Riverheights U-15 grind out results

Riverheights Football Academy’s under-15 collected four points this past weekend by winning against Windhoek Gymnasium (WHK Gym) 1-0, and recording a 0-0 stalemate with Athletic Club Football Academy (ACFA).

This puts Riverheights at number four in group A, while ACFA is in pole position with 22 points. Coach Ronald Chari said they had to win Friday’s game for them to qualify for the next stage, and to reach the top eight as the season comes to an end.

“This was a hard-fought win, as we needed to win this game to qualify. We are now fourth on the log, which means we can go through,” he said.

Chari was not too happy with how they played, as their finishing was poor throughout the match.

“We are not pressing the way Riverheights is supposed to press, so going to the knockout stages, we need to rectify that… I am happy with the way Windhoek Gymnasium is playing these days. We played them in the cup competition, losing 3-0. We knew it was not going to be an easy game today, but we are happy we won,” he said.

Coach Gilbert Mogane from Windhoek Gymnasium said they could have done better in the first half.

“They did not come to the party. I had a halftime talk with them. I told them they had to go in and fight, and made a few changes. I could see a difference, but the end product did not come out the way we wanted,” he noted.

He added: “I am happy with the boys for a team that I just started this year. As I said, it’s a building phase. From this team, we will make them stronger, and push on for next year”.
The chances for Windhoek Gymnasium to progress to the knockout are very slim, admitted Mogane.

“What can I say, it’s football. This season, we made a lot of changes with all our age groups, starting from under 15 until under 19. We plan to improve on every game – every season. Maybe one of the seasons you will see we are up there. It’s a slow process, but we will get there,” he said.

Elsewhere, Dokkies Shmidt Football Academy’s U-17 (DSFA) outplayed Sport Klub Windhoek (SKW) by hammering them 4-0 at the Jan Möhr Football field.
Fisharo Tjatindi from DSFA felt his team deserved the win, as they had been putting in the work.

“To give such a performance today, I must say I’m thankful to the boys. We need to play against these top teams in the league to get the best out of the players, and today was one of them,” he said.
Juanito Goliath expressed his joy over bagging two goals but felt they did not put their best foot forward.

“It was a good result, and I scored two amazing goals. We played ok, but we usually kept the ball more and played on the ground. So, our game had to change – and luckily, we got the result,” he noted.

Captions:
Photo 1: Derailed… Riverheights lost out when they went down 3-1 against SKW U/13.
Photo 2: On point… Riverheights Football Academy beat Windhoek Gymnasium 1-0 at the Jan Möhr Football Field.
Photo 3: Easy… Baller Boys collected three points when they won 3-2 against Kasaona U/13.

Photos: Helena Helao

Weekend Results

Riverheights 1-0 WHK Gym U/15 Group A
Döbra 0-8 ACFA a U/15 Group B
Ramblers 2-2 CBS U/17 League
DSFA 4-0 SKW U/17 League

Saturday
ACFA b 3-3 WHK Gym U/9 Group A
Swallows 7-3 DTS U/9 Group A
Ramblers 1-5 MH Greef U/9 Group A
SKW 6-0 Kasaona FA U/9 Group B
ACFA a 2-0 Van Rhyn U/9 Group B
Quest 11 3-3 Ramblers U/11 Group A
Prolific SC 4-9 ACFA a U/11 Group A
SKW b 1-4 MH Greef U/11 Group A
Swallows 2-8 DTS U/11 Group A
Prolific SC 9-3 Ramblers U/11 Group A
Riverheights 1-2 SKW a U/11 Group B
KFA 5-2 ACFA b U/11 Group B
PAY 2-6 Kasaona U/11 Group B
WHK Gym 0-2 Riverheights U/11 Group B
Kamuvare 0-14 SKW a U/11 Group B
KFA 0-4 ACFA U/13 Group B
DTS 2-1 Dama SA U/13 Group B
Riverheights 1-3 SKW U/13 Group A
Baller Boys 3-2 Kasaona Group A
Riverheights 0-0 ACFA a U/15 Group A
Ramblers 3-2 Onaanda U/15 Group B
WHK Gym 0-0 Swallows U/17 League
SKW 1-0 Riverheights U/17 League
DTS 2-2 DSFA U/17 League
CBS 0-0 Kasaona U/17 League
ACFA b 0-3 KFA U/17 League

Fixtures

Friday
DTS vs CBS U/17 Jan Möhr Field 15:30 League
Sunshine PS vs Ramblers U/19 Jan Mohr Field 16:40 League

Saturday
Ramblers vs DSFA U/17 Jan Möhr Field 8:30 League
WHK Gym vs Kasaona FA U/17 Jan Möhr Field 9:40 League
Swallows vs ACFA a U/17 Jan Möhr Field 10:50 League
SKW vs DSFA U/17 Jan Möhr Field 12:10 League
Sunshine PS vs Dama SA U/19 Trustco Field 8:30 League
Ramblers vs OSS U/19 Trustco Field 9:50 League
CBS vs WHK Gym U/19 Trustco Field 11:00 League
Riverheights FA vs SKW U/19 Trustco Field 12:20 League
OSS vs Pioniers Boys U/19 Trustco Field 13:40 League