Rockafellas lift the Mitchells Plain Youth Cup

In a bid to rejuvenate the Lentegeur Sports Field, the highly anticipated u18 Mitchells Plain Youth Cup (MPYC) Soccer Tournament was held in Mitchells Plain over the weekend.

The local community gathered to celebrate the essence of the beautiful game as u18 boys’ teams from across Cape Town competed for the title.

The final was a tight contest, won by Rockafellas, who beat Milano United 1-0 to secure the silverware.

In addition to the trophy, Rockafellas received R15 000 and an MTN gift bag. Milano United, the runners-up, received R5 000 in recognition of their commendable display of sportsmanship throughout the tournament.

Rockafellas demonstrated their championship potential when they took on the home team, Lentegeur in the quarterfinals, winning 2-0 to advance to the final four. In another challenging game, they edged out Bayview by a goal to nil to reach the championship game.

Milano United took out Bayhill United in the quarterfinals, winning 3-1. In the semi-finals, they scored a 2-1 win over Westridge.

The Plate final was between Stanturf AFC and Ikapa Sporting FC, with Stanturf scoring the game’s lone goal to lift the Plate. They also received R2 000, while Ikapa Sporting FC was presented with R 1 000.

After the final match ended, the Executive Mayor of Cape Town, Geordin Hill-Lewis, who had shown strong support for the tournament, presented the Player of the Tournament, Tabiso Mzalisi, with a pair of Air Jordan sneakers.

The Tournament Director, Councillor Avron Plaatjies, thanked the sponsors and donors for their contributions and for making the tournament a success.

“Liberty Promenade, MTN, Watergate Mall, SAFA Cape Town, Coca-Cola Peninsula Beverages, Winelands, Albany, Comtel, Western Cape Government, the City of Cape Town, Tyger Burger, and others. Your support is invaluable to the youth of Mitchells Plain”, he said.

“Thank you again to everyone who played a part in making the Mitchells Plain Youth Cup a success. We can’t wait to see you all next year.”

Plate Quarterfinals 

Stanturf 1-0 FC Tafelzucht
Kenpark 6-3 New Forester
Strandfontein (4) 1-1 (2) Red Rovers
Ikapa Sporting 1-0 Barcelona

Winners Quarterfinals

Westridge (5) 2-2 (4) Beacon Spurs
Milano United 3-1 Bayhill United
Rockafellas 2-0 Lentegeur
Bayview 2-1 Beacon City

Plate Semifinals

Stanturf 2-1 Kenpark
Ikapa Sporting 1-0 Strandfontein

Winners Semifinals

Milano United 2-1 Westridge
Rockafellas 1-0 Bayview

Plate final

Stanturf 1-0 Ikapa Sporting

Winners Final

Rockafellas 1-0 Milano United

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