Stalemate

Nov 01, 2004

URA FC came back from a calamitous start to their Kakungulu Cup quarter-final match, to snatch two crucial away goals against SC Villa yesterday

By Fred Kaweesi, Douglas Mazune &Norman Katende

Kakungulu Cup quarters
SC Villa 2 URA FC 2
KCC FC 6 Butukilwa FC 0
Today
Maji v Top TV
Thursday
Second leg
Butukilwa v KCC FC
URA v SC Villa

URA FC came back from a calamitous start to their Kakungulu Cup quarter-final match, to snatch two crucial away goals against SC Villa yesterday.

After an intense start to the first leg, SC Villa were gifted the lead in the 31st minute when Lawrence Kizito put the ball in his own net in an attempt to make up for URA custodian Ibrahim Mugisha, who had been beaten.

David Kalungi spurred URA’s revival by heading home just before half time and minutes later Ronald Kamoga stretched the lead with a sublime finish at Mandela stadium, Namboole.

Sam Timbe’s charges showed the mettle that made them league champions, by digging deep to snatch a draw. Andrew Mwesigwa found the net late in the second half off a Hakim Magumba free-kick.

Jackson Mayanja’s URA go to the return leg on Thursday with an advantage of two away goals. A 1-1 or 0-0 draw will see them make it to the semi-finals.

At Nakivubo stadium, Butukilwa’s dream of pulling off the biggest shock in the history of the cup ended yesterday as KCC FC coasted to a comprehensive 6-0 victory.

Butukilwa were stripped naked by a side who were quite simply on a different plane with goals coming from Jamil Kasiita, Milton Asaba, Vincent Kayizi, Haruna Mulindwa and a brace from Geoffrey Sserunkuma.

Meanwhile, Top TV will miss striker Yusuf Kinene, who is ruled out of today’s clash against first division side Maji FC at Nakivubo after he featured for a Bwaise side in earlier rounds.

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