Omurwa suffers nightmare debut in Portugal

Kenyan international Johnstone Omurwa had a debut to forget after he conceded a penalty as his Estrela Amadora settled for a 1-1 draw against Vilafranquense in the Portuguese second tier.The 24-year-old joined the side back in late August from Football Kenya Federation Premier League side Wazito FC after having an unsuccessful trial with Israeli side Sektzia Ness Ziona FC.Rugged Harambee Stars defender completes dream move to PortugalAfter months on the periphery, Omurwa was finally trusted with a start over the weekend against Vilafranquense who are also in the race for promotion to the top tier.Estrela had a perfect start to the game as they only needed seven minutes to open the scoring through Gustavo Henrique who netted his third goal of the campaign.##NAJAVA_MECA_6778848##Vilafranquense made three changes in the second half which had an effect on the game as Omurwa brought down João Mário in the 75th minute.Omurwa returns to Wazito after failing to make the cut in IsraelEdson Rodrigues Farias stepped up to take the penalty and made no mistake as he held his nerve to convert the spot kick and level things for Vilafranquense.Omurwa was hooked off in the 94th minute for Nkanyiso Shinga as Estrela held on for the point and now sit three points off promotion places.

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