Vihiga Bullets lose their 22nd league game after holding Homeboyz for one hour

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FKFPL Vihiga Bullets lose their 22nd league game after holding Homeboyz for one hour

Festus Chuma 16:55 - 23.04.2023

The 'Abana Abeingo 'moved a place up on the log as Bullets remained rooted to the bottom of the table.

Kakamega Homeboyz piled more misery on relegation-threatened Vihiga Bullets after securing a 2-0 win at  Bukhungu Stadium on Sunday afternoon.

Homeboyz started in the opening five minutes but striker Felicin Okanda spurned two consecutive chances after going clear on goal.

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Vihiga Bullets settled after 10 minutes and were looking to penetrate on the right with Fredrick Ochieng making overlapping runs.

Louis Kizito charges increased their intensity after 20 minutes but were yet to find openings in the final third.

David Chesoli almost handed Bullets the lead in the 34th minute with a free header that slipped on to the upright by Homeboyz shot-stopper Faruk Shikalo.

Moses Mudavadi almost sensationally broke the deadlock for Patrick Odhiambo’s troops seven minutes before the break with a volley from 25-years out, but it missed narrowly over the corner of the crossbar.

That proved to be the final chance of the half as the sides went into the break scoreless.

The second half started very slowly with the first chance on the goal coming in the 53rd minute when Mosses Shummah unleashed a powerful shot from outside the box, but the Bullets goalkeeper Edigar Epiyayu made a good save to deny him.

Timonah Wanyonyi had a great chance for Bullets three minutes when a long throw-in from the right was flicked onto his path by Daniel Masengo but the former Sofapaka midfielder shot over from six-yards out.

Finally Kakamega Homeboyz managed to reach the Bullets' resolute defence. Hilary Otieno who was one Homeboyz’s danger man in the first half was on hand as he slotted in a fantastic Collins Odhiambo cross.

Bullets pushed for an equalizer and went on close in the 65th minute as Oyugi did well to skip past two defenders, before firing a low effort just wide of the mark.

Homeboyz made it 2-0 in the 69th minute through an unmarked Brian Eshihanda, who easily scored with a close-range header from Gaetan Masha’s delivery.

Buxton Wachie had a chance to pull one back for Vihiga Bullets  five minutes to the end of the match but the midfilder’s lob just flew wide of the post.

Kakamega Homeboyz managed to hold on for the win, despite a late charge from Bullets, to make sure that their name is in  the top eight of the standings.