Ndejje Sharks lost their unbeaten run to four-time NSSF Volleyball League holders Sport-S after the latter endured five sets to win 3-2 (27-25, 21-25, 25-12, 27-29 and 15-11) on Wednesday in Lugogo.
The Luwero based side, looked the better side throughout the five set thriller but were always let down by schoolboy errors. While Sport-S struggled with the fitness of Dickens Otim, Albert Gayi and Ivan Ongom, Ndejje failed to receive and attack where it mattered most, even when their block was far much better than Sport-S on the day.
Even when Ndejje received, it all went down to setters Leon Mugisha and James Kwenegura, who failed to make the right choices. Ndejje later lost Mugisha to Injury but Kwenegura just couldn’t deliver the university side to the Promised Land.
“My players didn’t have the confidence to play against Sport-S even when Sport-S was struggling. We failed to be consistent with our game plan,” said Ndejje’ Alex Mugooda. “But also the injury suffered by Mugisha cost us maybe the game would have gone our way,” he added.
It was Sport-S’ first win in the indoor since defeating Nemostars in game two of the semifinal league playoff in 2012. Close to 10 games against Nemostars, KAVC, Sky and Nkumba all just didn’t go Sport-S’ way.
“Not our best performance of course but we are just starting to train, these players have commitments elsewhere, but we will get there,” said Sport-S coach Mugisha Benon. “Ndejje were unlucky not to win but am sure they learnt a thing or two about composure,” he added.
KAVC still lead the ten team log with ten points followed by Nemostars on eight, Sport-S climbed to fifth with five points while Ndejje are still rooted in fourth with six. The league returns this weekend with games to be played in the Lugogo Indoor and Mubs grounds in Nakawa.
