Even though he scored the only goal against Bandari to take his goal tally to five this season, Wycliffe Ochomo’s conduct has left the dockers’ coach Twahir Muhiddin livid.
Muhoroni Youth beat Bandari 1-0 in a feisty Kenyan Premier League match on Sunday. While Muhiddin congratulated the former Congo Boys striker, the gaffer felt his behaviour was unsporting as the game threatened to boil over.
“I thought he (Ochomo) was unprofessional. As a sportsman you should not use unprintable words on other players threatening to beat them up. That was wrong,” Twahir said.
It was in the 62nd minute when Duncan Otewa hacked down Samwel Ndungu as the winger wheeled into Bandari goal area. As tempers flaired, Ochomo joined in to express his disgust at a supposedly soft manner in which Ndungu had tumbled to the ground.
Not even Victor Ndinya’s intervention would calm him down thus incurring a yellow card for his troubles. Moments later, Ochomo struck for Muhoroni a goal that would prove decisive.
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“Ochomo was left off lightly. But as an experienced player he ought to carry himself with dignity,” Muhiddin said.
“It was a good game of football. We were stable in the first half but Muhoroni came back a strong side and they deserved to win, though they should uphold sportsmanship. In the second half they were just lying down occasioning unnecessary stoppages.”
Muhoroni coach James Omondi would have none of Muhiddin’s remonstrations, though. “Playing a game on the bench is very easy. The coach should have won on the field instead of lamenting.
Omondi also blamed the referee for letting Bandari players go un-booked even after openly inflicting injuries on several of their players.
The win moves Muhoroni Youth to tenth on log.
