Vihiga Bullets head coach Milton Kidiga was once again frustrated with his team’s result on Wednesday as they stumbled to their 24th defeat of the season courtesy of a 3-2 loss in the hands of Sofapaka FC.“Looking ahead to this game, I had already marked it as a must win,” Kidiga said after the game – one that saw the team remain 11 points behind 17th placed Wazito FC in the FKF Premier League standings.##NAJAVA_MECA_7226427##The hosts started off proceedings on a high, jumping to a 1-0 advantage in the 43rd minute thanks to a Josephat Oyugi strike but found themselves level immediately after as Sunday Ikekhai leveled matters in the dying seconds of the first half.“I thought we started the game well but Sunday’s goal just before the break was a painful one for my team because it came so late on, exceeding the added time for the period,” Kidiga said.Level at the break at BukhunguHALF TIME Vihiga Bullets 1-1 Sofapaka pic.twitter.com/WJBqBNTt63— Sofapaka FC (@FC_Sofapaka) May 2, 2023 Bullets would go on to concede two goals in eight second half minutes from Ben Stanely and Roddy Manga, canceling out their goal in the 48th minute that had kept them primarily on top of the 2009 league champions.“They [Vihiga] were very strong in the wide areas,” Sofapaka head coach David Ouma said after the game. “They had multiple one-on-one opportunities and were really strong with the ball.“We however utilized their shortcomings in their own half and scored our goals.”Vihiga Bullets 2-3 Sofapaka match reportRead more on https://t.co/kzGB8kqT5a@OyandoRonny#BatotoBaMungu pic.twitter.com/qOeaykwOI3— Sofapaka FC (@FC_Sofapaka) May 2, 2023 The win – Sofapaka’s first since April 1 in a 2-1 win over Darajani Gogo in the cup second round – lifted them to 12th on the log with 31 points.Vihiga Bullets will now focus on securing maximum points in their next six fixtures as they potentially look to avoid the drop.
