Uganda Premier League
Vipers SC despatched a powerful message within the Uganda Premier League title race on Thursday night, brushing apart second-placed NEC FC with a commanding 3-1 victory at St Mary’s Stadium, Kitende. The win, led by a masterful show from skipper Allan Okello, noticed the Venoms pull 5 factors clear on the high of the desk and solidify their standing as title favorites.
From the primary whistle, the Vipers imposed themselves on the match, displaying why they’ve been the staff to beat this season. Captain Okello was on the coronary heart of every thing, controlling the tempo and driving his staff ahead. He delivered the primary blow within the twenty second minute, curling in an excellent freekick that discovered Hillary Mukundane who made no mistake from shut vary to make it 1-0.
Okello wasn’t accomplished but. Simply earlier than the break, he capped off a superb first-half show by getting on the scoresheet himself. Yunus Sentamu slipped in a intelligent help and the skipper utilized a composed end to double Vipers’ lead.
Because the first-half clock ticked into stoppage time, Vipers struck once more. Isaac Ogwang was the beneficiary of a pointy move from Karim Watambala and he made it 3-0 with a well-placed end, successfully placing the sport out of attain for NEC earlier than halftime.
The guests, shocked and outplayed within the opening 45, tried to regroup after the interval. Whereas they managed to stem the tide and stop additional harm, their solely comfort got here six minutes from time. Paul Mucureezi transformed a penalty after James Jarieko was introduced down within the field, giving NEC a small measure of delight in an in any other case troublesome evening.
The end result marked the Vipers’ seventeenth win in 24 league matches, transferring them to 56 factors, 5 forward of NEC, who stay second. With the enterprise finish of the season approaching, Vipers SC has not solely created daylight between themselves and their closest rivals however has additionally made a transparent assertion of intent.
