Mathare coach castigates referee after awarding three penalties in Sofapaka clash

Following some questionable calls on Sunday, Mathare United head coach Boniface Omondi tore into the referee after the match official dished out three penalties in the game.It took just seven minutes for the center referee to give a penalty after Alphonse Ndoye was judged to have brought down one of the Sofapaka forwards with Rody Manga stepping up and scoring the penalty.Ouma tips Sofapaka keeper for great service to Harambee StarsThe second penalty was awarded midway through the second half when Lennox Oguttu appeared to have shoulder-charged Baron Oketch but the referee pointed to the spot with the former Western Stima forward scoring with the spot kick.Towards the end of the game, the referee handed Mathare a penalty when Lennox Oguttu was brought down by Elivs Ronack inside the box from a corner but Daniel Otieno was denied a goal after his penalty canoned off the woodwork.##NAJAVA_MECA_6929283##Omondi did not hold back in criticizing the referee for the calls she made during the game as he also disagreed with the penalty Mathare were awarded.”The game was tough, but I felt that it was a result was predetermined. The referee was not at a good level of officiating the game, she seemed overwhelmed. In my opinion, she was not genuine. In the first penalty, the ball had already moved out and my player was the one who was hit but she gave a penalty, the second penalty was a shoulder-to-shoulder.K’Ogalo boss labels in-form Benson Omala future of Harambee StarsEven the player who was awarded the penalty laughed, we got a penalty in the 88th minute and it was not a correct call, she tried to make for the errors she had made,” said Omondi.The Slum Boys still remain winless, three games into the season and are yet to get a point.

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