And it is the away goal that coach Kaziba has urged his players to build on and complete the job when they face off again.
“We will build from our away goal advantage,” Kaziba told the club’s official website. “It was good we went to Arua and won the first leg and now we need to finish off the game at home.”
The veteran tactician has further confirmed they did not suffer any injuries during the match in Arua, insisting the team is ready to complete the task.
“We did not suffer any fresh injuries from the first leg,” Kaziba continued.
The Tax Collectors, who had gone for two straight matches without getting a win, could have added the second in the 34th minute but Kagimu’s header hit the woodwork and his effort from the rebound went inches wide.
URA went into the half-time break enjoying a 1-0 lead and after the start of the second half, they continued to pile pressure for more goals and it was no surprise when Kagimu made it 2-0 in the 61st minute, slotting home a pass from second-half substitute Ivan Sserubiri.
They could have been 3-0 up three minutes later as Joackiam Ojera whipped a superb ball into the danger zone but Ibrahim Dada’s header was deflected out by a Mbarara City defender for a fruitless corner kick.
“Tomorrow’s [Wednesday’s] game is a derby, and everyone on my team both the players and coaches know how momentous it is to win it,” Kaziba told the club’s official website.
“Given that we lost in the first round, tomorrow [Wednesday] gives us an opportunity to pay them back in the same currency. Derbies are for winning: We come into tomorrow’s derby to win.”
After sealing their passage to the Round of 16 of the Uganda Cup, Kaziba has maintained the 3-0 win against Ndejje University FC as spurred on his players and they are well motivated for the fixture against the Red Eagles.
Erick Kambale came close to opening the scores for the visitors in the 20th minute when he created enough space to connect well to a corner delivered by Godfrey Lwesibawa but he placed the ball agonizingly past the near post on the left.
Express goalkeeper Mathias Muwanga was called into action ten minutes later when his finger-tip save denied Villa’s Ronald Ssekiganda and at the opposite end, Saidi Kenyi also came through for the hosts with a similar save to deny Charles Musiige five minutes to the break.
After the resumption, Express knew they had to keep piling more pressure on their opponents, especially on the flanks, and winger Martin Kizza tried on several occasions to penetrate the Villa defence but fell short.