A breathtaking second half display from Lweza earned praise from Ibrahim Kirya who was happy to see his side rally back to earn a thrilling 3-3 draw against Proline at the Phillip Omondi Stadium, Lugogo on Saturday.
Lweza went into halftime trailing 2-0, but produced an outstanding performance in the final 45 minutes of the game to not only return home with a point but also avoid two successive defeats having lost to Vipers on Tuesday, and Kirya who questioned the referee’s decision to award an eighth minute penalty to Proline was all praise for his side.
“The referee helped them in the first half because in my view, that was not a penalty,” commented Kirya who also believes his side was just unlucky to not score a goal in the first half.
“We equally played well in the first half but we were not lucky. We knew what we were capable of so came out in the second half to continue attacking and the result was excellent.
“To go down two goals and then come back to draw 3-3 was amazing from us. The second half was very good.” He added.
Yasin Mugume lightened the mood in the Lweza camp with his 53rd minute goal before Karim Nduggwa and Musa Docca completing a fantastic comeback much to the delight of their travelling fans whose unsporting behavior prompted the referee to halt the game for over ten minutes.
In the 68th minute, defender Ssaka Mpiima made contact with Lweza’s captain Paddy Muhumuza from inside the area and he was penalized for a push on the captain, and Kirya’s side was awarded a rather soft penalty.
On whether the penalty was legit, the former SC Villa tactician said, “But you were also there. What you saw is what I saw. What do you think? The most important thing is we managed to come back from two goals to pick a point.”
The result did not alter Lweza’s place in the league as they remained put in the tenth position with nine points.
They play Sadolin Paints next at Wankulukuku stadium after the international break.
