Kenyan international Aldrine Kibet scored his first goal in Spain’s Segunda División on Sunday evening, but Celta Fortuna fell to a 3-2 defeat against Sporting Gijón at the El Molinón – Enrique Castro "Quini" Municipal Stadium in Gijón, Asturias, Spain.Kibet played 81 minutes, marking his return to club action after withdrawing from the Kenya U23 squad for the AFCON qualifier against Tanzania due to work permit-related issues.##NAJAVA_MECA_10002716##Celta Fortuna made a bright start and took the lead through Óscar Marcos, who capitalised on a long clearance from goalkeeper Coke Carrillo before producing a fine finish over the Sporting defence.Sporting Gijón responded through Antonio Casas, who scored twice to turn the game around and put the hosts 2-1 ahead. Casas first restored parity before completing his brace to give Sporting the lead.Celta's task became even more difficult just before half-time when Pablo Meixús was shown a straight red card following a VAR review, leaving the visitors to play the entire second half with 10 men.Harambee Stars legend Dennis Oliech lands role at FKFSporting took advantage of the numerical superiority after the break, with Guille Rosas scoring to extend their lead to 3-1.Despite being a man down, Celta Fortuna refused to give up and continued to push forward. Their persistence was rewarded when Kibet found the back of the net to pull one goal back and register his first goal in the Spanish second tier.The Kenyan international's goal gave Celta Fortuna hope of completing a remarkable comeback, and the visitors continued to press for an equaliser in the closing stages. However, Sporting held on to secure all three points.Wounded Harambee Stars seek to extend dominance over Rwanda in friendly encounterThe defeat leaves Celta Fortuna 17th in the Segunda División after eight matches, with two wins, two draws and four defeats for eight points.Celta Fortuna will look to bounce back on Saturday when they face Real Sociedad B, with Kibet hoping to build on his first Segunda División goal and help his side climb the table.Mulee explains why coaching Harambee Stars is 'the most difficult job in the world'
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