Uganda Premier League
KCCA’s woes deepened on Wednesday night time as they suffered their third consecutive defeat, falling 1-0 to a resilient URA FC aspect at Nakivubo’s Hamz Stadium. The match, evenly balanced for big stretches, was finally determined by a second of brilliance and tactical savvy from the Tax Collectors.
Each side began with urgency and intent, sharing possession and carving out probabilities in an evenly contested first half. URA’s James Begisa threatened twice with highly effective drives, solely to be denied by KCCA goalkeeper Mutwalib Mugolofa, who was sharp all through the opening 45 minutes. In the meantime, Joseph Semujju had a close to miss for URA, his shot deflected large in one of many half’s closest moments.
KCCA weren’t with out probabilities of their very own. Derrick Nsibambi will rue his missed alternatives particularly a gilt-edged one contained in the field following a teasing supply from Shafic Kwikiriza. The striker’s misfire summed up KCCA’s night time in entrance of objective.
However the second half belonged to URA not by dominance however by medical execution. Within the sixty fifth minute, head coach Alex Isabirye made a decisive transfer, bringing on John Harmless Kisolo for Norman Namanya. The change injected vitality and urgency into URA’s midfield, and simply 12 minutes later, it paid off.
Laban Tibita, ever the artistic spark, picked out Kisolo with a intelligent ball into the field. The younger substitute took one contact and rifled dwelling a low shot previous Mugolofa to ship the house crowd into raptures. It was Kisolo’s second and URA’s match-winner.
KCCA threw our bodies ahead seeking an equalizer, however their efforts have been snuffed out by URA’s disciplined backline. On the ultimate whistle, frustration was etched throughout the face of interim coach Jackson Magera whose early tenure has now begun with back-to-back defeats.
The win marked URA’s fourth consecutive victory, lifting them to 42 factors, firmly putting them fourth on the log and conserving faint title hopes alive. For KCCA, it was their eighth lack of the season they usually now languish in seventh place on 34 factors, a far cry from the title-chasing kind anticipated of the Lugogo giants.
Across the League
– In Mbarara, SC Villa earned a feisty 2-0 win over Mbarara Metropolis in a match that noticed 4 crimson playing cards.
– Categorical FC edged backside aspect Mbale Heroes 1-0 in Mbale due to Muhammad Ssenoga’s first-half objective.
– UPDF FC staged a late comeback to beat Maroons FC 2-1 with Samuel Ssekamate scoring twice within the ultimate quarter-hour.
– BUL FC and Police FC performed out a goalless attract Njeru.
