Naivas FC head coach Collins ‘Korea’ Omondi is hopeful that his side will emerge victorious in the promotion/relegation playoff second leg despite falling to Sofapaka at home in the opening leg.The crucial match will decide whether Naivas gain promotion to the FKF Premier League or wait a little longer in the National Super League (NSL). It was important for Korea and his team to take advantage of the first leg home match but conceded in the last of the ninety minutes.Ezekiel Akwana to change Sofapaka’s plans after victory over Naivas in promotion/relegation playoffsWith the game headed for a goalless draw after a largely dull 90 minutes that saw both teams play cautiously and waste few of the chances, Jacob Onyango received a pass in the box, controlled it and was allowed by the Naivas defense to turn and strike it past a hapless Wycliffe Oduor.In his post-match press conference, Korea was still hopeful for a win in the final match of the two-legged tie against 2009 Premier League champions Sofapaka.##NAJAVA_MECA_8200493##“It was a disappointing game for us in the end to lose the game which we thought we had managed well. The playoff is of two legs and we are still hopeful of doing better in the next game. “We are disadvantaged at the moment but there is also an away goal rule which means that if we win by a similar margin but with more away goals, we will proceed. We will however look to finish it over the course of ninety minutes,” said Korea.EXCLUSIVE: Kakamega Homeboyz write to FKF accusing Gor Mahia of player tappingHe further disclosed that the result also means that he has to fight to win in whatever manner but still has to be cautious not to concede.“We will be going for a win in the second leg, we will be pushing to score but it will also be important not to concede a goal which might make things worse for us.” he added##NAJAVA_MECA_8198225##The coach will now retreat together with his team in their training base to make amends of what went wrong.“We made a mistake in the end due to lack of concentration but that is part of the game. We will now go back and correct the mistakes in training and be ready again in the second leg.”
