Uganda Premier League
- Maroons 1-1 Vibrant Stars
- Lugazi 1-0 Police
Maroons FC and Vibrant Stars performed out a 1-1 draw on the Luzira Jail Floor on Wednesday night within the Uganda Premier League.
The match noticed each groups share the spoils after an intense encounter that noticed all of the targets come within the second half.
The opening half was a tightly contested affair, with neither facet in a position to break the impasse.
Nevertheless, the sport sparked into life after the restart, because the hosts took the lead simply ten minutes into the second interval.
Fred Okot delivered a shocking free kick that left the Vibrant Stars’ goalkeeper helpless, sending the house followers into celebration.
Vibrant Stars, nevertheless, didn’t relent of their pursuit of an equalizer.
Their persistence paid off within the 78th minute when Paskali Oketcho’s well-delivered free kick deflected off Maroons’ shot-stopper Simon Tamale and located the again of the web.
The unlucky personal objective ensured that Vibrant Stars salvaged an important level from the encounter.
The draw means Maroons FC stays in sixth place with 23 factors, whereas Vibrant Stars proceed to battle close to the relegation zone, staying in fifteenth place with 11 factors.
Trying forward, Maroons FC will go to URA FC on the Hamz Stadium on Saturday, whereas Vibrant Stars may also be on the street as they journey to Hoima to tackle Kitara FC of their subsequent fixture.
Elsewhere, in one other Uganda Premier League fixture on Wednesday, Abdul Kalanzi’s penalty secured a 1-0 victory for Lugazi over Police FC at Najjembe.
Abdul Kalanzi celebrating his objective.
