Ex-Gor Mahia assistant head coach Sammy ‘Pamzo’ Omollo came back to haunt his former side in Kisumu as he masterminded an impressive 0-2 win against the record Kenyan champions consequently getting his reign at the top flight debutants off to a flying start following the emphatic performance staged at the Moi Stadium on Sunday afternoon.Taking charge of his very first game at the club since replacing John ‘Bobby’ Ogolla, the head coach was made to stay patient for his first victory as experienced midfield veteran Francis Kahata and super substitute Clinton Kinanga finally turned in two of the numerous chances they created into goals as the team went back to winning ways for the first time since January 15.On the other hand, new Gor head coach Andreas Spier succumbed to a very first loss at the club as his team succumbed to a very lackluster display from the team.”I am obviously disappointed with how we played today. We did not close down the channels and allowed the opponents to dominate on the ball. We also failed to create anything meaningful especially in the first half unlike Police. Credit to them,” Gor head coach said.”This is a perfect start for us and for me. To some extent I was even surprised by the performance because it was phenomenal against a team like Gor Mahia. We created a lot of goal scoring chances and we pressed them really well forcing them to play in their own half which did not pose any threat to us. Overall great performance after just a week together,” Pamzo delighted.Right from the onset, a fresher looking Kenya Police came into the game with a certain determination to walk away with all the points on foreign territory. Under ex-Gor Mahia assistant head coach Sammy ‘Pamzo’ Omollo, who was taking charge of his first game at the club, the law enforcers made a blistering start off the blocks.Gor Mahia pic.twitter.com/lgUnVNiPOv— Masimbi彡 (@jnrmbuvi) March 13, 2022 Inside the opening quarter hour, they had already fashioned three clear cut chances against a very nervous K’Ogalo defense manned by a young and inexperienced David Ochieng’ and Joshua Odhiambo who were not helped by Ernest Wendo who played in the defensive midfield position.For all of Police’s constant forays in the Gor penalty box, the team could not find the telling touch as David Simiyu, Duke Abuya and midfield maestro Francis Kahata took turns in squandering their very best chances. Kahata missed a glaring chance to score as he dilly dallied when all he needed to do was to strike the ball.For the entire opening half, wastefulness proved to be the achilles heel for Police despite their dominance in all aspects of the match as Gor went into the breather perhaps the happier of the two wit the deadlock yet to be broken.HT: Gor Mahia 0-0 PoliceI don’t know if the law enforcers will regret not utilizing any of the over six chances they have had in the match. The much better side all throughGor very poor and lacking any serious threat/ideas in attack#FKFPL #Sirkal— Ochi (@soo_ochieng) March 13, 2022 Second halfUpon second half’s resumption, German tactician Andreas Spier made three changes in a bid to breathe back some life into the team after a lethargic half. John Ochieng’, Dennis Ng’ang’a and Boniface Omondi came in the place of Wendo, Joshua and Jules Ulimwengu.Still, Police had all the bright sparks in the match and on the stroke of the hour mark, Kahata finally found the back of the net to give his side a very much deserved lead as he tapped in a well measured cutback into the area.That prompted K’Ogalo to another set of changes as John Macharia and DRC international Sando Yangayay came on for Peter Lwasa and Benson Omala just four minutes later.With around fifteen minutes to go, Gor had a chance to restore parity in the game but George “Blackberry” Odhiambo and Boniface Omondi missed two glorious chances for the leveller.Those mistakes were punished late on as Kinanga thundered in a close range effort to seal the comfortable 0-2 victory.Gor Mahia Starting XI: Adama Keita, Philemon Otieno, Yusuf Mainge, David, Joshua Odhiambo (Dennis Ng’ang’a 45′), Ernest Wendo (John Ochieng’ 45′), Alpha Onyango, George Odhiambo, Jules Ulimwengu (Boniface Omondi 45′) Benson Omalla (John Macharia 64′), Peter Lwasa (Sando Yangayay 64′)Subs: Gad Mathew, Geoffrey, Victor, Ng’ang’a, John, Macharia, Sydney, Sando, Boniface OmondiKenya Police Starting XI: Job Ochieng’, Eric Juma, David Owino, Harun Shakava, Musa Mohammed, Soita Silicho, Duncan Otieno, Clifton Miheso, Francis Kahata, Duke Abuya, David Simiyu (Clinton Kinanga 60′)
