Gor Mahia vs Motema Pembe 1-1 | Caf Confederation Cup | Goals & Highlights (27.10.2019). Ten-man Gor Mahia were held to a 1-1 draw by Congolese side DC Motema Pembe in the first leg of the Total CAF Confederation Cup play-off round at the Kasarani Stadium in Nairobi on Sunday evening. The home side will have their goalkeeper David Mapigano to thank after he saved a second half penalty that would have seen them lose 2-1 on home soil and see their campaign thrown in tatters. “I think the scoreline is not a fair reflection of the match because we had good chances to score. I am gutted for the players because they worked so hard and should have had a better result from this game. We had three or four good situations that we should have utilized,” Gor’s tactician Steve Polack said. His opposite number Isaac Ngata said; “We gifted them a goal after some poor defending and lack of concentration but I love how we responded. At least now we know how they play and we know what to do to win when we go back home.” Gor Mahia Defender Charles Momanyi was shown a straight red card after handling a goal bound effort on the line. Motema Pembe forward Vinny Bangonga Kombe stepped up for the spot kick but saw his effort well saved by a fully stretched Mapigano. With the scores at 1-1, Motema Pembe had broken away on the counter with Misoko Amale swinging in a beauty of a cross from the right finding Junior Mbele unmarked. The forward’s first header was well saved by Mapigano with the rebound being cleared off the line by Momanyi’s hand. William Likuta Luezi had drawn Motema Pembe level, cancelling out substitute Gnamin Yikpe’s early second half goal. Luezi reacted quickest to a rebound after Mapigano had done well to save a Junior Kone Abou freekick from range. Gor had broken the deadlock in the 63rd minute when Ivorian Yikpe who had spent barely five minutes in the pitch poked Kenneth Muguna’s pass over the advancing keeper for his first goal in the competition. Earlier in the opening half, the visitors had good chances to score. Herritier Ngouelou had two chances, his first effort from the left going over while his second after cutting in was saved beautifully by Mapigano. A minute later, Mukoro Amale had a rasping shot come off the bar. Two minutes to the break Gor had a golden chance when both Boniface Omondi and Nicholas Kipkurui failed to convert a cross from Dickson Ambundo with a gaping goalmouth. It was a more balanced affair in the second half. Just after they had equalized, Motema Pembe came close when Likuta rounded the keeper who had come off his line but his shot was cleared off the line by Geoffrey Ochieng. Caf Confederation Cup Play-Offs: South Africa’s Bidvest Wits and Egyptian debutants Pyramids FC earned precious identical 2-1 away victories in the first leg ties of their Total CAF Confederation Cup play-off round matches in Maputo and Mwanza respectively. In Maputo, homers UD Songo had fought from a goal down to draw level, but they could not stop the fighting spirit of the Clever Boys who scored a 60th minute winner through Sameehg Doutie. The South African outfit had gone ahead through Deon Hotto, but Songo fought back to draw level through Stelio Telinho Ernesto in the 34th minute. The two head into the return leg in Johannesburg next weekend with Bidvest only requiring a draw to book a slot in the group stages of the Confederation Cup. Caf Confederation Cup Playoffs Results: 27.10.2019 Conakry Horoya (Guinea) 4-2 Bandari (Kenya) 27.10.2019 Mwanza Young Africans (Tanzania) 1-2 Pyramids (Egypt) 27.10.2019 Aba Enyimba (Nigeria) 2-0 TS Galaxy (South Africa) 27.10.2019 Kampala KCCA (Uganda) 0-0 Paradou (Algeria) 27.10.2019 Nairobi Gor Mahia (Kenya) 1-1 Motema Pembe (DR Congo) 27.10.2019 Maputo UD Songo (Mozambique) 1-2 Bidvest Wits (South Africa) 27.10.2019 N’djamena Elect Sport (Chad) 0-1 Djoliba (Bamako) 27.10.2019 Lusaka Green Eagles (Zambia) 1-1 HUSA (Morocco) 27.10.2019 Malabo Cano Sport (Equatorial Guinea) 1-3 Zanaco (Zambia) 27.10.2019 Antananarivo Fosa Juniors (Madagascar) 2-0 RS Berkane (Morocco) 27.10.2019 Victoria Cote d’Or (Seychelles) 0-4 El Masry (Egypt) 27.10.2019 Lome ASC Kara (Togo) 2-1 Rangers (Nigeria) 27.10.2019 Nouakchott Nouadhibou (Mauritania) 2-0 Triangle (Zimbabwe) 27.10.2019 Alexandria El Nasr (Libya) 2-2 Proline (Uganda) 27.10.2019 Kumasi Kotoko (Ghana) vs San Pedro (Cote d’Ivoire) 30.10.2019 Thies Generation Foot (Senega) vs ESAE (Benin)