It was a cagey opening night in the South Sudan National League as Kator FC and Al Hilal FC Wau traded blows at the Juba National Stadium. The visitors take a slender 0–1 lead into the interval, courtesy of an early moment of quality from 47Dominic Rabu . Al Hilal FC Wau

10Solomon Akodi was called into action early for the hosts, while 4Yassir Khamis and 8Ivan Ocholit tried to spark Kator FC into life. The final ball, though, kept letting them down.

At the other end 7Akot marshalled the Al Hilal FC Wau back line superbly, snuffing out Kator FC time and again.

The decisive moment

The goal, when it came, was clinical. peeled off the back post to turn home 's cross and hand the advantage.

How the table looks

That result, if it holds, would nudge the visitors up the South Sudan National League standings:

Regular Season

#	Club	P	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Form	Pts
1	Al Hilal FC WauAl Hilal Wau	1	1	0	0	4	1	+3		3
1	El Merriekh SC BentiuMerriekh B.	1	1	0	0	4	1	+3		3
3	Koryom FCKoryom	1	1	0	0	2	1	+1		3
4	Wajuma FCWajuma	1	0	1	0	0	0	0		1
4	Salam FC AweilSalam Aweil	1	0	1	0	0	0	0		1
4	Holy Family FCHoly Family	1	0	1	0	0	0	0		1
4	Bentiu City SCBentiu City	1	0	1	0	0	0	0		1
8	Jamus SSCCJamus	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0
8	Kator FCKator	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0
8	Atlabara FCAtlabara	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0
8	Al Ghazala SCAl Ghazala	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0
12	Olympic FCOlympic Renk	1	0	0	1	1	2	-1		0
13	Lion Hunters FCLion Hunters	1	0	0	1	1	4	-3		0
13	Malakia SSCCMalakia	1	0	0	1	1	4	-3		0

Half-time ratings

• 1Bangasi Bakosoro — Kator's bright spark, always looking to drive forward.

• 9Hassan Wasswa Dazo — lively down the right, unlucky not to find a leveller.

• 7Akot — took his goal beautifully and stretched the Kator defence.

There's plenty of football left in this one — we go again after the break.

Stay with us for the second half from the Juba National Stadium.