Brebner, Grey and Navalsig into Curro Halala Cup round two
The first round of the Curro Halala Cup in the Free State concluded on Thursday, leaving the Eastern Cape as the only province yet to complete the opening round of the competition.
It started with 60 teams, but the Curro Halala Cup has slowly whittled down and now 32 sides remain in the hunt for the title.
On Wednesday, Navalsig High School defeated HTS Louis Botha 2-0 to march into the next stage of the competition.
That’s a big scalp for Navalsig. Earlier in May, at the Absa Wildeklawer Soccer Tournament, HTS Louis Botha made it to the semi-finals before losing to the eventual champion, Virginia High School.
A tight contest was expected on Thursday, given Navalsig’s familiarity with HTS Louis Botha, and so it proved to be, with Navalsig securing a 2-0 victory to advance to the next round.
Brebner High School was exceptional on Wednesday, netting four goals without reply against Curro Bloemfontein.
Kyrios Independent School was the first team to qualify for round two on Thursday after a 2-1 win over Calculus High School.
Grey College faced Moroka High and was pushed all the way. It was 1-1 after regulation time, but Grey won from the penalty spot, taking the shootout 4-2.
The Curro Halala Cup action continues in the Eastern Cape on Tuesday, 22 May.
RESULTS
Wednesday, 14 May
Navalsig High School 2-0 HTS Louis Botha
Brebner High School 4-0 Curro Bloemfontein
Thursday, 15 May
Kyrios Independent School 2-1 Calculus High School
Grey College (4) 1-1 (2) Moroka High School
