No rest for Gor Mahia as they beat Leeds in friendly

Gor Mahia thumped Leeds United 4-0 in a friendly match played at Camp Toyoyo on Sunday morning.Fresh from beating Bidco United 2-1 in the Football Kenya Federation Premier League, FKFPL in Thika on Saturday, K’Ogalo used the friendly to engage players who were not in action or were sparingly used against Bidco.Lloyd Khavuchi scored a brace with Austin Odhiambo and Peter Lwasa netting a goal each. Jolawi Obondo’s new role at Gor Mahia clarifiedThe coach Johnathan McKinstry’s outfit has had a perfect start to the season, winning two of their first opening games back to back. K’Ogalo edged out Nzoia Sugar 1-0 before beating Bidco United 2-1 to go top of the table standings with six points.##NAJAVA_MECA_6843417##”It’s the best start we could have hoped for obviously,” said the former Uganda Cranes tactician. “We know the work we have been doing in training, and for us we talked to the boys and told them not to focus on the season or the month but the five days in front of you.””The work we have done, if we keep going out and committing ourselves and playing the way we know we could play, we will get good results.”Sleek Gor Mahia dispatch Bidco United to take front seat in FKFPL round twoMcKinstry confirmed that goalkeeper Gad Mathews, who sustained an injury and was substituted in the second half is responding well to treatment.He took issue with unfair referee calls that went against his team including the penalty award against defender Paul Ochuoga which he feels shouldn’t have been given. “In England, the Bidco United striker could have been booked for fouling our defender, I was surprised the opposite happened.”Gor Mahia will be out of action for two weeks unless the fixtures are adjusted. Gor are are supposed to play Wazito FC and Mathare United in their next two outings, however, the two teams have since been removed from the fixtures pending outcome of a court case on relegation/promotion at the Sports Dispute Tribunal (SDT).

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