Match Report
In the standings it was Kitara 4th on 53 points, NEC 6th on 50 — separated by 3. The last five rounds placed Kitara no better than 11th for form, against 4th in the standings. Per game in the league, Kitara were scoring 1.38 and conceding 0.76, NEC 1 and 0.76, against a competition average of 1.05 goals per team per game.
NEC had not lost in 15 games.
6 meetings are on record — 2 won by Kitara, 3 by NEC, 1 drawn, at 2.5 goals per meeting.
The match was played at Star Times Uganda Stadium (capacity 10,000). Half-time and full-time told different stories: it was 0-0 at the break, before 1 more goal closed it at 0-1.
Goal scorers
NEC: Richard Basangwa (52')
Key stats
Possession: Kitara 53% · NEC 47% · Total shots: 18-8 · On target: 9-4 · Corners: 5-3