Hot striker Ryan Ogam continued his impressive form this season, scoring a brace to help Tusker defeat Bidco United 2-1 at Dandora Stadium on Sunday, 15 December.The Brewers’ October and November Player of the Month netted his first goal after only 11 minutes, before adding a second just shy of the hour mark, bringing his tally to an impressive 12 goals this season.The hosts’ commanding lead was cut by substitute Simon Munala, who scored with five minutes of stoppage time remaining. However, Tusker held on nervously to bounce back from their damaging defeat to AFC Leopards earlier in the week.FULL TIME in Dandora. Three vital points, another brace for Rayo. FULL SHANGWE! pic.twitter.com/8Bx3XjxMnT— Tusker FC (@tusker_fc) December 15, 2024 The win for Tusker sees them move second on the log, while Bidco, on a run of back-to-back defeats, slip to the relegation playoff spot.Match ReportCharles Okere’s side, after a settled start to the game, broke the deadlock just 10 minutes in when Shaphan Siwa found Ogam on a quick break; the former Rainbow man surging through the Bidco backline to slam his left-footed shot to the bottom corner.Rayoooooooooo!!!!11: And it’s that combination again! Shaphan picks the ball in midfield, sends Ogam through with a peach of a pass and out forward does what he does best with a brilliant left footer for his 11th of the season. 1-0! pic.twitter.com/weoQHa1pEg— Tusker FC (@tusker_fc) December 15, 2024 Dennis Wanjala nearly doubled the lead for Tusker in the 28th minute as he attempted to lift a freekick over John Otieno, only for his shot to clear the crossbar.Chrispine Erambo was next in an overly dominant half for Tusker, but his shot from range was batted clear by Otieno.With an ideal halftime lead, Ogam looked to have settled matters for Tusker when he broke clear once again to lift another Siwa layoff over Otieno.But Bidco, under stand-in coach Simon Wagema, weren’t going to go down easily as they injected some fresh blood from the bench, forcing Tusker into rearguard action.##NAJAVA_MECA_8571445##Substitute Chris Opondo came closest with an 83rd minute shot that went wide, but the visitors were soon on the scoresheet when Munala, also from the bench, expertly controlled a crossed ball from Douglas Mokaya to smash his effort past Brian Opondo.With five minutes of added time to go, Bidco went full-blown in search of an equalizer and almost got it when Mokaya turned the recipient of a ball from Munala, only for his header to sail over the bar.Engin Firat slaps FKF with huge financial demands, threatens FIFA moveOn any other day, Bidco would have walked away with a point, but Tusker stood strong, just goal-difference separating them from leaders KCB, and with an extra game in hand.
