Harambee Stars striker Erick Kapaito helped his Arba Menche side end their four-match winless streak on Thursday evening as he featured in the team’s impressive 1-3 come from behind victory over Dire Dawa in the Ethiopian Premier League.Initially named as a substitute in the clash, the Kenyan international proved to be among the effective changes made by the coach when brought into the game on the 67th minute as Arba Menche scored all the three goals after his introduction.The away side found themselves trailing after just ten minutes as Gadissa Mebrate found the back of the net to hand Dire Dawa a very early lead that they managed to keep till the half way interval.The scoreline remained in favour of the home side until the 73rd minute when Merihun Meskele restored parity in the game to give Arba Menche some impetus in the clash.##NAJAVA_MECA_7023470##Six minutes later, the goal had the desired effect as Derese Temesgen rode on the momentum that came with the equalizer as he scored to put his side in the driving seat of the tie.With just five minutes left on the clock, Ashenafi Fida completed the comeback as he finished off a Surafel Daniel assist to ensure his side took all the three points in the clash.Ferdinand Omanyala: The stone that was once rejected but is now Kenya’s athletic cornerstoneWhile Kapaito managed to get some minutes under his belt in the tie, his Harambee Stars compatriot Bernard Ochieng only watched from the bench after ending the game as an unused substitute in the clash.Following the result, Arba Menche, who had not won in their last four league matches (D3 L1), returned to winning ways with the three points lifting them to eleventh position on 16 points, eight ahead of the relegation places.
