Vihiga Bullets head coach Evans Mafuta says he was impressed by his team’s performance against Kakamega Homeboyz despite the fact that they suffered yet another defeat in the hands of their high-flying neighbors.Homeboyz survived a scare from the newbies to pick a 3-2 win courtesy of goals from Yema Mwana who got two and Michael Karamor. Rashid Kyambadde and Mike Isabwa scored Bullets’ goals. The two goals were their first in the league having failed to find the back of the net in the last four matches.Despite going down to their next town rivals, Mafuta was left impressed by his team’s show in the game.Vihiga Bullets have picked 1 point from their opening 5 matches in the top flight, ranking among the worst performers in the first 5 matches for Premier League debutants in the last decade.11 teams made their debuts in that time but how did they fair out?A thread. pic.twitter.com/jyrVO5qqSw— OptaKe (@ke_opta) October 31, 2021 “I can say we played very well yesterday, tactically and technically my players were good, we just got punished for small mistakes that we made in the game but there are a lot of positives to pick from the game because for example we were not outplayed and we finally managed to score goals, it is something that we can build on,” he told Mozzart Sport.He further noted that concentration lapses cost them the match as they conceded two goals in the dying minutes of either half and added that they need to maintain focus until the final whistle.“I believe that this is a match that we should have picked at least a point were it not for the concentration lapses in defense at crucial moments. We conceded the second goal just before halftime and conceded the third four minutes before the game ended and that shows my players have to maintain focus until the final whistle because in such moments the mistakes that you make get punished and we paid dearly yesterday,” he added.The tactician reserved some praise for his three new singings. He opined that Mike Isabwa, Rashid Kyambadde, and Jessy Kajuba did well in the game and will be crucial for them in the coming assignments.FULL TIME A 5 goal thriller ends here at Bukhungu Stadium Vihiga Bullets 2 Kakamega Homeboyz 3#BulletsVsHomeboys#FKFPL pic.twitter.com/6qQU7DucEa— FKF Premier League (@Officialfkfpl) October 31, 2021 “Generally most of the players did well. But I can single out three of our new signings Rashid, Isabwa and Kajuba were very good and I think they will be very key players for us this season. They showed their quality and once they gel well with the rest of the team, I believe that we will see their best versions,” he concluded.Next for them is a match against Nairobi City Stars.
