Allan Kayiwa’s brilliant start to the 2022/23 StarTimes Uganda Premier League season continued with another goal in a 1-1 stalemate with Gaddafi Modern FC at Muteesa II Stadium, Wankulukuku on Wednesday. The Red Eagles started the game with intent and were rewarded with an early goal in the eighth minute thanks to Kayiwa’s instinctive play in the box.

He was in the right place at the right time when Joseph Dhata’s curling effort hit the upright and back into his path.

The seven-time champions should have had a second goal midway through halftime but Ivan Mayanja’s shot from distance was deflected out for a corner. Enock Ssebagala had a half chance at the stroke of halftime when his low shot went straight into the hands of the opposition goalkeeper Joel Mutakubwa. Kayiwa’s third goal of the season in four games ensured that the hosts took a narrow lead at the interval.

The visitors scored their equalizer seven minutes after the restart through Brian Kalumba who capitalized on Denis Otim’s blunder in the 53rd minute.

Allan Kayiwa on his goal and the game.

“I  thank God for the good form he is giving me, however as a team we are not yet where we want to be but we will go back and correct ourselves.”

Head coach James Odoch ran a host of changes in search of a second goal, Joseph Akandwanaho, and Andrew Kaggwa came on for Anwar Ntege and Mayanja respectively at the hour mark. Faisal Ssekyanzi replaced Hamim Ssemakula with a quarter of an hour to play but the second goal couldn’t come and one-all it finished at full-time.

James Odoch’s reactions to the game.

“The game has been tight since it looked like a derby however we’re going to go back and correct our mistakes from it.”

Express remains sixth on the 15-team UPL log with five points and they will visit Onduparaka on Saturday, October 29th.