Shabana FC head coach Peter Okidi appreciated the point earned by his team in the 1-1 draw with AFC Leopards on Sunday but wants his team to improve their defense when they take the lead in games.Kevin Omundi put The Glamour Boys ahead early in the game before an Ovella Ochieng strike just before the break earned the home team a point from the closely fought encounter at Kenyatta Stadium in Machakos.##NAJAVA_MECA_8787929##In his post-match interview, Okidi admitted that the game was far from easy and appreciated the point his team earned from the encounter.”We are grateful for the fight we displayed. It was not an easy game; this was a tough match. It was a game of chances for both teams,” he said.He went on to discuss Ovella’s equalizer. The goal came from a lost possession on the right flank after Elvis Osok gave the ball straight to an AFC Leopards player, and within seconds, Ingwe captain Clifton Miheso set up Ochieng for his fourth league goal of the season. Okidi believes the goal was largely preventable.STARS ABROAD: Former AFC Leopards duo face off in Serbia as Joseph Okumu bags clean sheet“However, we should have done better with the opportunity they used to score because we gave it away through a throw-in. It’s a recurring problem for us, particularly on the right side. We have to work on it,” he stated.Conceding goals from the right side of the defense has become a concern for the coach, and he believes that opponents have realized it is a weakness they can exploit. He wants his players to step up.”Most of the goals we concede come from the right side, and it appears the opponents have studied and understood that weakness. We have to work on it. It’s a mental thing, and we need to change because the players should realize that a 1-0 lead can win us the game if we defend well.”Shabana are currently sixth on the table with 34 points from 24 games this season.Mathare United coach furious after technical bench’s ‘shocking’ decision in Kariobangi Sharks defeat
