Namilyango progress as Smack, Budo fall

Jinja College had the hardest fight after losing 2-0 to Bugiri-based Bukooli SS in the first leg but they fought back to win 3-0 at home on Saturday to turn things around.

Mengo SS did their business in the first leg beating Ndejje SS 2-0 at home. Ndejje fought back at home but could only win 2-1 and were therefore eliminated 3-2 on aggregate.

Busoga College Mwiri beat Iganga High School 2-1 away to win the tie 3-1 while their neighbours Kiira College Butiki also made light work of Iganga-based Bukoyo SS in a 5-1 win.

Bukoyo had won the first leg 2-0 against the pioneers leaving them with all to do at home.

Elsewhere, for the pioneers, King’s College Budo’s home 0-0 draw was still not good enough as they suffered a 2-0 aggregate elimination from Gombe SS while Lubiri SS also beat Makerere College 2-0 at home after a 1-1 first leg draw to eliminate them 3-1 on aggregate.

New winner in offing

Cup holders St. Mary’s College Kisubi (Smack) recovered from a controversial decision to miss the first leg and early goal for their visitors to beat St. Balikuddembe Mitala Maria 3-2 at home.

But Fufa decided that Smack lost the first game 3-0 by forfeiture and they were therefore eliminated 5-3 on aggregate.

Back in Kisubi, Brandon Ahabwe completed a counter attacking move to put the visitors 1-0 ahead in the 7th minute and 4-0 secure on aggregate. Sherlin Tukashaba equalized for Smack directly from a corner kick in the 34th minute. But Kelly Mukisa restored Balikuddembe’s lead seven minutes later with an acrobatic rebound.

Despite a hard fight in the second half, Smack’s next two goals came in the 75th and 76th minute which ended up being a little too late to complete their ‘come back’. Safe to say, they were never in it and a new winner for the competition is in offing.

Meanwhile, Nganwa High School Kabwohe’s tie-breaker luck continued. After eliminating St. Kagwa Bushenyi in the preliminary round on away goal rule, they recovered from a 1-0 away loss to Muntuyera in the first leg to level the tie with a 1-0 home win.

But Nganwa went on to win the ensuing penalty shootout 4-2 to progress to the next round.

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Pioneers’ Results

Namilyango 1-0 Mehta SS

Namilyango progress 2-1 on aggregate

Jinja College 3-0 Bukooli SS

Jinja College progress 3-2 on aggregate

Ndejje SS 2-1 Mengo SS

Mengo advance 3-2 on aggregate

Iganga High 1-2 Busoga College Mwiri

Mwiri advance 3-1 on aggregate

Kiira College Butiki 5-1 Bukoyo SS

Butiki progress 5-3 on aggregate

King’s Collge Budo 0-0 Gombe SS

Gombe progress 2-0 on aggregate

Lubiri SS 2-0 Makerere College

Lubiri progress 3-1 on aggregate

Smack 3-2 St. Balikuddembe Mitala Maria

St. Balikuddembe progress 5-3 on aggregate after first leg walkover