The curtain came down on the first round of the 2025 Buganda Masaza Cup in dramatic fashion, with high-stakes encounters and shocking results marking Matchday 5.
At the heart of Sunday’s action was a thrilling 1-1 stalemate between Busiro and Gomba, played at the energetic Ssentema Ssaza Ground.
Busiro ignited the tempo early, with Khasim Kabogi firing home a brilliant opener in the 29th minute.
The forward latched onto a precise delivery from captain Hamza Kalubwami, rifling in a low strike that left Gomba’s defense rooted.
Despite several efforts to pull level before the break, Gomba trailed 1-0 at halftime.
But the Lions returned from the dressing room with renewed hunger, throwing everything forward in search of an equalizer.
Their relentless pursuit of an equalizer paid off when Robert Ssewanyana found the back of the net, sending the traveling fans into wild celebration.
The tempo remained electric as both sides created chances, but neither could produce a winner.
The game ended in a 1-all stalemate leaving Gomba at the bottom of the Bulange group with just two points from five games, while Busiro sit fifth on five points.
Saturday action lit the stage with Ssese edging Busujju 1-0 in a tightly contested clash.
Meanwhile, Buweekula sent a strong message with a dominant 3-0 thrashing of Buvuma.
Sunday was no short of fireworks either in one of the biggest surprises of the day as defending champions Buddu suffered a shocking 1-0 defeat to Buluuli, sending shockwaves across the tournament faithful.
Kyaggwe continued their steady form, narrowly defeating Kabula 1-0, while three other games, Mawogola vs Ssingo, Bugerere vs Bulemeezi, and Mawokota vs Kyadondo, all ended in hard-fought goalless stalemates, showing the increasingly competitive nature of the tournament.
Elsewhere, Kkooki and Butambala played out a 1-1 draw, mirroring the Busiro-Gomba result in terms of intensity and drama.
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