FC Talanta coach Ken Kenyatta has sensationally claimed that the referee handed Gor Mahia a win over them.K’Ogalo rallied to beat Talanta 1-2 in a Football Kenya Federation Premier League (FKFPL) round of 27 fixture staged at Kasarani Stadium on Wednesday afternoon. Coach Johnathan McKinstry’s side netted through the league’s top scorer Benson Omalla, who netted a brace to take his season’s tally to 25. Race for FKFPL title gets tighter as Gor Mahia and Tusker grind winsKenyatta took issue with Omalla’s equalizing goal which he claims was not a penalty. The former Ushuru FC coach also disputed the winner, a free kick he claims was taken before the referee blew his whistle. FKFPL Week 27 Analysis: Gor Mahia’s comeback, Tusker’s edge, and more”I think the game was very okay until the referee gave Gor Mahia a penalty. You can even check the footage, it will show you that it was not a penalty.”
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Talanta player was adjudged to have handled in the box from a thrown in ball with referee Hillary Ochieng’ pointing to the spot without hesitation. Omalla stepped up to send goalkeeper Kevin Otieno the wrong for the equalizer early in the second half. In the second goal, a quick free kick caught Talanta napping with Omalla racing against himself after receiving the ball from Austine Odhiambo to score in an empty net.”The referee gave a foul where there was none and before he blew his whistle the ball was kicked into the net,” Kenyatta lamented.Yet, McKinstry holds that Talanta went to sleep and that the goal was clean.”The rule is very clear, if the ref is booking the player then the game has to stop, if not the attacking team has the liberty to initiate a quick free kick,” the Irishman said. He had an advice for Talanta, “get someone in front of the ball so that the referee can blow the whistle.”
