Gor Mahia vice captain Geoffrey ‘Simiti’ Ochieng has emerged to explain the circumstances that led to his blunder which resulted in El Merreikh Bentiu’s goal.Even the best of the best have bad moments in office and that was the case for Gor Mahia’s evergreen left-back Simiti who made a rare blunder.##NAJAVA_MECA_8298198##His attempted back pass to goalkeeper Kevin Omondi was short and picked up by El Merreikh’s Mohamed El Faki who brought a low cross for their goal early in the match.”This is a game of football and sometimes things do not go the way we expect. I was trying to play the ball back to the keeper but I was destabilized.Marcelo, Okumu return as Engin Firat names Harambee Stars squad for AFCON qualifiersThat is why the ball did not reach my target. However, I knew God would grant us victory as we were still focused,” he said.Simiti has also revealed what went through his mind after conceding the goal and the message to his teammates even as they fought back to win the match 5-1 and advance to the next round where they will face Egyptian giants Al Ahly later in September##NAJAVA_MECA_8298064##”I just said sorry and urged the team to keep on fighting because even by that time we were still on top in terms of our game,” he explained.The former Western Stima defender further said that the win was so crucial in building the team’s belief heading into the new season.Kenyan International Onyango signs for South African side”The win has brought in a lot of confidence in the team and is also a great sign of maturity within the squad,” he stated.Gor Mahia will now shift gears to defending their league title with their first game of the season coming on against Ulinzi Stars on Saturday 14 September.They will be hoping to replicate their second-leg form against El Merreikh Bentiu as they look to what would be their 22nd league title.
