Harambee Stars duo of Amos Nondi and Alwyn Tera played a crucial part in Ararat-Armenia’s 2-1 win over West Armenia in a league match played at the Junior Sports Stadium on Tuesday night.Despite their numerical disadvantage following a red card dished to Alexis Rodriguez in the 89th minute, Ararat registered the slender win to extend their recent winning streak to four matches.The two Kenyan internationals were named in the starting lineup with Nondi, who played as right back, clocking full minutes.##NAJAVA_MECA_8361381##Tera was rested in the 60th minute for Artur Serobyan, who justified his inclusion by netting the winning goal in the dying seconds of the match.Ararat took the lead in the 36th minute through Ghanaian forward Eric Ocansey but the hosts levelled up matters in the final moments of the half courtesy of Zakhar Tarasenko.The decision by coach Vardan Minasyan to withdraw Tera for Serobyan paid off as the forward struck from the spot in injury time to hand the visiting team the fifth win of the season.The role Brian Mandela played in Bwire’s transfer to South Africa’s Polokwane City FCThe three points gathered in away territory keep Ararat’s hopes of clinching the title alive as the team is ranked second with 15 points, two behind Van.There is a possibility of Ararat scaling to the summit if they claim maximum points in the two matches in hand.The involvement of the two midfielders will certainly boost their chances of getting minutes when Kenya twice faces five-time African champions Cameroon in next month’s Africa Cup of Nations qualifier.Kenyan coach targeting third title in South Sudan after clinching Super Cup last weekendThe two were involved in the past two qualifiers against Zimbabwe and Namibia both played in Uganda and South Africa respectively.Nondi came in as a substitute early in the first half against Zimbabwe and played all minutes against Namibia.Tera on the other hand, made a cameo against Zimbabwe in what was his second competitive match appearance for Stars.
