Visitors, URA was determined to retain a 2-point gap against Vipers SC under the newly installed floodlights.
Both teams had chances to score early on, with URA’s Patrick Mbowa’s long range shot from 18 yards out going past Vipers goalkeeper Fabien. 10 minutes into the Abubakar Lawal of the Vipers nearly scored with only the goalkeeper in between him and the goal, but Alionzi saved the day.
After 13 minutes of scoreless play, The tax collectors broke the tie when Patrick Mbowa’s long-range strike from 18 yards out caught Fabien off-guard and went right in.
In order to tie 1-1, Vipers SC, the current StarTimes Uganda Premier League champions, had to come from behind thanks to a goal by Karim Ndugwa at the 30-minute mark to offset Patrick’s opening goal of the match.
As a result, Vipers missed the opportunity to move up to second on the log, which gave table-toppers SC Villa some breathing room after their loss to Arua Hill earlier in the week.
