After a blistering start to their u16 SASHOC National Week campaigns, Western Province A, Boland A, KZN Coastal A, and KZN Inland A, carried their momentum into the second day of action at the University of Free State’s Astroturf in Bloemfontein on Saturday.
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On the opening day, all four teams kicked off their challenges with impressive victories.
The defending champions, Western Province defeated both Eastern Province A and Southern Free State A 3-0 to get their title defence off to a smooth start.
On the tournament’s second day, coach Sam Holmes’ troops picked up from where they left off in their encounter against KZN Inland B.
Province, unlike on Friday, was quickly out of the blocks, and punished their opponents, scoring three goals in the first two chukkas, with Liyanda Binta striking once and Jacques van Dyk adding a brace to put them into a comfortable 3-0 lead at halftime.
Further goals in the fourth chukka, from Luc Dicey and Oliver Roach, and a consolation goal from Kwanga Mngwengwe for the Inlanders, made the final result 5-1.
In Pool A, another side that impressed was Boland. Coached by Dewald Raath, they produced a classy showing to beat Northern Gauteng A 5-2, which improved their record to two from two.
After falling behind 0-1 to a Victor Louw goal in the first chukka, Boland came out firing in the second chukka and scored twice, through Luke Meets and Seth Paterson, to go into halftime with a narrow lead.
Lloyd Patterson made it 3-1 in the third chukka, before Meets scored twice in the final 15 minutes to complete a hattrick. Louw was on target again for Northerns, but it was mere consolation as the Bolanders won by a three-goal margin.
On Sunday, Boland faces a very tough challenge. They play twice and take on Western Province A and Eastern Province A.
The KZN teams, Coastal A and Inland A lead Pool B, with Southern Gauteng A just behind them.
The KZN boys remained unbeaten on day two, with Inland, captained by Sebastian Laudenberg, thumping Border A 5-1, before edging out KZN Coastal B 2-1.
Thandanani Zuma and Siwaphiwe Sithembu both scored twice against Border, while Gomolemo Motswadire completed the drubbing. Inland takes on a tough Southern Gauteng A side on Sunday.
Their KZN counterparts, Coastal A, though, defeated Southern Gauteng A 3-1 on Saturday to retain their joint lead in the pool.
Josh van Biljon opened the scoring in the first chukka, but Southerns hit back with a goal from Jayden Da Silva.
Taylon Goodwin proved to be the difference after halftime, scoring once in both the third and fourth chukkas to see coach Keegan Hezlett‘s side to victory.
Eastern Province enjoyed a good day out against the hosts, Southern Free State, taking their chances well to romp to a 7-2 win.
James Chree scored a hattrick of goals, Keegan Le Roux grabbed a double, and Logan Goddard-Ford and Mpumi Magwentshu also netted, to complete a comprehensive victory.
After losing to KZN Coastal in the morning, Southern Gauteng A eked out a 1-0 win over Southern Gauteng B later in the day.
Day three’s action starts at 08:30 with a clash between Northern Gauteng A and Eastern Province A.
Results| Day 2
KZN Coastal B 2-1 Southern Gauteng B
KZN Inland A 5-1 Border A
KZN Coastal A 3-1 Southern Gauteng A
Eastern Province 7-2 Southern Free State A
Western Province A 5-1 KZN Inland B
KZN Inland A 2-1 KZN Coastal B
Boland A 5-2 Northern Gauteng A
Southern Gauteng A 1-0 Southern Gauteng B
Fixtures| Day 3
08:30 – Northern Gauteng A vs Eastern Province A
09:55 – Western Province A vs Boland A
11:20 – Southern Free State A vs KZN Inland B
12:45 -KZN Coastal A vs Southern Gauteng B
14:10 – KZN Coastal B vs Border A
15:35 – KZN Inland A vs Southern Gauteng A
15:35 – Eastern Province A vs Boland A at Grey College
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