Crestfallen AFC Leopards head coach Patrick Aussems has lamented at his team’s heartbreaking defeat to Gor Mahia in the FKF Cup final in spite of the splendid showing his boys put up.Gor downed Ingwe 4-1 in post-match penalties after the match ended in a barren draw during the regulation time with K’Ogalo custodian Gad Mathews gaining heroic status from the game as he dived right to save penalties from Isaac Kipyegon and Tsuma Said.Leopards were visibly the better side in the larger part of the game. They created many goal-scoring opportunities but wastefulness and good defending from Gor Mahia ensured that the game ended goal-less.The post-match triumph saw Gor Mahia continue with their dominance over Gor Mahia. Ingwe has not beaten K’Ogalo in the last five years across all competitions. The last time they did it was in March 2016 when a Lamine Diallo late goal downed Gor Mahia at the Moi International Sports Center Kasarani.Football is cruel … Today AFC Leopards played an attractive football but beaten on penalties …I would like to thank my players , my staff for their commitment in recent weeks under extremely difficult circumstances . Can’t wait to see fans in the stands ! Future is bright ! pic.twitter.com/fGkTcWW5cu— Patrick Aussems (@PatrickAussems) July 4, 2021 Aussems has now taken to Twitter to react to the defeat. He hailed his team for playing good football he went on to thank his players and staff for putting in good work under difficult circumstances,”Football is cruel … Today AFC Leopards played attractive football but beaten on penalties …I would like to thank my players, my staff for their commitment in recent weeks under extremely difficult circumstances. Can’t wait to see fans in the stands! The future is bright,” he tweeted.For finishing second, Leopards walk home with Ksh. 1 million, Gor Mahia got two million while Bidco who finished third walk home with Ksh. 750,000. Equity FC got Ksh. 500,000.Leopards will now shift their focus to league action. They are currently third in the FKF Premier League log with 38 points, their next assignment is against Bandari on Friday at the Thika Sub-County Stadium. (function (el) { window.addEventListener(“message”, (event) => { if (event.origin.startsWith(“https://www.sofascore”)) { if (el.id === event.data.id) { el.style.height = event.data.height + “px”; } } }); })(document.getElementById(“sofa-standings-embed-17654-34876”)); Standings provided by SofaScore LiveScore
