WARRIORS LOSE AT HOME!

Warrior’s push for the ULL Championship suffered a setback after a 0-3 loss, at home, to the resurgent Panthers. This is “sweet revenge” for Panthers, in the biggest rivalry in Uganda lacrosse, after the 4 – 2 humiliation the Kings Cup champions suffered in the league opener.

Panthers Onen (cpt) got 2 goals and man-of-the-match, Liberty, got 1 goal and had another disallowed after a crease violation. This brings Onen’s goal total to 4 goals in 5 games.

Warriors still holds top spot on the league table with 15 points, 5 points ahead of Oneonta who have 2 games in-hand. This is Warriors first loss in a winning streak dating back to 4 months, their last loss was in early January. This win has Panthers climb to a respectable 3rd position on the table. 

Goals:

Warriors: – Panthers: Onen – ’20; Liberty – ’34; Onen – ‘47

MATCHDAY 7 GAME RESULTS

ONEONTA           3 – 1       PANTHERS (FT)

This interrupted game was completed with Oneonta holding on to their lead. First team attack, Bizo added a goal for Oneonta in the 6th minute of the quarter. The fulltime score was 3-1 for Oneonta.

MATCHDAY 8 GAME RESULTS

SATURDAY – March 10, 2012

PANTHERS  1    v    1  ONEONTA (FT)                                                                        

Panthers managed to hold favored Oneonta to a 1-all game in a game which was again threatened by a tropical storm. Again the Ones got their goal from starting attack, Bizo, who seems to be the only one scoring goals consistently for the team. Oneonta’s usual cautious approach must have led them to drop 2 points on this one, coupled with a resurgent Panthers who look to finish the league at a respectable position.

The game started fast with a goal from Panthers’ Kennedy only 53 seconds into the game. However the goal was disallowed by the ref after a field violation. Panthers had an extra man on the field. The first quarter ended goalless.

In the 2nd quarter Panthers scored a goal through Liberty right at the end of the quarter. Liberty’s goal tally is now at 2 goals and he is the only defender to score in the league.

After tailing for 39 minutes, Oneonta finally scored through Pato (cpt) who unleashed a power shot, Panthers’ goalie did not even move.

New Oneonta middie, the experienced Lugude, having played lacrosse in the US at high school, was introduced at the beginning of the last quarter and his talent shone. The Ones dominated this quarter but produced nothing. The game ended with a draw.

This result sees the Ones stay at second place with 10 points from 5 games. Panthers still languish at the bottom of the table as the league enters its business end.

PANTHERS: Liberty – 30min

ONEONTA: Pato – 39min

UGANDA LACROSSE WOMENS’ 9 – 2011

DOVES v ANGELS GAME 4, INTERRUPTED

DOVES  0-0  ANGELS (HT), Game interrupted

The resumption of the Lacrosse Women’s 9, game 4, was interrupted by an early night. The head ref suspended this high octane game, after the first half break, ruling that “the players’ sight was compromised by the early darkness”. In Africa, during this time of the year, the sun sets almost suddenly after 6:00pm.

This game so far, despite the score, has been the most exciting as for once the Doves where dominating play. It wasn’t the usual one-sided game as the previous 3 in which the Angels always run over the Doves.

The Angels, without mercurial captain and top scorer Dorothy who is out injured, started the first 5 minutes of the game brightly, dominating possession. Doves reversed this suddenly and the game was overturned. Doves’ Nzala had three seemingly obvious chances saved by Angels’ second goalie Winnie. Doves’ Yvonne (cpt) this time had a fine game marshaling defence. To make matters worse, Angels’ defender Sharon was given matching orders with a red card in the 20th minute.

The game was suspended at halftime break. The date of resumption will be communicated.

Angels still lead the series 12-5 goals. Game 5 will be on Saturday 17th at MUBS Sports grounds.   

SATURDAY, MARCH 10th

PANTHERS v ONEONTA

Bottom placed Panthers, in their 3rd game in 4 weeks, will face up to 2nd placed Oneonta in a no-love lost match up. This game will be the second time they meet in 3 weeks after their interrupted game 2 weeks ago in which Oneonta was leading 2-1. Panthers look to get more points in the bag after a very poor start to the league. They will want to take a chance at winning the league by winning 5 of their remaining games or finish at a decent position on the table, being the National champions. Panthers should have their top defender, Liberty, fit after his the injury he got against Kings. Their ‘reliables’, Onen (cpt) and middie Okello should also be available. Oneonta will want to take in maximum points and try to reclaim the top spot on the table. They have a realistic chance at that seeing that they have 2 games in hand against table toppers, Warriors. Panthers are the overwhelming underdogs in this one but trust the ULL for surprises.

UGANDA LACROSSE WOMEN’S 9 RED DOVES v ANGELS

The ULW 9 also resumes after a 3 week hiatus. The Angels again will rely on attack middie Dorothy (cpt) for goals and leadership. Her current goal tally is at 8 goals. Red Doves will have defender Yvonne, middies Diana and Nzala Joy available. Angels lead the 9 series 3-0.