Vipers SC 1-0 Kitara FC St. Mary’s Stadium, Kitende
Vipers SC earned a vital 1-0 victory over Kitara FC within the first leg of the Stanbic Uganda Cup semi-final, due to a dramatic stoppage-time purpose by substitute Yunus Sentamu.
Underneath the lights at Kitende it was a good and bodily contested affair with few clear-cut possibilities till the decisive second. Either side struggled to carve out significant alternatives in a tightly contested first half ending in a goalless rating.
After the interval, Vipers stepped up their dominance, controlling possession and pushing Kitara deeper into their very own half. Regardless of this, the hosts discovered it tough to penetrate Kitara’s organized and resolute backline. Substitute Gusto Mulongo missed a golden alternative when he did not convert a setup from Pedro Sukuya.
Simply because the match gave the impression to be headed for a goalless draw, Sentamu made the distinction. Launched within the second half for Sukuya, the ahead was alert within the dying minutes of stoppage time to pounce on a defensive lapse. He calmly slotted the ball previous Kitara goalkeeper Chrispus Kusiima, who was left helpless after his defenders did not clear the hazard.
Sentamu’s late strike not solely sealed the win but additionally despatched the house followers into wild celebrations and handed Vipers a significant benefit heading into the return leg.
With the slender victory, Vipers have one foot within the remaining and stay heading in the right direction for a home double. They may, nevertheless, want to stay targeted as they put together for a difficult second leg scheduled for Could seventeenth in Hoima, the place Kitara will look to overturn the deficit and hold their very own cup goals alive.
