By Edward Tumusiime
FT: Arua Hill SC 4-0 Paidha Black Angels
Arua Hill is the only team in the FUFA Big League that has gone unbeaten the entire season winning 8 games and drawing 6 times.
After today’s game, the Leopards have confirmed their slot in the FUFA Big League Next season joining Tooro United from the Rwenzori Group.
Arua Hill SC has finished the season top of the Elgon group with 30 points, 6 points above the second placed Gaddafi FC.
They have managed to keep 9 clean sheets and conceding only 7 goals, a feat no other club across the groups in the FUFA Big League has achieved.
They came into today’s derby hunting for only a point to confirm their qualification but they managed to secure all 3 points after putting four goals past the neighbours without response to take the tally to 30 points from 14 games played.
The Leopards started the game in a high mood by going into an early lead in the 7th minute through Gadinho striking from a close range off Yakin cross.
Rashid Kawawa who last scored a goal against the same opponents in April scored the second to double the lead in the 30th minute just before Caesar Okhuti scored his fifth goal of the season and the third on the day five minutes later.
Paidha Black Angels were unable to respond until the final whistle of the half was blown.
In the second we saw only one goal from Rashid Kawawa of Arua Hill SC who sealed a brace in the 58th minute.
Arua Hill SC Starting XI: Oringa, Yakin, Dan, Muhamed, Kawooya, Muhumuza, Baden, Gadinho, Okhuti, Mugalu, Kawawa.
Substitutes: Sabir, Kakooza, Ajobe, Agau, Ade, Atandu.
Paidha Black Angels SC Starting XI: Oyirwoth, Okoth, Cheka, Bithum, Odagui, Jakisa, Desmond, Dickson, Choka, Otingcwinyu, Nsubuga.
Matchday Results
FT: Arua Hill SC 4-0 Paidha Black Angels SC
FT: Calvary FC 3-2 Gaddafi FC
FT: Maroons FC 2-1 Blacks Power FC
FT: Mbale Heroes FC 0-0 Kataka FC
FT: Tooro United FC 1-0 Kigezi HomeBoyz FC
FT: Luweero United FC 0-0 Ndejje University FC
FT: Nyamityobora FC 2-0 Terrazo and Tiles FC
FT: Proline FC 3-1 Water FC
Elgon group Table Standings at the end of the season
Pos | Team | P | W | D | L | F | A | GD | Pts |
1. | Arua Hill SC | 14 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 25 | 7 | 18 | 30 |
2. | Gaddafi FC | 14 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 19 | 14 | 5 | 24 |
3. | Blacks Power FC | 14 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 15 | 12 | 3 | 21 |
4. | Maroons FC | 14 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 17 | 14 | 3 | 20 |
5. | Calvary FC | 14 | 6 | 1 | 7 | 13 | 16 | -3 | 19 |
6. | Kataka FC | 14 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 14 | 20 | -6 | 19 |
7. | Mbale Heroes FC | 14 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 12 | -3 | 17 |
8. | Paidha Black Angels SC | 14 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 7 | 30 | -23 | 5 |