Harambee Stars midfielder Timothy ‘Babu’ Ouma started and played for 51 minutes as his club IF Elfsborg lost 2-1 to league leaders Malmö in a Swedish League match played on Tuesday evening.Ouma, who is slowly becoming a regular for his club, started at the heart of midfield as the visitors squandered their early lead to lose the game 2-1.##NAJAVA_MECA_8130320##Arber Zaneli gave Elfsborg a ninth-minute lead before Hugo Bolin restored parity in the 40th minute. The winning goal came through Thelin Kiese in the 57th minute, six minutes after Babu had been withdrawn.Elfsborg are eighth on the table with 16 points after 12 rounds of league matches. They have won five, drawn one, and lost six of the games they have played so far this campaign. Ouma has featured in nine of the 12 games.Babu and his side will be up against Göteborg in their next league match on Saturday.Malmö coach Henrik Rydström was elated with the win and by how they handled the visitors’ counterattacking strategy.“I am satisfied with how we handled the match when it turned out the way it did, and we ended up at a disadvantage. Elfsborg were looking for counterattacks, and we have fallen into that trap before. We know what Elfsborg want to do and think we handled the physical part of the match well. You know what you get when you meet Elfsborg, it’s a fight all the way. We managed to avoid this chaotic football that does not favor us,” he told the club’s official website.Bidco United set to face AFC Leopards and Sofapaka in friendly gamesHe added that they should have scored more in the game had they taken the opportunities they created. “Actually, I think we were unlucky today. With a small margin, we could have scored three or four goals, and then it would have been decided early. Now Elfsborg got a good chance in the final stages, and it would have been extremely tough to go for an equalizer.”He was, however, a little disappointed by the officiating.“I’m so disappointed that we get cautions in match after match even though we have 70 percent of the ball. The referees are supposed to protect the players but punish our guys just because they react to missed decisions. There was a period in the first half when we were close to getting stuck in frustration, but we came out of it well.”Okello tips Police for Mozzart Bet Cup glory, hopes to win the Golden Boot
