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Victory over Onduparaka took their points tally to 33 from 19 outings in the fourth position and sight of promotion to Uganda Premier League next season.
Kataka FC registered a 2-1 win over Onduparaka FC in the BetPawa FUFA Big League encounter played at Mbale Municipal Stadium on Sunday.
However, the Caterpillars left Mbale disappointed by the controversy that was involved in the game.
“A useless evening in Mbale,” the WestNile-based team posted on their Twitter page at full-time.
Onduparaka broke the deadlock midway through the first half but Jafar Kerepi’s goal was ruled out for offside, a decision that did not go down well with the visitors.
With 10 minutes to go until halftime, the Arua-based outfit had yet another officiation to contest when Ezra Bida scored and once again his goal was cancelled for offside.
Moments later, Latif Ssenkubuge headed in the opening goal for the hosts to take a halftime advantage.
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James Jarieko equalised for the away side with a quarter of an hour left to full-time but they were immediately reduced to 10 men after Bernard Ndifuna was sent off.
With a numerical disadvantage, Onduparaka were broken at the deathmark through Isaac Balyejusa’s strike.
The Mbale-based outfit is now unbeaten in four games after winning three games against Kyetume FC, rivals Mbale Heroes FC, and Onduparaka and a draw with Blacks Power FC.
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Victory over Onduparaka took their points tally to 33 from 19 outings in the fourth position and sight of promotion to Uganda Premier League next season.
They are a point behind their rivals Mbale Heroes who are placed third with 34 points but have played a game less.
Meanwhile, Lugazi FC registered its first victory of the second round thanks to a 1-0 win over Calvary FC in Lugazi courtesy of Abdul Kalanzi’s goal in the 54th minute.
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Lugazi are positioned second with 34 points from 17 games, three points behind table leaders Police FC who have gathered 37 points but have played a game more.
Blacks Power is the other team chasing promotion but they were held to a 1-1 draw by Jinja North United FC and they are in the fifth position with 29 points from 19 games.
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BetPawa Big League Results
Kataka 2-1 Onduparaka
Lugazi 1-0 Calvary
Jinja North 1–1 Blacks Power
Kigezi HomeBoyz 1-0 Kiyinda Boys
Young Elephants 0-0 Kyetume
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