Northern Gauteng in the driving seat on day one of Indoor IPT
The Northern Gauteng u18 Indoor boys’ team made a big statement on the opening day of the SASHOC Indoor Inter-Provincial Tournament (IPT), in Kloof, on Monday.
Northerns were on fire at the Thomas More College Indoor Centre and racked up a 6-0 win over Southern Free State before handing the KwaZulu-Natal (KZN) Invitational side an 8-3 defeat.
The IPT kicked off on Monday and runs through until Thursday, 4 December, with all the action live on SuperSport Schools.
In the boys’ section, Northerns ended the day atop the standings after their impressive performances.
The boys from Pretoria, led by coach Steven Paulo, were direct in their approach and made their intentions clear from the first whistle.
They dominated Free State in their opener, with Douw Nel catching the eye and netting four times. Further goals from Milan Booysen and Wium van Niekerk sealed the win.
In Northerns’ second outing of the day, against KZN Invitational, Nel was on the scoresheet five times, striking twice from penalty corners and also converting three penalty strokes.
Jordan Cooks added his name to the scoresheet before a brace from Booysen made it eight. The KZN boys bagged three consolation goals, courtesy of strikes by Luke de Oliveira and brothers Ryan and Blake Herselman.
Another team that impressed on Monday was KZN Coastal A, coached by Shaun Baker and captained by Durban High School‘s Bhavesh Naicker.
They kicked off their campaign with a shaky 3-2 win over KZN Invitational, thanks to strikes by Joel Steyn, Jaiden Krambeck, and Ryde Brisset.
They met their provincial counterparts KZN Coastal B in their second match of the day and overpowered them 5-1.
Steyn found the back of the net for a second consecutive match, while Mesuli Msomi (2), Christopher Abrahams, and Tyrique Cloete also got in on the action.
At day’s end, KZN Coastal trailed Northerns at the top of the standings on goal difference.
In a big upset, Southern Gauteng was stunned by KZN Coastal B, going down 2-3. Later, Southerns bounced back with a comfortable 5-0 win over Southern Free State.
Captain Matteo Stipcevich and Conrad Koen both bagged braces, while Milan Stipcevich also added his name to the scoresheet.
Day two’s action kicks off with a clash between Southern Free State and KZN Coastal B at 11:00.
RESULTS
U18
KZN Coastal A 3: Joel Steyn, Jaiden Krambeck, Ryde Brisset. KZN Invitational 2: Blake Herselman, Ryan Herselman.
Northern Gauteng 6: Douw Nel (4), Milan Booysen, Wium van Niekerk. Southern Free State 0.
KZN Coastal B 3: Braigen Yunnie, Daniel Joss, Kaiden Webster. Southern Gauteng 2: Matteo Stipcevich, Milan Stipcevich.
Northern Gauteng 6: Douw Nel (5), Milan Booysen (2), Jordan Cooks. KZN Invitational 3: Luke De Oliveira, Ryan Herselman, Blake Herselman.
Southern Gauteng 5: Matteo Stipcevich (2), Conrad Koen (2), Milan Stipcevich. Southern Free State 0.
KZN Coastal A 5: Mesuli Msomi (2), Joel Steyn, Christopher Abrahams, Tyrique Cloete. KZN Coastal B 1: Braigen Yunnie.
U16
KZN Coastal A 11 (Dylan Forbes 4, Luke Lambert 2, Caleb Phipson 2, Keegan Brauns, Troy Wurdeman, Ryan Willis) Southern Free State 2 (Kaden Henderson, Ethan Seager)
Northerns A 5 (Kean Cornelissen 2, Sinokuhle Sithole, Luke Payne, Timothy Scheepers) Southern Gauteng B 1 (Joshua van Wyk)
KZN Inland A 7 (Santiago Matroos 5, Hayden Ravenscroft 2) KZN Coastal B 4 (Elijah Stoop 2, Luqmaan Mohamed, Khulekani Zuma)
Southern Gauteng A 4 (Matthew Jung 2, Tanner Napier, Katiso Letuka) Northerns B 1 (Zéann Marais)
Southern Gauteng A 7 (Matthew Jung 3, Kamohelo Tsoka 2, Justin Fairley, Warren Sithole) KZN Inland A 6 (Santiago Matroos 4, Joshua Smith 2)
Southern Free State 4 (Kaden Henderson 2, Yusuf Smith, Ethan Seager) Southern Gauteng B 2 (Jordan Sapsford, Jacobus van der Merwe)
KZN Coastal B 5 (Hamza Amla 4, Keegan Reeves) Northerns B 1 (Atisang Passe)
KZN Coastal A 2 (Dylan Forbes, Luc Boyall) Northerns A 2 (Rorisang Ledwaba, Luke Payne)
U14
KZN Coastal B 4 (Sphwosenkosi Gumede 2, Connor Els, Slater Haynes) Southern Free State 2 (Nicholas Sofiadellis, Evano Hurst)
Southern Gauteng A 2 (Caden Kruger, Criston de Saldanha) Northerns B 2 (Heinrich Vogel, Tshepo Mohulatsi)
KZN Coastal A 5 (Taine Lawson 2, Lord Makgato 2, Cameron Rudolph) KZN Inland A 1 (Bunono Zitumane)
KZN Coastal A 3 (Taine Lawson 2, Siphumeze Mnemba) Northerns B 1 (Reneilwe Mathabathe)
KZN Inland A 3 (Anesu Mukono 2, Bunono Zitumane) Southern Free State 2 (Taelo Joseph, Selogilwe Selogilwe)
Northerns A 5 (Dylan Buckley 2, Oreratile Mabena, Sven van Eyssen, Kamogelo Maluleka) Southern Gauteng A 3 (Leyton Bothma 3)
u18 Day 2 fixtures @Thomas More College
11:00 – Southern Free State vs KZN Coastal B
12:00 – KZN Coastal A vs Northern Gauteng
13:00 – Southern Gauteng vs KZN Invitational
17:00 – Southern Free State vs KZN Coastal A
18:00 – KZN Coastal B vs KZN Invitational
19:00 – Southern Gauteng vs Northern Gauteng
