UPL: Bashir Mutanda Strike As Villa Top Rivals Vipers

Friday, January 17
*Vipers SC 0-1 SC Villa

Bashir Mutanda scored the lone goal as SC Villa beat rivals Vipers SC in a StarTimes UPL game played at the St. Marys Stadium in Kitende.

Villa who hadn’t won a game in their last two games had players like Bashir Mutanda , Emmanuel Wasswa among others and the return paid out for Edward kaziba’s side

Forward Bashir Mutanda had his free kick go out wide after a foul on him at the box edge by Geoffrey Wasswa before Rahmant Ssenfuka had his shot collected by Saidi keni after Fahad Bayo set him

At 32minutes Fahad Bayo would have put hosts in the leadbut his header off a Paul willa cross went inches out before Allan Kayiwa was denied by Saidi keni

At the stroke of halftime Vipers Sc would have had a goal counted but a Karim watambala header off a Bayo set was kept out by Kiggundu

8minutes into the second half Bashir Mutanda scored for Sc villa after heading in a well delivered Derrick Ndahiro cross beating Fabien Mutombora at a near angle

Byaruhanga Bobosi had his free kick kept away by Sc villa goalkeeper Saidi keni after a foul on Geoffrey Wasswa by Moses Kiggundu before Dan Sserunkuma tap from a Paul mucureezi cross went over the bar with keni beaten

Fahad Bayo would have levelled the tie but his powerful shot was kept out by keni before Sc villa’s faisal muwawu efforts went out wide off a David Owori set

Sc villa are now 30points on the StarTimesUPL table after 18games played losing only three games in the season

The Edward Kaziba side will be welcoming league Giants Express fc on match day 18

Sc Vipers are still top of the table with 42 points out of the 18 games played losing only twice

The three time champions who are seeking for their fourth tittle will have a visit to Mbarara city fc in their next league engagement

Team Starters

Vipers Sc :Fabien Mutombora (Gk), Paul Willa, Aziz Kayondo, Jacob Okao, Geoffrey Wasswa (C), Rahmat Ssenfuka, Paul Mucureezi, Bobos Bryaruhanga, Abdul Karim Watambala, Fahad Bayo, Allan Kayiwa

Sc Villa: Saidi Keni(Gk), Ibrahim Kibumba, Derrick Ndahiro,Moses Kiggundu, Asuman Harishe(C), Amir Kakomo, David Owori, Emmanuel Wasswa, Ambrose Kirya, Nicholas Kabonge.