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SC Volcanoes punish Kihihi Younger Boys to safe essential three factors – The Panorama Uganda
Derrick Akampurira
League leaders SC Volcanoes secured an vital victory after defeating Kihihi Younger Boys 1–0 within the FUFA Western Regional League match performed at Kihihi Excessive Faculty Playground.
The match, which had been scheduled to kick off at 3:00 PM, began late at 4:25 PM. Regardless of the delay, either side confirmed dedication from the opening minutes.
The Kanungu-based facet Kihihi Younger Boys started strongly, launching a number of attacking makes an attempt inside the first ten minutes as they looked for an early breakthrough. Nonetheless, the guests remained organized in protection. SC Volcanoes defender Johnson Turinawe often known as Bafana, shirt quantity 3 made a number of essential blocks to disclaim the hosts. He was effectively supported by teammate Henry shirt quantity 2 whose defensive efforts disrupted Kihihi’s attacking actions and compelled striker Rucyamuzi Julius shirt quantity 9 into a number of offside positions and dangerous aim photographs on course.
Rukyamuzi has been spectacular this season, having already scored 13 objectives throughout all competitions.
Regardless of the strain from the hosts, SC Volcanoes regularly grew into the sport with their persistence paid off within the forty fifth minute when attacking midfielder Francis Ndawula shirt quantity 8 discovered the again of the online, giving the Kisoro based mostly facet a 1–0 lead going into the halftime break.
With the second half kick off, SC Volcanoes returned with renewed vitality and launched a number of attacking strikes in the hunt for a second aim Nonetheless, Kihihi Younger Boys defended resiliently to stop the guests from extending their lead.
The hosts additionally tried fast counterattacks however couldn’t discover an equalizer, permitting SC Volcanoes to keep up their benefit till the ultimate whistle.
The victory pushes SC Volcanoes to 30 factors with 28 objectives from 10 matches, protecting them firmly on the high of the desk.
In the meantime, Kihihi Younger Boys stay within the relegation zone with 6 factors and a aim distinction of minus seven, Regardless of being an away fixture, SC Volcanoes loved sturdy assist from sections of followers on the a means play floor, Lots of them had been Bafumbira residents working in Kihihi, who rallied behind the Kisoro-based staff all through the match.
The encounter additionally attracted many native spectators from Kihihi, with a number of expressing curiosity within the membership’s media platforms with Many followers requested about SC Volcanoes’ stay streaming channels so they might observe the staff’s matches and actions making the each facet gaining vibes from exterior pitch giving all of them steadiness in assist.
The rising curiosity from impartial supporters highlights the increasing recognition of SC Volcanoes past Kisoro District.
As well as, Talking after the match, SC Volcanoes head coach Patrick Ochan described the sport as intense.He famous that though his staff created a number of scoring alternatives, they have to enhance their ending suggesting to return to board to resolve the problem .
He added that matches towards groups preventing relegation are sometimes tough as a result of such groups play with sturdy dedication.
Ochan additionally confirmed that the membership signed seven new gamers earlier than the switch window closed. Nonetheless, a few of them arrived only a day earlier than the match and had been unable to journey for the fixture.
Nonetheless Kihihi younger boys teaching employees led by Coach Bwambale Richard denied chatting with our reporter as out reporter try to asking them the matchday expertise.
In the meantime Sc volcanoes are taking part in beneath Mutolere FC with the topic anticipated to be modified subsequent seoson.
The statistics are not a surprise to Umar Ali, who plays for Route One Rovers – a semi-professional team in Bradford.
During Ramadan last year, he was racially abused by a group of opposition spectators as he was waiting to come on as a substitute.
“It was our first game playing while we were fasting,” he said. “So obviously we were hungry that day and I was a bit less patient.
“Then when I was getting ready to come on, one of the fans said I should shave my beard off and that I looked like a paedophile.
“One of them picked up a child who was about six, seven years old, and said ‘I bet your wife’s the same age as this child’.”
Umar described the men as in their sixties.
“It’s quite distressing, because they’re older than my dad,” he added. “They’re my grandad’s age, and they felt comfortable enough to stand there and make comments like that.”
Umar said the assistant referee heard the comments and told the referee, who he claims did not take any action.
The police were eventually contacted and the spectators identified. Umar has not been informed of an outcome.
His manager Mohammed Patel was in the dugout during the match and said – while the opposition coaching staff apologised on behalf of their fans – he felt the officials fell short and should have removed those spectators shouting racist and Islamophobic abuse at his players.
Patel said: “It was a really emotional day for us, because the question we asked ourselves after that game is ‘Why is it still happening?’ Some of the things that were said were absolutely horrific.
“In my opinion, more needs to be done from the top down. We’re actively engaging and working with local FAs to try and navigate this problem, but it absolutely needs to be mandated.”
The Northern Counties East Football League fined the opposition club £300 and gave them nine disciplinary points. But Patel says that does not address the real problem.
“We’ve seen harsher punishments for violent conduct on the pitch or red cards, even administrative mistakes,” he added.
“Something as serious as this, we were absolutely not happy with the result.”
Patel has been lobbying the Football Association, but has not yet received a response.
He said: “Precedents need to be set, harsher sanctions need to be introduced. This comes from the top down.”
The FA said in a statement: “We have introduced tougher sanctions for clubs and individuals, a new behaviour improvement programme, and penalty points accumulation charges in the grassroots game.
“This builds on the steps taken to allow for deductions of league points from clubs that are repeated offenders of serious misconduct.”
Gymnast Ruby Evans has won Wales’ first Commonwealth Games gold in Glasgow with victory in the floor final.
Evans, 19, performed the final routine of the women’s programme and defeated England’s Abigail Martin into silver, with her team-mate Shantae-Eve Amankwaah securing bronze.
Evans left the arena in tears on Sunday after her disappointing sixth in the all-round individual competition, that after Wales finished fourth in the team event.
Now, after Welsh identical twins Abigail and Emily Roper won bronze medals within a couple of hours of each other on Monday, Evans has delivered gold.
It was the first victory for Team Wales in Scotland and a ninth medal alongside two silver and six bronze.
There is also a guaranteed podium position for boxer Connor Williams after he reached the semi-finals.
An amateur cricket match has made global headlines after a fielder was accused of cheating by clicking his fingers to get a wicket.
The North Yorkshire and South Durham Cricket League has started an investigation into a second XI Division 2 game between Saltburn and Norton.
A viral video on social media appears to show a Saltburn fielder clicking his fingers as the ball passes Noman Shabir’s bat before being caught by wicketkeeper Josh Bowes. Saltburn appeal and the umpire gives Shabir out.
It has been suggested that the finger-clicking was designed to trick the umpire into thinking the batter edged the ball.
Saltburn won by 159 runs and are top of Division 2 by 17 points.
“The league have received a formal complaint regarding alleged incidents in a Division Two game on Saturday,” the league said in a statement on X.
“A full investigation has been initiated and until such time as the formal processes are complete no further comment will be made.”
Last week Bowes took eight catches in Saltburn’s 22-run win over Shildon Railway. The men’s Test record for catches by a keeper in an innings is seven.
Bowes leads the league standings with 31 catches, 10 more than any other player.
Rory Cotterill, who captained Middlesbrough second XI during a 29-run defeat by Saltburn last month, responded to a social media post containing the video and alleged two further incidents of cheating by Saltburn in that match.
The original video of the incident has had more than three million views on X, with publications in Australia and New Zealand among those to report it.
The BBC has contacted the league and Saltburn. Norton declined to comment.
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