Vipers SC have been held to a goalless draw by a determined Police FC side in a Uganda Premier League encounter carried out on the Kira Avenue Police Enviornment on Tuesday afternoon.
The league leaders dominated possession and created the upper scoring options all via the competitors, nevertheless poor ending, the woodwork and determined Police defending denied them victory.
Police FC virtually stunned the friends as early as a result of the fifth minute when Charles Bbaale capitalised on a mistake by Hilary Mukundane, only for Kevin Dasylva to offer a big last-ditch block.
Vipers progressively took administration after the early scare and repeatedly threatened the Police defence, which was pressured proper right into a deep defensive kind for prolonged durations.
The friends acquired right here shut inside the thirtieth minute when Glodi Beyuku Munsi burst down the wing and delivered a superb cross for Odili Chukwuma, whose well-timed header drifted inches big.
5 minutes later, Usama Arafat pressured a save from shut fluctuate sooner than Karim Watambala fired the rebound astray as Vipers continued to pile pressure on the hosts.
Merely sooner than halftime, Chukwuma as soon as extra introduced on points after surging earlier the Police right-back and choosing out Glodi Beyuku, nevertheless Deus Bukenya intercepted the damaging closing cross.
The Venoms returned strongly after the break and virtually broke the deadlock inside the forty seventh minute when Glodi Beyuku struck the publish sooner than Richard Matovu brilliantly blocked Karim Watambala’s rebound effort off the highway.
Vipers thought that that they had lastly scored inside the sixtieth minute after Deus Bukenya handled the ball near the sting of the world. Usama Arafat curled the following free-kick onto the woodwork sooner than Taddeo Lwanga remodeled the rebound, nevertheless the target was dominated out for offside.
Karim Watambala missed one different golden various eight minutes later, heading narrowly big from Odili Chukwuma’s inviting cross.
No matter dominating the encounter, the Venoms have been unable to hunt out the breakthrough as Police FC defended resolutely to protected a worthwhile degree at dwelling.
The consequence means Vipers have now drawn three consecutive league matches following a 1-1 attract opposition to KCCA FC at Lugogo and one different 1-1 stalemate in opposition to URA FC at St Mary’s Stadium, Kitende.
With solely two matches left to play this season, Vipers keep prime of the Uganda Premier League standings with 61 components from 28 matches, six components ahead of second-placed KCCA FC, who face UPDF FC on Wednesday.
The Venoms are moreover seven components ahead of third-placed Kitara FC, who host Particular FC inside the late kickoff on Tuesday at Hamz Stadium, Nakivubo.
