KZN Coastal A dominates the field on day two of Indoor IPT
After a promising start to their SASHOC Indoor Inter-Provincial Tournament (IPT) campaign on Monday, the KZN Coastal u18A boys returned on Tuesday in Kloof and picked up from where they left off.
On the opening day, the side, coached by Shaun Baker, recorded a tight 3-2 win over a KZN Invitational team before beating KZN Coastal B 5-1 at the Thomas More College Indoor Centre.
By the end of the day’s play, the boys in black and white occupied second place behind Northern Gauteng, who led on goal difference.
KZN Coastal A came out firing on day two, and in their first encounter took down Northerns 2-0, winning 2-0 after goals by skipper Bhavesh Naicker and Jaiden Krambeck.
In their second match of the day, the hosts took on a struggling Southern Free State outfit and upped the ante. They played with aggression, flair, and swagger, scoring some outstanding goals on their way to a hefty 9-4 victory.
Tyrique Cloete bagged a hat-trick, while Krambeck scored a brace. Other goal contributions came from Ryde Brisset, Mesuli Msomi, Tye Milne, and Naicker.
The Free Staters replied through James McLachlan, Aobakwe Phengu, Tayo Fitz, and Rayhan Fitz.
With four wins from four starts, KZN Coastal A has maximum points ahead of their remaining pool game against Southern Gauteng on Wednesday.
Speaking of Southerns, they enjoyed a decent showing on day two after a lacklustre performance on Monday.
A 1-1 draw against KZN Invitational kicked off their day before they bagged their biggest scalp of the tournament, downing Northerns 3-1 in the final game of the day.
In that Gauteng derby, Liam du Plessis netted twice for Southerns, while Jay-Dee Carolus scored the other goal.
Douw Nel, who was on fire for Northerns on Monday, pulled one back for coach Steven Paulo‘s men to take his personal goal tally to 10.
KZN Coastal B also impressed and strengthened their case for a place in the semi-finals. They beat Free State 3-1 early on before being held to a 3-3 draw by the impressively resilient KZN Invitational side. Those results left Coastals B in third place on the table.
Days three’s action begins with a clash between Southern Free State and KZN Invitational at 08:00. Both teams are out of the running, but there will be plenty of pride on the line.
Results
u18
KZN Coastal B 3 (Kaiden Webster, Locke Makohliso, Daniel Joss) Southern Free State 1 (James McLachlan)
KZN Coastal A 2 (Bhavesh Naicker, Jaiden Krambeck) Northern Gauteng 0
Southern Gauteng 1 (Milan Stipcevich) KZN Invitational 1 (Eben Peters)
KZN Coastal A 9 (Tyrique Cloete 3, Jaiden Krambeck 2, Ryde Brisset, Mesuli Msomi, Tye Milne, Bhavesh Naicker) Southern Free State 4 (James McLachlan, Aobakwe Phengu, Tayo Fitz, Rayhan Fitz)
KZN Coastal B 3 (Zack Scott, Kaiden Webster, Daniel Joss) KZN Invitational 3 (Eben Peters, Blake Herselman, Ryan Herselman)
Southern Gauteng 3 (Liam du Plessis 2, Jay-Dee Carolus) Northern Gauteng 1 (Douw Nel)
u16
KZN Coastal A 8 (Matt Potgieter 2, Luc Boyall, Luke Lambert, Caleb Phipson, Dylan Forbes, Keegan Brauns, Ryan Willis) Southern Gauteng B 1 (Jacobus van der Merwe)
KZN Inland A 8 (Santiago Matroos 3, Sbuyiselwe Mchunu 3, Ntshabiseng Ntshingila, Hayden Ravenscroft) Northern Gauteng B 4 (Freddy Mahlangu, Mark du Bruyn, Zeann Marais, Leano Magadlela)
Northern Gauteng 3 (Luke Payne 2, Rorisang Ledwaba) Southern Free State 1 (Ethan Seager)
Southern Gauteng 5 (Tanner Napier 2, Evan Noble, Warren Sethole, Kamohelo Tsoka) KZN Coastal B 4 (Khulekani Zuma, Elijah Stoop, Hamza Amla, Thomas Schulze)
KZN Coastal A 6 (Caleb Phipson 2, Matt Potgieter 2, Dylan Forbes, Luc Boyall) Northern Gauteng B 3 (Kgolagano Bontshoza, Hanns Arndt, Zeann Marais)
Northern Gauteng A 5 (Rorisang Ledwaba 2, Michael Meiring, Caylum du Preez, Sinokuhle Sithole) KZN Coastal B 2 (Elijah Stoop 2)
KZN Inland A 9 (Santiago Matroos 4, Hayden Ravenscroft 2, Jess Sauls, Ntshabiseng Ntshingila, Sbuyiselwe Mchunu) Southern Free State 5 (Jean Griessel 2, Tsebo Kubu, Yusuf Smith, Kaden Henderson)
Southern Gauteng A 3 (Katiso Letuka, Matthew Jung, Kamohelo Tsoka) Southern Gauteng B 0
u14
KZN Coastal A 6 (Lord Makgato 2, Cameron Rudolph, CJ Esau, Siphumeze Gwiji, Taine Lawson) KZN Coastal B 2 (Okuhle Mhlonto, Zachary Green)
Southern Free State 2 (Selogilwe Selogilwe 2) Northern Gauteng B 1 (Maredi Letsoalo)
Northern Gauteng A 3 (Zander Ladiellis, Tendekai Chikosha, Dylan Buckley) KZN Inland A 2 (Zipho Fakude, Corban Emerson)
KZN Coastal A 4 (Lord Makgato, CJ Esau, Siyathemba Mnemba, Taine Lawson) Southern Free State 3 (Taelo Joseph, Selogilwe Selogilwe, Aschavin Louw)
Southern Gauteng A 3 (JL Venter, Leyton Bothma, LJ Louw) KZN Coastal B 1 (Rowan den Bakker)
Northern Gauteng A 1 (Dylan Buckley) Northern Gauteng B 0
u18 Day 3 fixtures @Thomas More College
08:00 – Southern Free State vs KZN Invitational
09:00 – Northern Gauteng vs KZN Coastal B
10:00 – KZN Coastal A vs Southern Gauteng
16:00 – Semifinal 1
18:30 – Semifinal 2
