Hotshot Kapaito’s maiden appearance in new season ends in defeat

Kenyan international Erick Kapaito was subbed on early as his Arba Minch City suffered a 2-0 defeat at the hands of Ethiopian Coffee FC in the Ethiopian Premier League.Arba Minch have endured a tough start to the season winning only once in their opening five games, suffering defeats to Ethiopian Insurance, Wolkite City, and the latest coming against Ethiopian Coffee.Luvanda itching for more success with TuskerKapaito and his compatriot Bernard Ochieng started from the bench with the former making his first appearance on the bench after missing the match squads in the opening four games.Ochieng on the other hand has been in and out of the starting 11 as he has alternated between starting and being dropped with the team struggling for form.##NAJAVA_MECA_6756855##After a balanced start to the game, Biruk Beyene finally opened the scoring for Ethiopian Coffee in the 27th minute as he headed the ball in despite the best efforts of goalkeeper Abel Mamo to keep the ball out.Unimpressed by his side’s showing for large spells of the first half, Arba Minch head coach Mesay Teferi made triple substitutions which included Ahmed Hussien coming off for Kapaito.Samuel Onyango reveals his most memorable moment at Gor MahiaThe changes however did not have the desired effect as Arba Minch conceded the second in the first minute of the opening half’s added time with Anteneh Tefera getting his name on the scoresheet.The second half of the encounter was pedestrian as Ethiopian Coffee opted to sit back and hit on the counter with Arba Minch pressing for a goal without any success.

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