Entebbe UPPC lost 0-1 to Lugazi in the third round of the Premier League regular season on Tuesday evening. The match ended with a late goal from C. Rwothomio in the 82nd minute, which gave the visitors all three points. UPPC had dominated possession but could not find the net. Lugazi, sitting lower in the table, held firm and took the lead when it mattered.
There is no value left at that number for the home side. They had 52 per cent of the ball and registered four shots on target, yet Rwothomio's strike proved decisive. By then the pitch had started to cut up badly, and the game grew tighter. Lugazi's defence sat deep and soaked it up, waiting for the right moment to counter.
UPPC threw everything forward in the closing stages but the visitors' back line kept their heads. Lugazi managed only three shots off target all evening, but the one on target found the corner. The away end never stopped encouraging, and the pressure told in the final quarter of the match.
The statistics tell a story that does not match the result. UPPC had eight shots off target compared to Lugazi's three, yet both sides registered four on target. The hosts had 28 throw-ins and 14 free kicks, while the visitors had 21 throw-ins and 12 free kicks. Many shots with one goal means chances went begging.
UPPC move up to fourth place with six points from two games, having won both matches so far. Lugazi remain in tenth with three points from two games, carrying one defeat into this fixture. The result ends a run of unbeaten games for the visitors and extends UPPC's winning streak.