FC Talanta forward Eric Otieno has lamented the degree of respect they gave Gor Mahia in the 3-2 loss to the defending champions.Talanta started the game slowly and conceded the first goal in the 15th minute. They equalized against the run of play but dropped their guards again and conceded two more goals before the halftime whistle was blown.A look at all 8 FKF presidential candidates vying to replace Nick MwendwaIn the second half, the Jackline Juma-coached side were rejuvenated especially after making substitutions. They pinned the 21-time league champions in their own half for the better part of the second period.They got a goal for their troubles but it was not enough to help them avoid defeat. Otieno, who was a second-half substitute, took time after the match to explain the difference in the two halves.##NAJAVA_MECA_8547662##“The substitutes who came on did what was expected of them because most of the time you could see that we had given them too much respect in their half and the more they built, the more they rotated in midfield and that was the problem,” he remarked.Otieno who joined the team in the off-season transfer window from Tusker FC said that the loss was self-inflicted and they will have to make amends before their next match.CS Murkomen explains abandoning Ababu Namwamba’s flagship project“The game was not as good as we had planned. We lost because of a few mistakes that we made and got punished. We have to correct them before we face Shabana because the table is not good for us,” he added.The former Wazito FC striker was impactful for his side, holding the ball and bringing his teammates into play. He was dominant in the air despite duelling against Sylvester Owino and Joshua Onyango who are equally good in the airGad Mathews speaks on Gor Mahia’s title chances“Aerial balls are also my strength. I trust myself in it and it is only that I could not find the moment, you could have seen a goal,” he concluded.Talanta’s next match will be on Sunday 8 December against Shabana FC at Gusii Stadium.
