KCCA extend winning run as URA edge seven-goal thriller - Uganda Premier League - Official Website
Overview: The Kasasiro Boys make it six successive victories to stay within touching distance of the leaders, while URA claim a third straight win under Sam Ssimbwa after surviving a spirited Kataka fightback. UPL Wednesday Results KCCA 3-0 Maroons Kataka 3-4 URA KCCA continued their impressive run in the StarTimes Uganda Premier League with a comfortable 3-0 victory over Maroons on Wednesday.
In the day's other match, URA extended their resurgence under Sam Ssimbwa with a thrilling 4-3 win away to Kataka. The results left KCCA within four points of leaders BUL after registering a sixth consecutive league victory, while URA climbed to eighth on 13 points following their third successive win under new coach Sam Ssimbwa.
At the MTN Omondi Stadium, Lugogo, KCCA needed just six minutes to take the lead. Herbert Achai's cutback from an Ibrahim Kasule combination was turned into his own net by Maroons defender Derrick Basoga.
The hosts had to wait until the 70th minute for their second, Ashraf Mugume's corner ending in the Maroons net off their own player Jackson Nunda. Mugume, who came off the bench, then capped an influential appearance by drilling home the third in the 85th minute, assisted by Lazaro Bwambale.
Mugume was named Man of the Match. Maroons, who suffered their fourth defeat in nine games, remain 10th on 11 points.
In Bukedea, URA made a flying start as Dennis Luzige Kisiriko and Moses Okabo Aliro struck in the fourth and ninth minutes respectively. Kataka, however, responded through Martin Wambi in the 37th minute and Ali Ssentamu six minutes later to restore parity before the break.
Nelson Ssekatuka restored URA's advantage in the 56th minute, but Richard Lampani converted a penalty in the 69th minute to make it 3-3. Abraham Tusubira finally settled the contest five minutes from time, finishing off Ssekatuka's assist to give URA all three points.
Kataka remain second from bottom on three points from 10 matches, still searching for their first league victory.