Paul Roos dominates on second day of the Coastal Cup
Paul Roos Gimnasium (PRG) delivered two polished performances in victories on Saturday over St Alban’s College and Durban High School (DHS) at the Belgotex Sport Coastal Cup, being played at the Riverside Sports Club, in Durban.
Michaelhouse beat Garsfontein, Parel Vallei won against Menlopark, Paarl Boys’ High saw off Glenwood, and Garsfontein edged out Clifton College. Westville Boys’ High and St Alban’s drew 1-1, while Clifton and Pearson played to a 2-2 draw.
Paul Roos re-affirmed their standing as the team to beat at the festival with a masterclass in a one-sided 9-0 victory over St Alban’s in the first fixture of the day. Charles Lombard led with a brace, while Caleb Cilliers, Christo Swanepoel, Matthew Cardoza, Francois Mouton, Daniel de Waal, Ruben Gouws, and Callum van Oudtshoorn each added a goal.
Coach Michael Baker‘s side followed up with a 3-1 win over DHS, whom he coached before moving to Paul Roos. Tylor Carter, Jeandre van Zyl, and Callum van Oudtshoorn were on target for PRG. After two days of action and three games, the Stellenbosch side has scored 18 goals and conceded only one. No other team has come close to reaching double figures.
Parel Vallei is a distant second with a tally of seven. Four of those seven goals came in their 4-0 win over Menlopark on Saturday afternoon. It was a great comeback after their 3-4 defeat at the hands of Michaelhouse on Friday.
In another case of a coach facing his former side, Elliot Springate was on target for Michaelhouse as the Nick Bérichon-led side registered a 1-0 win over Garsfontein. He was most pleased by his players achieving a first clean sheet of the season.
“We’ve been conceding way too many goals, giving way too many chances away,” Bérichon told SuperSport Schools Plus. “I’m happy for the defence. They’ve been under the pump in the video talks, and today they set the foundation for us.”
Paul Roos and Michaelhouse are two of the four sides that are yet to lose a match at the festival. The other two are Pearson and Paarl Boys’ High. Pearson, whose opener was rained out, has played a single match in which they came back from 0-2 down to earn an entertaining 2-2 draw with Clifton.
Paarl Boys’ High, who also have a single game under their belt, scored a penalty stroke on the final whistle to secure a 3-0 win over Glenwood.
Garsfontein dusted themselves off after their 0-1 defeat to Michaelhouse and put in a better performance to beat Clifton with an identical scoreline later in the day.
Westville endured a tough first match on Friday evening when they went down 0-6 to Paul Roos. Coach Cameron Mackay’s side put that game behind them and produced a far better performance to register a 2-2 draw with St Alban’s.
Sunday’s fixtures kick off with a good-looking clash between DHS and Menlopark. Both sides are smarting from defeats and will be keen to turn their fortunes with a win first thing in the morning.
1ST XI RESULTS
Paul Roos 9-0 St Alban’s
Clifton 2-2 Pearson
Michaelhouse 1-0 Garsfontein
Paarl Boys 3-0 Glenwood
Parel Vallei 4-0 Menlopark
Westville 2-2 St Alban’s
Paul Roos 3-1 DHS
Garsfontein 1-0 Clifton
FIXTURES
Sunday, 30 March
09:30 – DHS vs Menlopark
11:00 – St Alban’s vs Michaelhouse
12:30 – Westville vs Pearson
14:00 – Garsfontein vs Parel Vallei
15:30 – Menlopark vs Glenwood
17:00 – DHS vs Paarl Boys
18:30 – Paul Roos vs Michaelhouse
Monday, 31 March
08:00 – Pearson vs Glenwood
09:30 – Clifton vs Parel Vallei
11:00 – Westville vs Paarl Boys
U16 RESULTS
Michaelhouse 1-0 Garsfontein
Paul Roos 5-0 DHS
Pearson 3-0 Clifton
Westville 0-0 St Alban’s
Michaelhouse 2-1 Parel Vallei
Garsfontein 1-1 Glenwood
Pearson 1-0 Menlopark
DHS 3-0 St Alban’s
Paul Roos 3-1 Westville
Paarl Boys’ High 3-0 Clifton
U14 RESULTS
DHS 1-0 Menlopark
Pearson 2-1 Clifton
Michaelhouse 4-1 Garsfontein
Paarl Boys’ High 6-1 Glenwood
Menlopark 1-0 Parel Vallei
DHS 5-0 St Alban’s
Paul Roos 8-0 Westville
Glenwood 2-0 Garsfontein
Parel Vallei 3-1 Michaelhouse
Clifton 0-0 Paarl Boys’ High
