Uganda Premier League | Result
- SC Villa 6-1 Mbarara City
SC Villa humiliate Mbarara City with a well-deserved 6-1 victory in the Uganda Premier League encounter at FUFA Stadium, Kadiba on Wednesday.
Frank Ssebuufu fired the hosts in the sixth minute ahead with a perfectly placed header off Najib Yiga’s well curled corner kick.
Hassan Mubiru doubled SC Villa’s lead five minutes later with a simple touch into an empty net. Ssebuufu rounded off Mbarara’s goalkeeper before putting it on plate for Mubiru.
Mubiru nearly extended SC Villa’s lead through a powerful effort from distance but went slightly above the frame in the 20th minute.
In the 22nd minute, Ronald Edwok’s powerful effort left SC Villa goalkeeper David Lukwago totally beaten but the ball went narrowly above the target.
Tonny Atukunda was in the right place to make it three for the hosts after Mubiru’s well taken freekick bounced off the woodwork at half an hour mark.
Aslam Semakula tapped past an on-running goalkeeper in the 35th minute as the scoring party continued.
Five minutes into the second half, Yiga Najib tapped home from close range after being set up by agile midfielder Ssemakula.
Mubiru put the icing on the cake with a simple finish after punishing Reagan Matege’s poor back pass in the 55th minute.
The center referee awarded Mbarara City a penalty as Wycliff Ahumuza was tripped in the dangerous area in the 88th minute.
Clinton Kamugisha pulled back one from the 12-yard mark with a cool finishing sending the goalkeeper Lukwago the wrong way.
The victory takes SC Villa on the third position with 29 points while Mbarara City lie 15th with 11 points after playing 14 league games.
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