Ligi Ndogo Planets are on a high as they play Bidco FC in the second match of a weekend double header at the City Stadium.
The Planets rod history,will of steel and a compact defensive midfield to surprise top placed Mahakama in a game whose pyrotechnics were largely fuelled by a controversial penalty call eleven minutes to the end of the game.The umpire judged it a shove by a Planet defender.
The Planets rod history,will of steel and a compact defensive midfield to surprise top placed Mahakama in a game whose pyrotechnics were largely fuelled by a controversial penalty call eleven minutes to the end of the game.The umpire judged it a shove by a Planet defender. Television replays later showed otherwise.More on Mahakama
And eventful it was. The Planets went ahead in the 18th minute when Mahakama defenders completely misjudged Abbas Akinyemi’s tricky lob. It gave enough time for Planet striker, Charmant Chihuguyu to go round them and head the ball over the onrushing Kevin Otiese, for their first goal on the road this season.
The second goal was practical workmanship once again from Abbas .Mahakama was caught on the counter and Charmant easily made it double.
After a twenty minute blitzkrieg, the home team pulled one back from the spot. The winding ticks,cut it short after two minutes of added time,to gift the Planets with their first win on the road from four tries.
About Bidco
Bidco played in last year’s Nationwide league and finished 11th after eight wins, 14 draws and eight loses. Their offense scored 36 goals and conceded 30 goals. They finished ten points behind winners Oserian,in a very competitive league where the first twelve teams were separated by not more than three points.
Bidco collected five wins, three draws and two loses at home. They conceded 11 goals and scored 19 playing at home en route to amassing 23 points.
They won only three times on the road, drew six,lost six and managed 15 points away.
Their latest away win was over lowly Iron Strikers (2-1) on 4th March this season. Before that they won 1-0 over Mathare Youth (1.11.11) and 2-0 over Nanyuki Sportiff in the Kenya FK Cup on 2.7.11.They have forced the most 1-1(4 times) and 0-0 (two times) draws away.
This season they started with a 0-0 tie at home to Mombasa’s Coast United before upsetting Iron Strikers 2-1 away; then followed by a 2-1 home win over Moyas before a not so lackluster stretch saw them tie one a piece away at Green Berets and Nairobi Stima.
Their first lose this year was on the road to Kariobangi Sharks. They tied 1-1 at Celtic before squeezing a slim,but vital,1-0 win over visiting Bandari.
Their worst lose was a 3-1 drubbing by Oserian FC in the FK Cup on 4th June 2011.Their last home lose was yesterday’s 2-1 stamp from the Kenya Revenue Authority. Their last lose away was another 2-1 punch at Real Kisumu on 27 November last year.
They lost 1-0 at home to Gusii United on 11th June last year in the FK Cup. They beat Finlay Horticulture 4-0 at home in their biggest home win on 27th August last year.
They dropped two matches to Real Kisumu and Nakuru All Stars on the weekend of 26th and 27th November in their most consecutive losing streak. The first time they won two games in a row was this year when they beat Moyas 1-0 and Iron Strikers 2-1.
This season they have played four matches at home, won two,tied one and lost one. They have scored three goals at home and conceded two; prior to the KRA lose, they had not conceded any goals. They have won seven points at home and lost four.
They have played five matches away, won and lost once and tied three times for six road points.
The Planets have played five matches at home, won three and drawn twice. They have a perfect record at home and have scored nine of their eleven goals at home. They have conceded five goals in total. On the road they have played four matches, won and lost once and tied twice.Elven of their sixteen points have been at home.
They have conceded and scored two goals in four road matches.
Currently, Bidco lie 7th after nine games, eight goals scored, seven conceded and thirteen points. A win will see them leap two places to fourth place, currently occupied by the Planets.
The Planets hope to secure six valuable points in a fabulous weekend that could pave a clearer road on their quest for next year’s promotion to the League of Hard Knocks.
Comparison of the last six games (latest game is on the right side)
Planets | D | D | L | D | W | D | W |
Bidco | W | D | D | L | D | W | L |
Scored goals last six games
Planets | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
Bidco | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Opponents scored last six games
Planets | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
Bidco | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
Performance last six games
Team | W(H) | W(A) | D(H) | D(A) | L(H) | L(A) |
Planets | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Bidco | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 |