- Bukedea North 1-1 St Mary’s Kitende
St Mary’s Kitende played to a one-all draw against Bukedea Comprehensive Secondary School North in a USSSA Boys’ Football Championship encounter in Lira.
The Wakiso District champions came in the game with pedigree and experience but Bukedea Comprehensive was motivated and ready to put up a fight.
It was not a good game for the eye since it was covered by tense emotions, forced errors and hoofing of the ball proving the pressure from both sets of players.
Uthman Kaaya broke the deadlock midway through the opening stanza as Bukedea Comprehensive took a deserved lead of the game.
However, Kitende returned in the second half more composed and that helped them build some attacks pushing Bukedea on the back foot.
With 15 minutes to play, Denis Kisiriko nodded home as Kitende levelled matters in the closely contested encounter.
In the dying minutes, Kitende’s right back Collins Ochata collided with Bukedea’s forward Marcus Mukisa in what looked like to be a nasty challenge.
Mukisa was rushed in hospital and by the time this report is being done we have not gotten any update on the state of the young talent.
Up next, Kitende will take on Lubiri Secondary School while Bukedea will lock horns with Seroma High School.
The ongoing championship is set to run for 10 days in Lira City and all the semifinalists will represent the country in the East Africa Games.
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