By Lubulwa Edrine
StarTimes Uganda Premier League
Kitara 6-0 Mbale Heroes
SC Villa 1-1 Lugazi
Kitara football club recorded their second win at their home in Hoima after condemning Mbale Heroes to their first defeat of the season under the stewardship of Asaph Mwebaze in Uganda Premier League.
The Royals thrashed the Surgeons in the 6-0 goal thriller which helped them move out of relegation zone.
Fred Amaku and Jude Ssemugabi each helped themselves to a brace, with George Semis and Marvin Nyanzi scoring Kitara’s other goals.
The Uganda premier league Hoima based side took the lead through Amaku in the 27th minute before Senkaaba’s 42nd minute goal off a Kabon Living pass sent the match into the break with Kitara 2-0 up.
But they hardly held as they scored the third as soon as they walked out of the changing room, Ssemugabi, who replaced Senkaaba, netting his first in the 46th minute.
Amaku then completed his brace three minutes to the hour. At this point, only damage limitation mattered for Mbale.
But they were still disarrayed enough to ship in two more with Nyanzi who came on for Amaku joining the scoring on 73 minutes.
Man of the Match, Ssemugabi, completed his brace with Kitara’s sixth, four minutes to full time, after meeting substitute Patrick Kaddu’s pass.
The Royals’ won their second home and they are now just a place outdoor of the drop zone while Surgeons, are two places and three points below them in second from bottom.
On another side SC Villa were held by Lugazi FC at Wankulukuku, where Charles Lwanga’s 14th minute opener gave Villa a lead.
Lugazi hit back through Abdul Kalanzi to secure the visitors’ sixth draw of the campaign and their 12th point in 11 matches.
Villa came into this match confident having collected 13 of their 14 points from home, but Lugazi had other ideas.
