Tuesday (12th Nov) FSL Results:
SC Villa 1 – 1 SCVU
CRO 1 -2 Simba
Express 1 -0 Proline
KCCA 1 -0 Bul- Bidco
Soana 2 -0 Entebbe F.C
Sports Club Victoria University goalie, Benjamin Ochan made a late dramatic penalty save off a careless weak effort from SC Villa second half substitute, Ronald Muganga to help his team secure a priceless away point at Nakivubo Stadium on Tuesday in one of the 5 FUFA Super League fixtures played.
Sports Club Villa, the home team had taken a Yudah Mugalu lead goal on 12 minutes after an Emmanuel Okwi well laid pass found the former Victors and St Don Bosco striker unmarked at the back post to tap home, much to the applause of a partisan gathering on a cloudy Kampala skyline.
Victoria University embarked on the game a better side with a short crispy passing game engineered by Yassar Mugerwa and Mancko Kawesa who dominated the early minutes of the game.
A careless foul off Victoria’s towering center half, Martin Mpuuga on Mugula prompted the day’s center referee, Ali Sabila to dash a 7th minute booking and from this moment, Villa took over as a lapse in concentration from defender Godfrey Kateregga was immediately punished as Emmanuel Okwi gifted from the opportnity to selfishly lay the ball in Mugalu’s path who easily beat Ochan for the opener.
For long spells of the initial half, both teams pressed forward With threats on either sides. By half time, Villa, still holding onto the narrow margin kicked off play with aggression. Morley Byekwaso, making his second game as head coach (after the shocking termination of Alex Isabirye’s contract) immediately introduced attacking midfielder, Muzamir Mutyaba for the tiring legs of Lawrence Kasadha .
The change meant a change in strategy as they adopted to an attack minded 4-3-3 system from the conservative 4-4-2. Mutyaba opened up play often combining with Kawesa, Mugerwa and the pacy Nsubuga tp cause havoc to Villa’s James Makubuya and Allan Kiiza.
In came, Mike Sserumaga and his first contribution to the already hyped game was a foul on Ronald Muganga, another replacement (in for Edrisa Kagende). Sabila, booked Sserumaga for the foul.
Perhaps as the clocked progressed, the visitors were granted a free kick from over 25 yards to which Sserumaga, a former player who featured for Helsingborg (in the Swedish league) made no mistake – easily beating the wall and Suliat Luyima in the Villa goal posts for the equaliser, 10 minutes from full time.
As the match minutes trickled down , Villa were benefited from a controversial decision from the man in black. An infringement in the crowded area on Emmanuel Okwi gifted his team a penalty that the Victoria players bitterly but unsuccessfully protested.
The resultant weak kick from Ronald Muganga to Benjamin Ochan’s stronger leg side of the body was easily parried away and 1 all the match ended.
“I looked at his position before he stepped forward to kick and i dived on my left and saved the ball”, Ochan, a goalie with previous professional stints in Denmark and SouthAfrica, unearthed his master trick that earned his team the valuable point that elevates them to 26 points off 13 games, same as Kira Young.
In the other matches played Express Football club notched a home victory over Proline with a Bright Haguma goal proving the only difference at Mutesa II Wankulukuku stadium.
Patrick Egonanza and Henry Ssenkubuge ensured army side, Simba wins 2-1 away at the CRO Stadium in Mbale. James Aliso scored for the home side.
At Lugogo, it was a tale of missed and scored penalty opportunites, Bul-Bidco’s Frank Oringa’s missed whereas Brian Majwega successfully scored KCCA’s chance to help relieve the pressure off the head tacticians, George ‘Best’ Nsiimbe and Abdullah Mubiru.
SCVILLA VS SCVU Line Ups:
SCVU: B.Ochan, G.Katerega, I.Muleme, S.Kabugo, M.Mpuga, M.Kaweesa, Y.Mugerwa, M.Muwadda, C.Sapeo, D.Nsubuga, L.Kasadha
SUBS: E.Kalyowa, F.Agandu, B.Agelle, H.Lopidia, M.Serumaga, J.Kayiira, M.Mutyaba
SCVILLA: S.Luyima, M.Kabanda, K.Nduggwa, J.Mukubya, G.Walusimbi, E.Okwi, Y.Mugalu, A.Kizza, A.Kisalita, E.Kagende, A.Kaggwa
SUBS: J.obiliti, R.Muganga, I.Kiweewa, E.Kalyowa, T.Lubega, Y.Juuko, G.Sembatya
