HopSol Youth League kicks off second leg with exciting matches

…as ACFA register first win

The second leg of the MTC HopSol Youth League took place the past weekend with thrilling matches at the Jan Möhr and SKW football fields.

The Athletic Club Football Academy (ACFA) U/17 team faced off against Kaizen Football Academy (KFA) at the SKW football field.

Both teams were rusty, following a month-long school holiday break.

However, ACFA managed to secure a solid 2-0 victory, collecting maximum points.

The Red Army’s first goal came from A. J Visagie in the first half, followed by a second-half goal from Carlos Dhimbonje, sealing the win for ACFA.

Winning coach Ricky Averia felt his boys were a little rusty because of the long lay-off, as practice has been irregular for them going into the second leg of the season.

“I think the boys came out today, and showed that it’s like riding a bicycle. Once you get off and come back on, you will be able to ride,” he said.

“We are going to be taking it game by game because we knew KFA to be a tough opponent. They often bring out the best in us when we face them. Our objective for today was to get the three points, but I would like them to play our type of football.”

KFA’s coach Llewelyn Bock said everything went wrong for them, as they could not do a proper warm-up before the game.

He also pointed out the fact that the gates should have been opened earlier so that the players could stretch a little more.

“We did not start well. I had players arriving late today, which was reflected during the game. My goalkeeper conceded two goals, which he could have stopped,” he said.

Bock felt ACFA played a lot in their possession and the middle third, and that they did not bother them in their final third.

“We did not bother them a lot because we did not ask them questions per se. In the last five minutes of the game, we started asking them questions but not the type of questions that could bother them,” he explained.

“Our discipline was lacking because of my boy’s arrival. Our tactical discipline was off. We had to use players who did not train because the others arrived late, especially our front three. So, I had to shout, and give out a lot of instructions because they did not know what to do,” he added.

Bock feels that the long breaks need to stop for the boys to keep fit and play to the best of their abilities.

“It’s disturbing for this age group. You can’t close the league over the school holidays, and expect to keep them fit over the school holidays. It does not work so well for these boys,” he said.

Elsewhere

Riverheigts Football Academy started well, beating Kasaona Football Academy 2-1 in their U/17 campaign.

… Not good enough… Kasaona lost 2-1 to Riverheights.

Ronald Chari felt his boys were not in the best of shape, as their second-half display was not up to par.

“When you are playing Kasaona, it’s never easy because it’s a Katutura derby. When they scored first, we pushed the boys upfront to help manage the game,” he said

The coach said the game was also more physical, and his boys were not so ready.

“In the second half, we started to knock the ball around but ended up conceding a penalty, but we managed to score in the last minutes of the game, handing us the victory,” he added.

Slide to the left… The Baller Boys U/15 team beat Windhoek Gymnasium 2-1.

Strauss Lunyangwe

Weekend results

KFA 0-2 ACFA – U/17
Riverheights 2-1 Kasaona – U/17
WHK Gym 1-2 Baller Boys – U/15
Dama SA 0-0 DSFA – U/17
ACFA b 1-1 Swallows – U/17
WHK Gym 1-1 Swallows – U/19
CBS 1-0 OSS – U/19
Ramblers 2-1 Dama SA – U/19
Riverheights vs ACFA – U/19 (postponed)
Kasaona 2-0 OSS – U/19

Upcoming Saturday fixtures

Prolific SC vs DTS – U/11 – Telecom Field – 8h30
SKW b vs Ramblers – U/11 – Telecom Field – 9h30
ACFA b vs PAY U/11 – Telecom Field – 10h30
Riverheights vs Kamuvare – U/11 – Telecom Field – 11h30

ACFA a vs Quest 11 – U/11 – Telecom Field – 8h30
MH Greef vs Swallows U/11 – Telecom Field – 9h30
KFA vs SKW – U/11 – Telecom Field – 10h30
WHK Gym vs Kasaona – U/11 – Telecom Field – 11h30
Riverheights vs Van Rhyn – U/12 Telecom Field – 8h30
SKW vs Ramblers – U/12 – Telecom Field 9h30
DTS vs Swallows – U/12 – Telecom Field 10h30
SKW vs Baller Boys – U/13 – Telecom Field 8h30
Onaanda FA vs Ramblers – U/13 – Telecom Field – 9h40
Kasaona FA vs Riverheights – U/13 – Telecom Field – 10h50
Onaanda FA vs Baller Boys – U/13 – Telecom Field – 12h10
MH Greef vs Onaanda – U/15 – Telecom Field – 13h20
KFA vs SKW – U/15 – Telecom Field – 14h40

Döbra vs DTS – U/15 – SKW B Field – 8h30
ACFA vs Baller Boys – U/15 – SKW B Field – 9h40
KFA vs SKW – U/17 – SKW B Field – 10h50
ACFA vs Kasaona – U/17 – SKW B Field – 12h10
Riverheights vs Baller Boys – U/15 – SKW B Field – 13h20
Ramblers vs Swallows – U/17 – SKW B Field – 14h40

Kasaona FA vs SKW – U/19 – Jan Möhr Field – 8h30
Riverheights FA vs OSS – U/19 – Jan Möhr Field – 9h50
Swallows vs ACFA – U/19 – Jan Möhr Field – 11h10
CBS vs Pioniers Boys – U/19 – Jan Möhr Field – 12h30
Sunshine PS vs OSS – U/19 – Jan Möhr Field – 13h50
WHK Gym vs Ramblers – U/19 – Jan Möhr Field – 15h10

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TOP Photo – Off to a good start… ACFA beat KFA 2-0 at the SKW football field.

Photos: Tangi Mulundu