SUPL Results:
Kitara 1-0 UPDF
Masindi stadium
Kitara continued to enjoy a perfect start to the 2023/24 StarTimes Uganda premier league with 1-0 win over UPDF at the Masindi stadium on Friday evening.
The scores would have been different had the Royals been clinical enough but Christopher Kawagu’s own goal in the 37th minute was enough to earn them a narrow home victory.
The host were the better side as they saw most of the ball and had better attempts but had just a single goal to show after the final whistle.
Denis Omedi got two open chances to put us forward first, was his one against one with the UPDF goal keeper Yusuf Wasswa who thwarted his attempt in the opening quarter while the other came in the second half when his goal was cancelled for being offside.
Brian Aheebwa was inches away from an opener just a minute later with a low shot after a mazy run beyond UPDF defender Bright Vuni.
Second half substitutes Jude Ssemugabi and George Senkaaba also failed to convert their efforts as they struck the ball across the goal mouth and over the bar respectively.
The visitors found a footing in the game and had their first chance of the evening when Muwada Mawejje’s cross fell in the box for Kaija. The winger struck the ball but Benjamin Nyakoojo got in the way with an impressive block.
Chrispas Kusiima who stood between the posts for Kitara had little work to do as his defenders Nyakoojo and Magandaazi dealt with most of the threats.
Despite the success over the army side, Kitara head coach Brian Ssenyondo rued his side’s extravagance.
‘It was a good game, I think we did not convert a number of chances that we created which is disappointing but we are happy we for the three points,” Ssenyondo said after the game.
” Our opponents gave us a real test because they tried to put pressure on us but the defence was resilient and composed until the final whistle.”
The win leaves us in the top half of the table while the army side occupy the other half having collected just a point from the possible 6.
Kitara will travel to Jinja at the Gaddafi Arena next Thursday, 28 September to play Gaddafi FC in an early kick off fixture before heading into break.