Uganda Premier League
SC Villa’s disappointing 2-0 loss to UPDF FC within the Uganda Premier League continues their wrestle with inconsistency, notably in away matches.
The sport, performed at Bombo Barracks Army Grounds, noticed the defending champions fail to safe their first away league win of the season.
UPDF’s victory additionally avenged a humiliating 5-0 defeat they suffered within the first spherical towards the Jogoos.
The match started with a poignant second of silence in honor of the late Abubaker Lawal, a proficient ahead from Vipers SC. Nevertheless, the ambiance rapidly shifted as UPDF took management.
The sport’s first objective got here within the thirteenth minute, courtesy of Kitara Daniel, who scored with a well-executed header from a Tebandeke Christopher cross. This gave UPDF a deserved 1-0 lead.
Within the second half, SC Villa pressed for an equalizer however discovered UPDF’s protection resolute. Villa’s makes an attempt to interrupt by way of had been thwarted, and UPDF doubled their lead by way of substitute Brian Kalumba.
Kalumba capitalized on a defensive lapse, stole the ball, and coolly lobbed it over Villa’s goalkeeper, Norman Angufindru, to safe the 2-0 win.
Each groups now sit degree on 24 factors within the league standings, with SC Villa in eighth place, barely forward of UPDF, who’re tenth.
This loss additional emphasizes Villa’s ongoing away kind points, which proceed to plague their season.
Of their subsequent video games, UPDF will face URA at Nakivubo Stadium on Friday, March 7, whereas SC Villa will host Maroons FC the next day.
SC Villa might want to regroup rapidly and discover a answer to their inconsistency if they’re to make a push for increased positions within the league.
