Maroons Head Coach Abdallah Umar bought the response he needed after making 5 adjustments to his beginning line-up, because the Jail Warders overcame a late scare to beat Ntugasaze 3-1 at Kira Street Police Enviornment on Wednesday.
The adjustments proved decisive, with Jackson Nunda grabbing a first-half brace earlier than Marvin Oshaba added a 3rd from the penalty spot to place Maroons firmly in management.
After opening their marketing campaign with a 2-1 defeat to SC Villa, Maroons have been eager to place issues proper and the technical workforce wasted no time reshaping the aspect.
Patrick Bayiga, Fredrick Kigozi, Nunda, Barden Mujahid and Brian Nkuubi have been handed beginning berths, and the contemporary faces helped Maroons seize management from the opening whistle.
Nunda broke the impasse within the 18th minute, ending off a promising Maroons transfer earlier than returning to strike once more seven minutes earlier than the break.
Ntugasaze had no reply as Maroons went into halftime two objectives up. Oshaba then put the sport past the hosts three minutes after the restart, preserving his nerve from 12 yards to make it 3-0.
Marvin Oshaba in motion.
However Ntugasaze refused to vanish quietly. Ronald Kaye pulled one again within the 53rd minute, giving the debutants a glimpse of a potential comeback.
Maroons have been dealt one other blow 4 minutes later when captain Edward Kabona was proven a pink card, forcing the guests to play the ultimate half-hour with 10 males.
As a substitute of collapsing, Maroons dug in. They defended their benefit with dedication to safe their first factors of the season, with Nunda’s two objectives incomes him the Man of the Match award.
For Ntugasaze, the defeat leaves them nonetheless looking for their first top-flight factors after struggling a second successive loss following their 1-0 defeat to Blacks Energy.
Maroons now flip their consideration to a different stern check after they host Blacks Energy in Wankulukuku, whereas Ntugasaze will journey to the FUFA Technical Centre to face BUL FC on September 8.
Blacks Energy, in the meantime, made it two wins from two below Simon Peter Mugerwa after edging Police 1-0 in Hoima.
Matchday two continues on Thursday, with Kataka internet hosting BUL at Bukedea Sports activities Advanced earlier than Categorical face KCCA within the Kampala derby at Hamz Stadium below the floodlights.
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