MS Sand Lions takes final FUFA Beach Soccer League playoff spot
Jun 12, 2023
MS Sand Lions BSC hero Yusuf Joloba continued to show why he's one of the most valuable players in this year's men's FUFA Beach Soccer League when he scored a hattrick to guide his team to an all-important 6-2 win over bottom-placed Grace Church BSC to win the last knockout slot on Sunday.
MS Sand Lions takes final FUFA Beach Soccer League playoff spot
The hard-hitting striker scored the all-important hattrick in the last minutes of the match taking his goal-scoring tally for the season to 19 goals.
Simon Kizito(2) and Rajab Okello scored the other goals for MS Sand Lions BSC as Grace Church BSC had Kenny Mugabi and Marvin Ssempijja score their consolation goals.
"I may have scored many goals but today's goals are the most important ones in my career after guiding my team to playoffs," said Joloba who helped his team finish in fourth place with 28 points beating off a challenge from Buganda Royal Institute who could only manage one win on the day to finish with 22 points.
After all 14 matches, St Lawrence BSC topped the standings with 40 points after two very important victories that included a 4-2 victory over third-placed Jinja Lions BSC and another thrilling 7-5 victory over second-placed Mutoola BSC.
Other important victories had Jinja Lions BSC thump Mutoola BSC with Nicholas Mwere netting 4 times adding to his other 4 on the day he netted in his side's 9-2 victory over Kiringente BSC and the one where his side lost 4-2 to St Lawrence BSC, taking his tally to 33 goals finishing the league as the top goal scorer.
This year's playoffs will thereafter have St Lawrence BSC, Mutoola BSC, Jinja Lions BSC, and MS Sand Lions BSC all battle in playoffs to challenge for the title.
Sunday's last league outing of FUFA Beach soccer league results
Kiringente BSC 5-6 Buganda Royal
Jinja Lions BSC 5-3 Mutoola BSC
MS Sand Lions BSC 6-2 Grace Church BSC
Buganda Royal 1-4 Mutoola BSC
Jinja Lions BSC 2-4 St Lawrence BSC
Mutoola BSC 5-7 St Lawrence BSC
Kiringente BSC 2-9 Jinja Lions BSC
Final table standing;
St Lawrence BSC 40 pts
Mutoola BSC 36
Jinja Lions BSC 32
MS Sand Lions BSC 28
Buganda Royal 22
Kiringente BSC 18
Wolves BSC 7
Grace Church BSC 5
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