Kenyan international Amos Nondi completed the entire match as his Dila Gori side suffered a 2-0 defeat at the hands of Finnish outfit KuPS in the UEFA Europa Conference League yesternight. The defeat leaves Dila with a mountain to climb in the second leg but will be handed a shot in the arm as the final leg of the encounter will be staged in their own backyard.AFC Leopards boss explains why they settled on new team managerDila started the game on the back foot as they were forced to commit fouls in a bid to keep KuPS at bay with Tsotne Mosiashvili, Nika Gagnidze, and Brazilian defender Alef booked in the opening 30 minutes.KuPS finally made their advantage count two minutes after the half hour mark when Janis Ikaunieks put them ahead as they went into the half time break leading.##NAJAVA_MECA_6494910##Majority of the second half was mute with the few pieces of action being the four yellow cards traded equally between the two teams as they struggled to create clear cut chances.Just when Dila thought they had taken a favourable loss back to Georgia, KuPS were awarded a penalty in the 90th minute when goalkeeper Danylo Kanevtsev brought down Tim Vayrynen.Taiwo Atieno: American investors ready to pump Ksh 236 Million into KPLThe Finn stepped up to take the penalty as he held his nerve to send Kanevtsev the wrong way and give KuPS a healthy advantage heading into the second leg.The second leg of the encounter is slated for Thursday 14 July at the Tengiz Burjanadze Stadium in Gori, Georgia.
