Despite being named in the matchday squad, former Wazito FC skipper Bernard Ochieng’ watched Arba Minch’s entire game from the sidelines as he remained an unused substitute in the midweek Ethiopian Premier League top flight match played against Bahir Dar Kenema on Wednesday evening.While Bernard watched from the bench, there was no place whatsoever for Erick Kapaito who also plies his trade at the same Ethiopian outfit. The two time Kenya Premier League Golden Boot winner and Most Valuable Player missed the entire action as he continues to nurse a hamstring injury picked on 7 April 2022. Here is a wrap of how the action unfolded.Bahir Dar Kenema 0-1 Arba MinchStarting the day one point ahead of their opponents, Bahir Dar ended up on the losing side as Arba Minch condemned them to a narrow 0-1 defeat that ensured they were leapfrogged on the table.In the match played at the Adama Science and Technology University Stadium, Minch converted one of their many first half chances to see out the closely contested battle.The goal came after an opening 35 minutes that had seen both sides threaten to go infront. It was Kapaito’s side that finally got the telling touch in front of goal as Habib Kemal scored a classic goal worthy of being the match winner. With just six minutes before the half time break, the forward controlled a floated ball into his path before unleashing a fierce thunderbolt past the Kenema goalkeeper who stood no chance.Kenyan duo miss Zesco’s win as Jesse Were features for KansanshiThat goal ended up being the difference as Arba Minch resolutely thwarted any foray into their box. Following the win, they jumped four places upto 7th position on 26 points while Kenema dropped to ninth place.
