Mengo Metropolis Girl Stormers got here from behind to defeat QC Mbarara 2-1 and clinch the historic inaugural Futsal Girls Tremendous Cup on Friday on the Outdated Kampala Futsal Area.
The encounter introduced collectively the inaugural Futsal Girls Tremendous League champions and the Futsal Girls Uganda Cup holders. QC Mbarara had secured their place after profitable the league title unbeaten, whereas Mengo Metropolis earned qualification by lifting the Girls Uganda Cup in dominant vogue in December.
After an entertaining opening interval, neither facet managed to interrupt the impasse as the primary half ended goalless.
QC Mbarara finally discovered the breakthrough within the thirty third minute when Hadijah Nandago put the league champions forward, sparking celebrations among the many Mbarara-based facet.
Nevertheless, Mengo Metropolis’s response was swift. Only a minute later, Nalubwama Shanitah restored parity for the Girl Stormers, establishing a tense end to the competition.
With the match seemingly headed for further time, Angel Nakito stepped as much as grow to be the heroine for Mengo Metropolis, scoring within the thirty eighth minute to finish the comeback and hand her facet a 2-1 lead with solely two minutes remaining.
QC Mbarara pushed for a late equaliser, however Mengo Metropolis’s defence stood agency to protect their benefit and seal a memorable victory.
The triumph sees Mengo Metropolis grow to be the first-ever winners of the Futsal Girls Tremendous Cup and provides one other trophy to a formidable marketing campaign for the Girl Stormers.
For QC Mbarara, regardless of the defeat, they’ll take satisfaction in a outstanding season during which they received the inaugural Futsal Girls Tremendous League with out tasting defeat and pushed the cup winners all the best way within the season-ending showpiece.
