Otjiwarongo U/19 stun Pioners Boys 1-0

… as Ramblers drew 0-0 against SKW

Otjiwarongo Secondary School (OSS) made their trip to Windhoek worthwhile by securing a hard-fought 1-0 victory in their U/19 clash against Pioners Boys at the Jan Möhr Football Field.
The match was intense, with both teams giving their all on the field.

Regan Kanjaua from Pioners Boys expressed that despite the loss, his team played well and put up a tough fight. His teammates also shared the same sentiments. “What can I say? The game was tough. I don’t really know what happened, all I can say is that it was tough.” His teammate Penondjamo Katire added that they felt they lacked in certain areas. “We were not clicking as a unit today and I feel we have to trust each other.”

Head coach of Otjiwarongo Secondary School, Penda Nashilongo, said it was a competitive match and congratulated his opponents who came all the way from Otjiwarongo. “They deserved to win today as they put up a good effort. Our boys also played well. I saw my number 11 suffered a lot of infringements as he was not protected that much from the referee, but there is nothing we can do now,” he ended.

OSS player Onomasa Kandjii felt they created a lot of chances, but wasted most of them which would have resulted in a much higher scoreline. “We wasted some chances, but we played very well. It was an excellent game. Our opponents were trying their best, but they could not handle us,” he said.
Elsewhere, a tough battle between Ramblers U/19 and Sport Klub Windhoek (SKW) went head-on, but both teams failed to cancel each other out. Ramblers were a man down in the second half as they got a red card, but they held on to a 0-all draw to better their chances of making it to the last round of eight, with only two games left to go.

Ramblers’ Tiago Tlhabanello said the game was intense. “We fought till the end, but we were given an unnecessary red card. We will go back to the training board,” he explained. “I want to encourage my team to be better and focus on the last two games so we can qualify for the top eight. SKW came out really strong today and we tried our best for them not to score.”
SKW’s Darryl Bock said they made the game difficult for themselves as he thinks they should have won it in the end. “They went one man down and they were looking for a draw which made it difficult to get the win. Ramblers are a good opponent, and we knew that from the start, we had it in the first 15 minutes of the game. When they got the red card, they dropped back and defended with their lives. We really can’t blame them, but we should have won it,” he said.

Strauss Lunyangwe

Captions:
Photo 1 – Long range… Otjiwarongo Secondary School managed to beat Pioners Boys 1 – 0 in the U/19 clash at the Jan Möhr Football Field on Saturday.
Photo 2 – Level all… Ramblers drew 0 – 0 against Sport Klub Windhoek in their U/19 encounter.
Photo 3 – Point each… Kaizen Football Academy drew 1-all against DAMA SA. Photos: Helena Helao

Upcoming fixtures

Thursday
Döbra vs ACFA a (U/15) – Jan Mohr Field – 15h30 – Group B
Ramblers vs CBS (U/17) – Jan Mohr Field – 16h40 – League

Friday
Riverheights FA vs Whk Gym (U/15) – Jan Mohr Field – 15h30 – Group A
Dama SA vs SKW (U/17) – Jan Mohr Field – 16h40 -League

Saturday
Ramblers vs MH Greef (U/9) – Jan Mohr Field – 10h30 – Group A
SKW vs Kasaona FA – (U/9) – Jan Mohr Field – 11h30 – Group A
ACFA a vs Van Rhyn – (U/9) – Jan Mohr Field – 12h30 – Group A
ACFA b vs Whk Gym – (U/9) – Jan Mohr Field – 8h30 – Group B
Swallows vs DTS – (U/9) – Jan Mohr Field – 9h30 – Group B
Quest 11 vs Ramblers – (U/11) – Jan Mohr Field – 8h30 – Group A
Prolific SC vs ACFA a – (U/11) – Jan Mohr Field – 9h30 – Group A
SKW b vs MH Greef U/11) – Jan Mohr Field – 10h30 – Group A
Swallows vs DTSU/11 – Jan Mohr Field – 11h30 – Group A
Prolific SC vs Ramblers – U/11 – Jan Mohr Field – 12h30 – Group A
Riverheights FA vs SKW a – U/11 Jan Mohr Field 8h30 Group B
KFA vs ACFA b – U/11 – Jan Mohr Field 9h30 Group B
PAY vs Kasaona FA – U/11 Jan Mohr Field 10h30 Group B
WHK Gym vs Riverheights FA U/11 Jan Mohr Field 11h30 Group B
Kamuvare FC vs SKW a U/11 Jan Mohr Field 12h30 Group B
KFA vs ACFA – U/13 – Telecom Field – 8h30 – Group B
DTS vs Dama SA – U/13 Telecom Field – 9h30 – Group B
Ramblers vs SKW – U/13 – Telecom Field – 10h30 – Group A
Baller Boys vs Kasaona FA – U/13 Telecom Field – 11h30 – Group A
Döbra vs DTS – U/15 SKW B Field – 8h30 – Group A
Riverheights FA vs ACFA a – U/15 Telecom Field 12h40 – Group A
Ramblers vs Onaanda FA – U/15 Telecom Field 13h50 – Group
Whk Gym vs Swallows – U/17 SKW B Field 9h40 – League
SKW vs Riverheights FA – U/17 SKW B Field 11h00 – League
DTS vs DSFA – U/17 SKW B Field 12h20 – League
CBS vs Kasaona FA – U/17 SKW B Field 13h40 – League
ACFA b vs KFA – U/17 SKW B Field 14h50 – League