Uganda, May 9 -- Serbian Dusan Stojanovic endeared himself to the SC Villa faithful on day one by unveiling a ball possessive and counter-attacking approach.

Although at times he has been betrayed by a profligate attack force, Stojanovic has stuck to his guns to push the Jogoos to third slot in the closely contested StarTimes Uganda Premier League.

Tied on 48 points from 26 matches with second-placed Kitara, Villa are a point adrift of table leaders Vipers with three games left, and can afford to dream big.

The Serb's tactical game plan is usually orchestrated from the midfield and midfielder Ronald Ssekiganda was elected as the fulcrum with protagonist Patrick Kakande as the main attacking route.

Lanky Ssekiganda's distinct strengths...