Police Football Club showcased resilience and determination to salvage a priceless point away to Mbarara City in a Uganda Premier League meet at Kakyeka stadium, Mbarara on Friday.
Head coach Simon Peter Mugerwa made just three changes from matchday one squad that drew with BUL FC at Kavumba recreation ground earlier in the week.
Denis Kalanzi, Reagan Male, and Ivan Eyamu all started in the positions of Gerard Ogweti, Kizito Ryan Figo, and Emmanuel Mugume.
Ogweti was showed marching orders against BUL FC, Figo is part of the Uganda Hippos squad gearing up for CAF U20 CECAFA AFCON Qualifiers due next month in Tanzania while Mugume dropped on the bench.
Mbarara started well and dictated play for the first 20 minutes but was always kept at bay by Police FC that grew confidence in the game every minute and got acclamatized to the bumpy surface.
At 16 minutes, defender Farouk Katongole made a wonderful borderline clearance to stop a goal bound header when keeper Kasibante Edward was already beaten. Kasibante also rose to the occasion and punched out an inviting header by Henry Kitegenyi.
11 minutes later, Reagan Male was picked up by Denis Kalanzi and the former rounded off the advancing goalkeeper Abdu Kimera before losing his footing in the box, missing Police’s chance of the game.
Obedi Brian James also had shots on target but were dealt with by the goalkeeper while second half substitutes Ben Ocen, Steven Kabuye, Herman Wasswa, and Tony Kiwalaz couldn’t do much to change scores.
At fulltime, spoils were shared and Police kept its second successive clean sheet, taking its points tally to two. Katongole was voted man of the match.
Police will return to action on Tuesday 24th playing host to Soltilo Bright Stars at Kavumba recreation ground.
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Edward Kasibante, Eragu Gabriel Souza, Allan Bukenya, Denis Iguma ©, Farouk Katongole Otto Daniel, Gadaffi Kacancu, Ivan Eyamu, Reagan Male, Denis Kalanzi, Obedi Brian James
Substitutes: Oloka Sammon, Mathias Muwanga, Herman Wasswa Nteza, Kevin Obua, Steven Kabuye, Adewale Bojo, Ben Ocen, Emmanuel Mugume, Kayongo Samuel, Tony Kiwalazi
