Defending champs Western Province maintain winning streak
On Saturday, day two of the u16 SASHOC National Week, the reigning champions, Western Province A, continued on their winning ways at the University of the Free State in Bloemfontein.
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Coach Louise Conradie’s side was pushed hard but they held off Northern Blues A to claim a 2-1 victory.
Frank Cassidy opened the scoring in the first chukka and Camryn Corner made it 2-0 in the second chukka. However, Northern Blues pulled one back shortly after the break, with Lenique Vogel striking. Province’s defence held sway the rest of the way, but Vogel’s goal was the first time they had conceded in three matches.
With three wins from three outings, Province tops Pool A, but they’re not alone, KZN Coastal A also sports a perfect record of three from three.
On Saturday, the KZN side handed the hosts, Southern Free State A, a 2-0 defeat. It took them until the second half to get onto the scoresheet, but, after Chelsey Woolf slotted from a penalty corner, within a minute they were two goals to the good when Codie Bestbier scored.
Through three games, Coastal has netted nine times without giving up a goal. Western Province has exactly the same goal difference, having scored one more goal.
In a KZN derby, KwaZulu-Natal Inland A handed KwaZulu-Natal Coastal B a 4-1 loss. It was only 1-0 at the break, with Mia Howie‘s penalty corner strike separating the teams.
Then, Kate van Breda bagged a brace in the third chukka to give Inland A some breathing room, and Holly Hofmeyer made it 4-0 before Angela Bingham netted a consolation goal for Coastal B five minutes before the end of the game.
On Sunday, Western Province faces Southern Free State A, whose record is one and one after their loss to KZN Coastal A.
RESULTS
Eastern Province A 2-0 Southern Gauteng B
Boland A 1-3 South Gauteng A
Boland 3–0 Border
KwaZulu-Natal Coastal B 1–4 KwaZulu-Natal Inland A
Northern Blues 1–2 Western Province A
Southern Free State A 0-2 KwaZulu-Natal Coastal A
Southern Gauteng A 0-1 Eastern Province
Southern Gauteng B 0-3 Boland
