St Andrews eager to stop a roaring Selborne bus in Makhanda
St Andrew’s College will be looking to put a halt to Selborne College’s season when the two giants face off in a provincial derby in Makhanda this coming Friday afternoon.
Selborne will be searching for their fifth straight win this season (in derby matches) after beating the likes of Queens (3-1), Dale (6-0), and Merrifield (7-1) in May.
The black and white troops have been phenomenal this season, to say the least. Their attack style of play, counterattacking on turnovers has seen them defy all odds, which has shown in the number of players from the team selected to represent the Amathole Schools in the IPT tournament in June.
Interestingly, the East London side has been able to do the dirty work home and away this season.
A match they will look back on is the gutsy performance they produced vs. Grey Bloem in the Free State, where they played out to a (2-2) draw in a match affected by bad lightning before traveling to Komani to register a 3-1 victory against Queens at their reunion.
However, as much as Selborne go into the match as favorites, St Andrews will relish the undergod title, especially in their backyard.
Led by Dean Ferreira, the Makhanda side has had promising results, only losing four of their 14 matches while winning six and playing out evenly on four occasions.
Speaking to SuperSport Schools briefly during the week, Ferreira had this to say ahead of the match:
“The team has been performing well this season but have drawn their last two fixtures and are hoping for a win this week against Selborne,” he said.
“Players to look out for are Ross Gordon who is in good form and has scored in both the previous matches as well as Sibusiso Mxube who is a skilful player and was recently selected for the under 18 provincial team.”
Looking for a win in two matches, Ferreira and his guns will, however, be wary of a side that possesses the skills of players like Ben van der Merwe, Waeden Plaatjes, and Tre’ Gilbert, to name a few.
The clash will be played at the Webster field Astro, with kick-off scheduled for 16:00.
In other fixtures in the province, Dale College, who are still in search of their first win of the season go head-to-head against Kingswood College, while Pearson High will look to close the term with a win against Woodridge College.
Whereas the fixture between Gqeberha’s Grey High and Outeniqua has been called off.
The teams:
St Andrew’s College: Connor MacNamara, Kamva Kese, Stuart Carr, Jake Coventry, Andrew Holmes, Sibusiso Mxube, Ross Gordon, James Grundlingh, Ian Meihuizen, Mark Ter Morshuizen, Hilton Lindhorst, Muhammad Moosa (GK), Drew Stockill Laurie Apps, Jonthan Mackenzie, Kumkani Kabane.
Selborne College: Charlie Caswell, Gray van Heerden, Daniel Gaylard, Shane Stagg, Ben van der Merwe (captain), Masibulele Siswana, Tre’ Gilbert, Daniel Conroy, Jacques van der Merwe, James Carr, Daniel Sirgel, Lunga Malusi, Waeden Plaatjes, Cade Kock.
Fixtures:
Friday, 2 June
15:45 – Kingswood College vs Dale College; 16:00 – St Andrew’s College vs Selborne College; 16:00 – Pearson vs Woodridge College; 16:00 – Graeme College vs Port Alfred.
Saturday, 3 June
11:45 – Die Brandwag vs Framesby
