Villa pips Simba

By Norman KatendeSimba 2 SC Villa 3TodayExpress v Military NSCOUL v PoliceROBERT Kabanda helped Simba level with visiting Villa twice, though they still lost out in the Nile Special Super League action at Nakivubo yesterday.Fresh from a 0-1 defeat by Police, Villa were cautious of Simba, who they shut out in the barren first half with Ismail Kigozi and Dan Obote blowing a number of chances.Obote opened the goal galore when he headed in a Philip Ssozi corner kick but Villa’s party was cut shot by Kabanda’s header past ‘keeper Robert Mukasa minutes later.Timothy Batabaire put Villa back in the lead with a long drive from the centre line. Kabanda struck again but Nestroy Kizito summed it up for Villa.“We played better but gave them three gifts and they won,” said Simba coach Mike Mutebi.“It is an encouragement to a better come back,” said Villa’s Micho Sredojevich.Ends