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Ten-man SC Villa came from a goal down to beat Express FC at Mutesa II stadium, Wankulukuku to complete a double over their rivals.

Allan Kayiwa early opener turned into a consolation as David Owori and Sheif Batte scored to earn the Jogoos all points despite a second-half red card to goalkeeper Meddie Kibirige.

Villa started the better team and should have scored inside the first minute but Charles Bbaale was denied by the upright despite beating Denis Otim.

Kayiwa then scored from a free kick in the 32nd minute to hand the hosts a lead which only lasted four minutes as Owori levelled matters at the opposite end.

In the 59th minute, Kibirige was sent off for an off-the-ball incident against Marvin Oshaba forcing the Villa bench to reshuffle their pack by substituting striker Bbaale for Martin Elungati.

The hosts responded to the numerical advantage by introducing more attackers in Ivan Mayanja, Anwar Ntege and later Joseph Akwandanaho in search for the winner.

Mayanja and Kayiwa had chances wasted before Villa broke down the left and Owori set up Batte to score into an empty net sending the Villa fans into frenzy in the 77th minute.

Despite a late surge, Villa held on for all points that send them second on the table with 31 points, four behind leaders KCCA after 17 games, one less than their Lugogo rivals.

Defeat extends the Red Eagles’ winless streak to ten games in the league as they stay 11th with 18 points, six ahead of the relegation monster.

Next on the menu for James Odoch’s men is a trip to Gaddafi on March 19 just days after playing the Stanbic Uganda Cup.

SC Villa will shift focus to the Uganda Cup with a replay against BUL lurking next week.

The Jogoos to take a trip to FUFA Technical Centre, Njeru in a matchday 9 fixture against Busoga United.

Two days after securing a late win against Kitara F.C, the Jogoos return to action tomorrow. We will visit another relegation-threatened side, Busoga United.

The hosts are yet to win a single game in 8 fixtures this season. They have accumulated 4 points from a possible 24, all coming from draws. Busoga United have managed to draw two games at home and away from home respectively. They have managed to score in all their four home games this season and in equal measure concede in all of them. They have averaged 1.5 goals scored and 2.5 goals conceded per game at home.

The Jogoos have a 2-in-1 challenge to overcome in this fixture. First, the boys will look to collect maximum points from the bottom three with a win again Busoga United. Second, we hope to gain our first away win of the season with four unsuccessful attempts.

This fixture is an opportunity for Edward Kaziba’s team to kick start a run of good away form in the league this season. We will have to put in a good shift tomorrow evening to overcome the obstacle ahead of us.

Three days after a 0-1 win 988.8km away to Onduparaka in the first leg of the Round Of 16 of the Stanbic Uganda Cup, the Jogoos return to action tomorrow for the second leg of this tie.

Kaziba fielded a youthful side in the first leg of the Round Of 16 in Arua with six changes to the team that drew with BUL in the league.

In the first leg, youngster Faizo Kazibwe came off the bench to score the game’s lone goal, which gave Villa a one-goal advantage coming into the second leg.

Team News

Andrew Kiwanuka, Moses Kiggundu and Ronald Ssekiganda continue to miss out due to injuries.

Sadam Maseraka continues to recover from illness.

Benson Muhindo continues his rehabilitation.

Ssenoga and Goffin combine twice for each to score in the stalemate against Police F.C.

The Jogoos came into this game without defenders Asuman Harisheh and Derrick Ndahiro. With very limited options in defence, Coach Kaziba started Emmanuel Alex Wasswa in central defence. He partnered with Joseph Nsubuga, a right-back who always stepped at centre back whenever called upon.

Police got the first goal scoring chances of the game but failed to break the deadlock. On two different occasions, they attacked from the left-hand side of Villa’s but sent their shots inches wide away from the right-hand goalpost.

Villa’s first chance of the game came in the 17th minute. Centre half Joseph Nsubuga sent a long ball from a freekick a few inches from the centre line in Police’s half on the right flank into the area. The ball was seemingly headed away by a defender but it fell into the path of Goffin. Goffin managed to pick out advancing Muhammad Ssenoga who curled into the bottom left corner to give Villa the lead.

SC Villa returns to Bombo tomorrow afternoon to host Onduparaka in a matchday 14 league fixture.

Kaziba’s boys will be looking forward to putting the Police slip and Kitende nightmare behind them and re-ignite their winning ways against Onduparaka.

Opponent Watch

Onduparaka comes into this game on the back of 1-0 home win against Mbarara City. The win placed them in 7th position with 21 points from 13 games. They are placed 2 points above SC Villa on the league log.

The Caterpillars have played six away games this season, won four lost two. In the process they have conceded and scored an average of 2.3 and 1.5 goals per game respectively.

During their previous visit to Bombo Military Barracks, Onduparaka beat UPDF F.C 0-1 on matchday 7.

League Form: WWLLL

Sports Club Villa returns to League action this Saturday against Bright Stars at 4 pm Ugandan Time at Bombo Military Barracks Grounds.

The Jogoos started the month of May by confirming a slot in the quarter-finals of the Uganda Cup. The team did this by putting aside Onduparaka on a 1-0 goal aggregate.

Matchday 22 is the first league game of the month. The Jogoos come into this game without a win in 5 previous league games.

This game against Bright Stars is an opportunity for Kaziba’s boys to rejuvenate their league form.

When the two sides met in the first round at Kavumba Recreation Centre, the Jogoos scored once in each half to emerge as 1-2 victors. In that game, Fred Agandu scored his first goal for Villa and midfielder Nicholas Kabonge also scored his fifth of the season.

The Jogoos are 8th in the league with 31 points, 2 points below tomorrow’s opponent Bright Stars in 6th position.

Abdallah Salim came off the bench at the beginning of the second half to inspire Villa to a two-all draw against Wakiso Giants.

The first half was a Wakiso Giants show: we were so sloppy and struggled a lot in the first 45 minutes. Some of our players were struggling to keep up with their assigned roles on the day.

Wakiso Giants made their intentions known right from the start. In the 12th minute, they opened the scoring through Kipson Atuheire who fooled the defence and goalkeeper like he was going to pass only to find the back of the net.

In a bid to try and find an equaliser, Ronald Olaki raised high in an aerial duel with an opponent only to have a head collision. Olaki could not continue due to a head and was replaced by Faizol Muwawu in the 22nd minute.

Wakiso Giants continued attacking a lacklustre Villa mainly through the left side of our defence. On many occasions, they caught left back Derrick Ndahiro out of position. In an effort to catch up with his defending duties, Ndahiro made a number of fouls. The referee warned and later booked him in the 25th minute.