- Kigezi HomeBoyz 2-1 Mbarara City
Kigezi HomeBoyz secured a hard-fought 2-1 victory over Mbarara City in the Uganda Premier League encounter at Rwamwanja Stadium on Friday to register their maiden league win of the season.
The hosts came into the contest in desperate need of a positive result, having lost five consecutive matches and gone seven games without a victory.
Kigezi started on the front foot, looking to get an early breakthrough, but clear-cut opportunities were hard to come by in the opening exchanges.
In the 30th minute, Mbarara City created the best chance of the first half when Kacancu Gadaffi and Muhammed Kanyike combined to set up Ian Amanya. However, goalkeeper Norman Angufidru produced a fine save to deny the visitors.
The opening 45 minutes remained cagey, with neither side finding a breakthrough as the teams went into the break goalless.
Mbarara started the second half brightly, and five minutes after the restart, Kanyike beat his marker before weaving through a crowd of defenders, but his effort went narrowly wide.
The visitors were punished four minutes later when Joseph Jjemba calmly slotted the ball past goalkeeper Stuart Kafuluma, who stretched fully but failed to keep out the effort.
Mbarara continued pushing for an equaliser and finally got their reward with four minutes remaining when second-half substitute Brian Aheebwa restored parity after the visitors had applied sustained pressure.
However, Kigezi had the final say in stoppage time. Mike Walaga capitalised on a clever setup from Jjemba to find the back of the net and hand the hosts all three points.
The victory marks a significant turning point for Kigezi HomeBoyz, who will hope to build on the result as they seek to climb up the league standings.
