Brazilian tactician Ze Maria suffered his first league defeat when Gor Mahia went down 0-1 to Tusker<\/p>\n
Additional reporting from futaa.com
\nThe match started on a low note as both sides looked keen to learn one another but the first chance was for K\u2019ogallo , as David Okello was forced into a fine save by Ronald Omino, after George \u2018Blackberry\u2019 Odhiambo delivered a fine cross.<\/p>\n
The match went into the break still goalless with Gor Mahia containing themselves well but were unable to create a clear goal scoring chance. Owusu would had given Tusker a lead after Shakava had missed Batambuze cross while trying to clear it but on his way to scoring he handled the ball prompting referee to penalize him.<\/p>\n
Walusimbi who was coming back to starting eleven since international duty failed to score for green army fumbling with the ball inside the Tusker box after receiving well taken pass from Kahata.<\/p>\n
As the first half was running down, Shafik Batambuze long cross found Noah Wafula unmarked who controlled the ball perfectly, only to see his effort go wide with Boniface Oluoch well beaten<\/p>\n
Shafik Batambuze still remained a threat on the left wing bringing in cross after cross which Boniface Oluoch cleared was forced to come out of his line several times to deny Ghanaian import Stephen Owusu a chance to tap them.<\/p>\n
Rejuvenated Gor Mahia<\/p>\n
After the break, Gor Mahia come out rejuvenated side and looked more dangerous forcing the hosts to sit back on their half with Agwanda heading far wide Walusimbi\u2019s cross leaving the green army supporters with mouth wide open. The K\u2019ogallo riot didn\u2019t stop there as few minutes later; George Odhiambo again in the box failed to convert another cross coming from Ugandan Import Walusimbi.<\/p>\n
Controversial penalty<\/p>\n
However, on 69th minute, a free kick which was floated into Gor Mahia\u2019s box by Shafik Batambuze led to a penalty after the second referee assistant alerted the center referee that Sibomana had committed a foul by pulling Shivachi inside the box forcing the referee to point to spot kick but replays shows Asike had handled the ball and Mieno did well to give the Ruaraka based club a lead.<\/p>\n
Hooliganism<\/p>\n
The decision from the officials provoked green army fans with fresh acts of hooliganism being witnessed forcing the match to stop for ten minutes and after the match resuming, Gor Mahia were unable to get an equalizer even after bringing on, league most expensive player as their fate was already sealed.<\/p>\n
Tusker now tops the table with 20 points while Gor Mahia remains eighth in the table with 11 points.This is the first defeat for Ze Maria since he took over as the head coach of Gor Mahia.<\/p>\n
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Tusker Starting XI: 20. David Okello (GK), 5. Collins Shivachi, 6. Shafik Batambuze, 4. Kizza Martin, 25. Eugene Asike, 2. James Situma, 27. Noah Wafula, 30. Humphrey Mieno, 12. Luis Kamadi, 14. Anthony Ndolo, 23. Stephen Owusu<\/p>\n
Substitutes: 27. Martin Musalia, 17. Lloyd Wahome, 3. Fred Nkata, 28.Osborne Monday, 18. Clifford Alwanga, 7. Ronald Musana, 19. Michael Khamati.<\/p>\n
Gor Mahia Starting XI: 23. Bonface Oluoch – GK, 14. Karim Nizigiyimana, 3. Abouba Sibomana, 18. Harun Shakava, 5. Musa Mohammed (Cpt), 6. Collins Okoth, 8. Francis Kahata, 20. Ernest Wendo 2. Goffrey Walusimbi 7.Ronald Omino, 24.Enok Agwanda, 25.George Odhiambo<\/p>\n
Substitutes – 1. Fredrick Onyango \u2013GK 9. Jacques Tuyisenge, 22. Jackson Saleh, 29. Innocent Wafula, 27. Jacob Keli 17. Eric Ochieng<\/p>\n