Ulinzi Stars assistant coach Abdallah ‘Dalo’ Mohamed says ‘player mistakes’ was the main reason his team lost to Gor Mahia in a pivotal FKF Premier League game played at the Kasarani Stadium on Sunday.The Soldiers were immediately caught on the back-foot in the afternoon encounter and went down just inside the third minute as Austin Odhiambo lurched to a Patrick Kaddu pass before John Macharia added a second six minutes later to all but secure a comfortable 2-0 victory for K’Ogalo.🟢 | MATCH HIGHLIGHTS:If you missed the match, here is a snippet of Gor Mahia vs Ulinzi Stars, watch the beautiful goals here…FT: 2-0 (Austin Odhiambo, John Macharia)#Sirkal | #GorFansClubhttps://t.co/nW4aXi0kVj— GOR MAHIA FANS CLUB (@OfficialGMFC) June 4, 2023 “One thing we knew about Gor Mahia is their tendency to score early goals and they caught us there with two quick ones,” Mohammed said post-game. “Looking at both goals, they all came from player mistakes and that cost us the entire half. The second half I bet the performance was a bit neutral.”The loss was on the other hand a welcome result for Gor Mahia as they peeped fellow FKF Premier League title contenders Tusker – who lost 2-1 to Wazito in Muhoroni – to take a two point lead on top of the standings.##NAJAVA_MECA_7298495##“I would say we are riding on bad luck,” the Ulinzi assistant manager added. “We have been playing some tough matches in the recent weeks and this was another big match that we had to play without some of our important players missing.”Ulinzi entered the game without forward Boniface Muchiri, Staphod Odhiambo and John Kago who were all sidelined due to injury and illnesses respectively.The expectation that the trio would make a return to the team that also saw experienced goalkeeper James Saruni retake his place between the posts ahead of Sylvain Ricks Omondi gave the tactician more confidence ahead of the team’s next two matches to close out the season.undefined“I have no concerns at all,” Mohammed responded to a question on how Ulinzi will respond down the stretch. “Our run-in looks easy plus with the returning players, I believe we will get back to winning ways.”Ulinzi Stars are winless in their last five matches – their last win coming on 3 May in a 1-0 win over AFC Leopards.The military men next take on relegation-threatened Mathare United before closing out the season against Talanta FC.
