FWSL: Five Star UCU Takes Defending Champions To Football School at Mukono
FUFA Women’s Super League
UCU Lady Cardinals 5-0 Lady Doves
Rines SS WFC 0-0 She Corporate
UCU Lady Cardinals FC demoralized the FUFA Women’s Super League defending Champions, Lady Doves FC with a 5-0 record win at UCU Grounds Mukono on Saturday afternoon.
In simple terms, the reason reigning Champions were taken to school of football of the modern era.
Harriet Muwugumya, captain Hasifah Nassuna, Shadia Nankya, Sandra Kisakye and debutant Hasiat Nalugwa were on target as UCU Lady Cardinals registering their biggest win of the season.
Lady Doves started on a high notch and in the first five minutes of the game, Dove appeared to be the side to score first but the hosted gained the possession and in the 12th minute, Harriet Muwugumya scored from the would be a cross but Lady Doves goalie failed to negotiate with the ball well for the Cardinals to earn an early lead.
Not like She Maroons that gave limited space for UCU to operate especially in the middle of the park, Lady Doves accepted UCU midfield of Teddy Najjuma, Catherine Nagadya who had her first start of the season, Joan Kwagala to fully enjoy the possession in both halves of the game.
In second stanza, after making two changes, bringing on Norah Alupo and Spencer Nakacwa in for Fiona and Joweria Nagadya, Lady Doves temporary enjoyed the possession and Fazila Ikwaput had a golden chance to square the game in the 59th minute but recklessly failed to convert for the Believers when the UCU’s Defence was totally beaten.
In the 64th minute, the magical Sandra Kisakye, St Noa’s product was fouled in the area for the centre referee Anna Akol to point in the penalty mark, before the on form Hasifah Nassuna converted from the spot in the 65th minute to double Cardinals’ lead at home.
The following minutes, Rajab Buyinza coached side kept on losing focus, started the rough play and in the 73rd minute UCU won a free kick in Shadia Nankya territories, on her return she appeared on score sheet with a far post well converted free kick.
Two minutes later, Sandra Kisakye pressed at the back of the net following a good move initiated by Catherine Nakiridde, Hasifah Nassuna, Jauharah Nabaggala to release well positioned Sandra Kisakye to press the ball in an empty net.
Nine minutes to full time, super Sub and a debutant Hasiat Nalugwa sealed the win with a brilliant finish.
“We are trying to improve and correcting our mistakes every game, we came prepared for them, we met them on a number of intervals, and sometimes we came out as loser especially the memorable lose at Njeru, none of my players had forgotten that, so they came ready to put a challenge, thank God that got them on their foot or bad day in the office.” Says Christian Magoba, UCU Lady Cardinals tactician.
His counterpart, Rajab Buyinza of Lady Doves FC asserted that they are in a transition, it’s visible to everyone but believes that they will bounce back stronger.
“In second half my players went off the strategy, we got the chances to score but failed to utilize them, but our opponents did, maybe if we converted ours, we would have left here with a point or three. So that’s what we are going back home to rectify, we know we have different challenges but will be handled, we are in a serious transition and you also know but out of it we shall be more stronger than before.” Said Rajab Buyinza.
UCU Lady Cardinals remains the only side with three wins in three games and now tops the table with nine points.
The defending Champions are yet to secure any win, only one point in three games, they sit on the bottom of the table.
In other fixture of the day, Rines SS, She Corporate shared spoils at Kabaka Kyabaggu Stadium.
