Mugisha, Tumwiine encourage Mbarara Metropolis to first league win

David GOMBE

Debutant Eric Tumwiine and Rogers Mugisha have been on course as Mbarara Metropolis registered their first league win with a 2-1 victory over Blacks Energy at Rwamwanja Stadium on Sunday.

Mbarara Metropolis got here into this sport winless within the league and had suffered a 1-0 defeat to fellow strugglers Ntugasaze FC of their earlier sport. In reality, they’d not scored a league purpose this time period.

On Sunday, first-half targets from Mugisha and Tumwiine gave the Ankole Lions a large benefit of their seek for a maiden league win.

Mugisha gave the house facet the lead within the twenty eighth minute to develop into the primary participant to attain a league purpose for the Ankole Lions this season.

Tumwiine then linked completely with Mugisha’s supply simply earlier than the break to double Mbarara Metropolis’s lead and provides them a two-goal cushion at halftime.

Within the second interval, Harmless Maduka pulled one again for the guests but it surely was not sufficient to stage a comeback.

Blacks Energy have now misplaced three video games in a row following defeats to BUL FC and Vipers SC.

Sunday’s win lifts Mbarara Metropolis to 14th place with six factors, whereas Blacks Energy are fifth with 9 factors.

Blacks Energy subsequent host URA FC on October 20, whereas Mbarara Metropolis journey to face document champions SC Villa two days later.