Former Bandari winger Hassan Abdallah opened his goal account in the Tanzania Mainland Premier League as Coastal Union fought back from two goals down to secure a 2-2 draw against Simba SC on Friday afternoon.The Kenyan international sparked Coastal Union’s comeback with a goal, ending Simba’s three-match winning streak.Simba took the lead in the 26th minute through Mohamed Husseini and doubled it five minutes before halftime when Leonel Ateba scored from the penalty spot.##NAJAVA_MECA_8388988##Hassan, who joined Coastal Union at the start of the season from Bandari, pulled one back four minutes into the second half with a powerful shot from the edge of the box, assisted by John Makwata.Hernest Malonga equalized in the 72nd minute, securing a point for Coastal and extending their unbeaten run to two games.The draw leaves Coastal Union, soon to be managed by Kenya’s highly decorated coach Robert Matano, 13th on the 16-team table with five points from seven games.Masud Juma joins Harambee Stars training ahead of AFCON qualifier against CameroonWhat a goal by Former Bandari Fc midfielder, Abdalla Hassan 🔥🔥#FootballKE pic.twitter.com/4jPlW3fAmq https://t.co/e6w1nLJEKt— OmondiWinston (@ItisWinston) October 4, 2024 Omondi features in Romania.Kenyan star Erick Omondi played the full 90 minutes as UTA Arad defeated Petrolul Ploiești 3-1 in a Romanian top-flight match on Friday night.The match was a significant test for coach Mircea Rednic’s team, which had a slow start to the season but found form, halting Petrolul’s ten-game unbeaten run and extending their unbeaten streak to three games.UTA Arad took the lead with a 32nd-minute own goal by Marian Huja, followed by Alexandru Cimpanu’s second goal just four minutes later.Sofapaka coach Robert Matano on verge of joining Tanzanian clubHowever, Arad was dealt a blow when forward Jordan Attah Kadiri received a red card in the 44th minute after a VAR review.After the break, Petrolul pushed hard and reduced the deficit in the 53rd minute through Alexandru Tudorie. But Denis Hrezdac restored UTA’s two-goal cushion just four minutes later.The victory lifted Arad to seventh on the table, with 15 points from 12 games, separated from the promotion zone only by goal difference.
