Talanta Hela U19 boys’ team went down 5-1 to Spanish Division three side CD Castellon in a friendly match played at the CD Castellon Stadium in Spain on Friday. The Kenyans who were fresh from winning the Costa Daurada Cup scored their sole goal courtesy of Alex Kiprop.Speaking after the match, the team’s defender Samuel Indonyi blamed the loss on fatigue. They have played back to back matches since landing in Spain. Indonyi is a form four student at Mbale High School.”We enjoyed the match but we were not flexible. Our opponents were doing lots of rotations. They were very tactical. We did not match up to their standards,” he told Mozzart Sport.Despite the loss, the youngster admitted that they learnt a lesson or two which they will be looking to apply in their upcoming matches.##NAJAVA_MECA_7992884##He explained that the friendly matches exposed them to high intensity football and potential scouts. Moi Girls’ High School duo share on Spanish adventure”I have taken lots of positives like when to press low and when to press high. This friendly match enables us to market ourselves. When we play against these sides, there are scouts who we do not even see. So, we do our best. Today we did our best but fatigue took a toll on us and we did not do well,” he concluded.They will now sharpen their claws in readiness for their match against Eldense slated for Monday 1 April.
