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Results
URA 2 - 0 Miembeni
Simba 2 -0 APR
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Ten-man Uganda Revenue Authority (URA) advanced
to the semifinals of the on-going Cecafa Clubs
Championship following a 2-0 victory over lowly
Miembeni FC from Zanzibar yesterday.
Striker Ismail Kigozi nodded in with ease from
a Dan Wagaluka cross, giving pre-match favourites
URA a 25th minute lead before pressure mounted
on Miembeni defender Lulanga Mapunda to score
an own goal that sealed the game on 71 minutes.
URA would have gone into recess with a comfortable
lead but Robert Okello and Wagaluka squandered
several chances. Miembeni changed their approach
in second half, resorting to a psychical and rough
style that resulted in an injury to Wagaluka.
This prompted URA coach Moses Basena to make an
unavoidable substitution, bringing on Henry Kiseka
for Wagaluka.
Despite the loss of Wagaluka, URA kept on the
pressure. Sam Mubiru sent a long cross that Mapunda
tapped into the top left corner, sending his goalkeeper
Farouk Ramathan the wrong way. Their jubilations
though came to a halt when Kenyan referee Thomas
Oyango red carded midfield gem Tony Mawejje.
URA now face home side Simba, who defeated defending
champions APR 2-0 in another quarter final yesterday.
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