In an evening of excessive drama and unforgettable soccer, Gentle Excessive College Sseguku dethroned St Mary’s Boarding College Kitende (SMASK) to assert the Kitende zone title in boys’ soccer, whereas additionally dominating the women’ competitors at St Mary’s Stadium, Kitende.
The women’ closing noticed Gentle Excessive College Sseguku overcome Kings Means SS in a convincing 2-0 win. The star of the match was Violah Namugabi a S3 scholar, who netted a brace, scoring in every half to safe the trophy for her faculty.
In the meantime Kajjansi Progressive Academy clinched third place within the ladies’ class, defeating Kings Means SS 2-0 within the bronze medal match. The boys’ closing between Gentle Excessive College Sseguku and St Mary’s Kitende was a spectacle performed beneath the floodlights, that includes controversy, pressure, and beautiful soccer.
A kick off delay resulting from license verification points left a few of Gentle Excessive College’s key gamers sidelined, however the group fought on. The match remained goalless in regulation time, just for each objectives to return within the 9 added minutes, a dramatic twist that had followers on edge.
Tremendous substitute Leonard Kasaanya gave SMASK the lead within the 97th minute however his objective sparked outrage from Gentle Excessive College who claimed the ball by no means crossed the road. The protests halted the sport for almost quarter-hour earlier than play resumed.
Within the dying moments of stoppage time, Ikoona Kizza produced a second of magic, curling a 30 yard free kick into the web to ship the sport to penalties.
The penalty shootout was simply as dramatic because the match itself. Each groups missed their first two kicks however Gentle Excessive College Sseguku finally triumphed 5-4, ending SMASK’s two-decade dominance on the zonal degree.
The victory marked a historic second for Gentle Excessive College, proving {that a} new period at school soccer may very well be on the horizon.
Regardless of the extreme closing, no medals have been awarded within the boys’ class whereas Gentle Excessive College’s ladies’ group obtained gold and Kings Means SS took silver.
The highest 4 boys’ groups from theKitende zone, together with Gentle Excessive College Sseguku and St Mary’s Kitende, will now advance to the 2025 Wakiso Regional Championship, the place they may battle for a spot on the nationwide degree.
