04 June 2023 | Football

Saturday, June 3, 2023 Uganda Cup Final

• Police FC 0-1 Vipers SC

Vipers SC finally brought an end to the wait to finally clinch the much-anticipated double. The Venoms registered a 1-0 narrow victory against Police FC to win the Uganda Cup in a duel played at Akii Bu Stadium in Lira District on Saturday. Shortly after winning the Uganda Premier League, the Kitende-based side went on to seal a double on the third trial thanks to Milton Karisa's lonely strike. Vipers went on to hunt for a double in 2018 KCCA FC stopped them in Bukedea. They returned to the battlefield last year and still, BUL spoilt the party in Hoima. Angelo Lonyesi's charges commanded the biggest percentage of possession with short and well-weighed passes but failed to guide the ball past the dotted line. In the 13th minute, Herman Wasswa capitalised on Rogers Torach's fumble before he set up Emmanuel Mugume but the forward's effort went narrowly above the frame. Skipper Milton Karisa placed Vipers in the lead with a thrilling header directed into the back of the net off Bright Anukani's well-taken corner kick in the 16th minute. Ten minutes later, Ashraf Mandela's long ball met Karisa in the box but the Cops' captain Joseph Ssentume threw his body on the line to block the effort. In the 34th minute, Vipers nearly gave away a chilly goal after a miscommunication between goalkeeper Fabien Mutombora and Torach but Mugume's shot went off target. At the start of the second half, Alex Isabirye made the first change introducing Karim Ndugwa for Abubaker Lawal who had staged a dull show in the first half. Six minutes past half an hour mark, Nduggwa came close to extending the lead but goalkeeper Davis Mutebi swiftly dealt with the challenge. With 15 minutes to play, Karisa was denied to double the lead with only a keeper to beat. The agile forward was set up by Ndugwa but Mutebi punched the ball out for a corner kick. Isabirye also wrote his name in the books of history after lifting his fourth Uganda Cup title after earlier winning it with BUL, Victoria University and URA FC.

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