuki and Dan Sserunkuma coming close but were denied by Atletico goalkeeper Kandolo Akimana.<\/p>\n<p>Sserunkuma and Timothy Otieno kept threatening Atletico but nothing came out of the attacks. Otieno was denied by keeper Akimana in 34th minute after being put through by Sserunkuma.<\/p>\n<p>Atletico\u2019s goal came in 72nd minute when a blunder by Collins \u2018Gattuso\u2019 Okoth allowed Hakimana to beat Jerim Onyango with a low shot. Gor Mahia will play Rwandese champions APR on Friday before concluding preliminary fixtures against Telecom of Somalia on Sunday.<\/p>\n<p>The Kenyan side can still advance to quarter-finals if they win their next two matches as three teams will qualify from their group. Meanwhile, former AFC Leopards\u2019 striker Allan Wanga scored as Sudanse side <strong>El Merreikh<\/strong> hit Banadir 4-0 in a one-sided contest also played at Nyamirambo Stadium.<\/p>\n<p>Ahmed El Basha, Malim Mohammed Traore and Serge Wawa grabbed the other goals as El Merreikh revived their hopes of progressing having lost opening match to Rwandase side Police.<\/p>\n<p>It was second defeat for Benadir, who as well might have kissed tournament goodbye, having lost 5-0 to Vital \u2018O\u2019 of Burundi in opener.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Gor Mahia<\/strong>: Fredrick Onyango -GK (captain), 13. Bruno Charles, 18. Harun Shakava, 15. David Owino, 14. Kennedy Opiyo, 3. Geoffrey Kizito, \u00a020. Joseph Kariuki, 6. Collins Okoth, 7. Simon Mburu, 9. Timothy Otieno, 8. Dan Sserunkuma.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Reserves<\/strong>: 12. David Juma &#8211; GK, 17. Eric Ochieng&#8217;. 4.Kevin Oluoch. 5. Musa Mohammed. 19. Daniel Onyango. 11. George Odhiambo. 16. 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