KZN Coastal A to face Northerns in u18 boys’ Indoor IPT final
KZN Coastal A and Northern Gauteng will meet for the SASHOC Indoor Inter-Provincial Tournament (IPT) u18 boys’ title at Thomas More College, in Kloof, on Thursday.
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The finalists caught the eye on the opening day, with Northerns topping the table after impressive wins over Southern Free State and the KZN Invitational team in which they tallied 14 goals, with Hoerskool Zwartkop‘s Douw Nel stealing the show by netting nine times.
KZN Coastal A was pushed hard by the KZN Invitational side, winning by just a single goal, but they enjoyed a more comfortable 5-1 win over a very competitive KZN Coastal B team in their second outing.
On day two, Northerns suffered losses to both KZN Coastal A and Southern Gauteng. Coastal A, meanwhile, also beat Southern Free State 9-4 in a free-scoring contest.
Coastals A went into day three at the Thomas More College Indoor Centre with confidence after compiling a perfect record of four wins from four matches. Their final pool match was against Southern Gauteng, and the traditional rivals produced a humdinger.
It was 2-2 after three chukkas, but Jaiden Krambeck finished a superb move within the first 30 seconds of the fourth chukka to put KZN Coastal on top, and they never let up, going on to record a 5-2 win. Krambeck netted twice, while Tyrique Cloete, Mesuli Msomi, and Ryde Brisset also got themselves onto the scoresheet.
That victory secured the top spot on the log for KZN Coastal A, and it also set up a rematch against Southerns in the semi-finals.
Playing with confidence in their second meeting of the day against the same oppoition, they kept the Gautengers goalless and came away with a comprehensive 3-0 victory.
Joel Steyn opened the scoring in the third minute before Krambeck doubled his team’s tally five minutes later.
It was closely contested after that goal, but Gauteng couldn’t pry open the Coastal defence. Then, with a minute to play, Krambeck scored a field goal to put the game to bed.
While KZN Coastal A dominated, Northerns observed and played to secure themselves a place in the final four after a stuttering showing on day two. A 2-2 draw with KZN Coastal B on day three earned them a second crack at the local side in the semi-finals.
With a place in the final on the line, Northerns impressed. They started the game like a house on fire and Douw Nel, whose goal tally stands at 14, bagged a brace, striking in the first and third chukkas.
Milan Booysen also scored a goal before Jordan Cooks and captain Lesego Msiza added late strikes to secure a morale-boosting 5-3 win.
Daniel Joss netted twice for KZN Coastal B, while Nathan Govender grabbed his first of the tournament.
The bronze medal match between Southern Gauteng and KZN Coastal B takes place at Thomas More College at 08:00 on Thursday. Meanwhile, Southern Free State will lock horns with the KZN Invitational team for fifth place at Kearsney College.
The final starts at 11:45.
RESULTS
u18
KZN Invitational 4 (Adam Venter, Bjorn Bengtson, Eben Peters, Ryan Herselman) Southern Free State 3 (Aobakwe Phengu 2, Tayo Fitz)
Northern Gauteng 2 (Nel Douw 2) KZN Coastal B 2 (Daniel Joss)
KZN Coastal A 5 (Jaiden Krambeck 2, Tyrique Cloete, Mesuli Msomi, Ryde Brisset) Southern Gauteng 2 (Milan Stipcevich, Dikgang Motingoe)
KZN Coastal A 3 (Jaiden Krambeck 2, Joel Steyn) Southern Gauteng 0
Northern Gauteng 5 (Douw Nel 2, Jordan Cooks, Milan Booysen, Lesego Msiza) KZN Coastal B 3 (Daniel Joss 2, Nathan Govender)
u16
Northern Gauteng B 5 (Hanns Arndt 3, Zeann Marais, Mark du Bruyn) Southern Free State 2 (Kaden Henderson, Ethan Seager)
KZN Coastal B 1 (Aya Njenje) Southern Gauteng B 0
KZN Coastal A 7 (Dylan Forbes 5, Caleb Phipson, Hlompho Morake) KZN Inland A 3 (Sbuyiselwe Mchunu, Ntshabiseng Ntshingila, Santiago Matroos)
Northern Gauteng A 3 (Zayd Mohanlall, Sinokuhle Sithole, Rorisang Ledwaba) Southern Gauteng A 2 (Tanner Napier, Kamohelo Tsoka)
u14
KZN Coastal A 3 (Cameron Rudolph 2, Lord Makgato) Southern Gauteng 1 (JL Venter)
Northern Gauteng A 4 (Dylan Buckley 2, Oreratile Mabena, Aryn Mathee) Southern Free State 1 (Aschavin Louw)
KZN Coastal B 2 (Sphwosenkosi Gumede, Zachary Green) KZN Inland A 1 (Murangi Magondo)
KZN Coastal A 2 (Taine Lawson, Lord Makgato) Northern Gauteng A 2 (Tendekai Chikosha, Sven van Eyssen)
KZN Inland A 1 (Mitchell Layden) Southern Gauteng A 1 (Momelezi Mboyi)
KZN Coastal B 4 (Jordan Summerford 2, Sphwosenkosi Gumede, Joel Pearson) Northern Gauteng B 1 (Heinrich Vogel)
