A week after fending off any feelings of pressure getting to him for not scoring a goal for his new side, Tusker FC forward Eric Kapaito finally answered the call as he produced a man-of-the-match performance with two goals and an assist in his team’s 3-2 victory over Bidco United at the St. Sebastian Grounds on Wednesday afternoon.FULL TIME in Murang’a.Whew!! Nervous ending, but the boys have COOKED. pic.twitter.com/KRkD4WTwRk— 🏆Tusker FC (@tusker_fc) December 13, 2023 The rescheduled FKF Premier League match was without its share of drama however, as kickoff was delayed for one and a half hours after match officials failed to arrive on time.That did not seem to affect Robert Matano’s men – infuriated by the injustice from their previous match – as they set the ball rolling early on, and took the lead inside the first 15 minutes through Kapaito, who slammed his effort home after being teed up by the active Mike Oduor.That was Kapaito’s first goal of the season and his first for Tusker.That looked to boost his mood in this fixture as after seeing Shaphan Siwa and Stewart Omondi bounce their efforts wide, chested a cross from Oduor in the 29th minute to Siwa’s path for the second goal.This is what it means for our number nine!! He needed this. Goal and an assist in 14 minutes. pic.twitter.com/3ky9Kz0f1u— 🏆Tusker FC (@tusker_fc) December 13, 2023 And after believing that fortunes at least from match officials had been pre-meditated, the visitors were more than delighted when they were handed a penalty with a minute of regulation left till halftime for a handball inside the box.Up step Kapaito for his second goal – that was punched into the net by John Otieno.##NAJAVA_MECA_7738502##Bidco did get themselves a goal back just before the break when Peter Nzuki scored in added time, but struggled to get back into the game until Ezekiel Okare pounced on a rebound from Samuel Ndungu’s shot to score a consolation in the final minute of the game.With the win, Tusker moved up to 11th on the league standings with 19 points after 14 matches, a point below Anthony Akhulia’s side, who fell to their fourth defeat of the season.Mukwanga the hero as Uganda beat Tanzania to lift CECAFA Zone CAF African Schools Football Championship Boys’ Title
