SKW and CBS book place in the final
Sport Klub Windhoek (SKW) U/19 secured their spot in the final of the MTC HopSol Youth League after a thrilling 5-3 penalty shootout victory against Ramblers at the Jan Möhr Football Field this past weekend.
SKW will face Collin Benjamin’s Soccer Academy (CBS) on Saturday, who also advanced to the final via penalties.
Winning coach Lucky Kakuva from SKW described the match as a typical derby, noting that his team controlled most of the game. “Later on, it developed into a scrappy match, but I think in terms of build and transitions from a technical and tactical perspective, SKW was superior,” he said.
Kakuva expressed disappointment with his team’s inability to capitalise on their chances. “On the balance of play as a team, we had better chances than our opponents, but it was not to be. But yes, penalties are a lottery, and we were lucky that we went through.”
“Going forward, I want my boys to be level-headed. We are one of the better teams now from my perspective. This was just one of those matches that we could not fire on all cylinders on the balance of play today. We had more of the ball, we had better chances, we were rushing at times, and we were rushing the passes.
“Sometimes you need to understand the quality of the pitch is not right for the type of football we play. Which was also a contributing factor, but congratulations to SKW for going through,” he concluded.
In another match, CBS also progressed to the finals, winning 7-6 on penalties against Riverheights Football Academy.
Henrico Botes, coach of CBS, described the match as nerve-wracking but ultimately rewarding. “I think the youth is in good hands because we had a good game of football, good tactics from the coaches right until the end. You can see the penalties went till sudden death; I’m elated that my boys got the win.”
“I was worried throughout the match because that’s not the way we play, playing the long balls in the opposition half. We like to play from the back, build up from the midfield, but I think they were nervous from the start. I think the players that took the spot kicks were good, and I am delighted we are in the final,” he added.
Strauss Lunyangwe
Photos
Photo 1 Through… SKW’s U/19 won 3-5 on penalties against Ramblers to advance to the finals.
Photo 2 Final countdown… CBS beat Riverheights Football Academy 7-6 on penalties.
Photos: Helena Helao
Upcoming fixtures
Thursday
Baller Boys vs SKW U/13 Jan Mohr Field 16h00 Group A
Ramblers vs Onaanda FA U/13 Jan Mohr Field 17h00 Group A
Friday U/15
ACFA A vs DTS Jan Mohr Field 16h00 SF 1
SKW vs Riverheights FA Jan Mohr Field 17h00 SF 2
Saturday U/11
Swallows vs ACFA A Telecom Field 8h30 Group A
DTS vs MH Greef Telecom Field 9h30 Group A
Ramblers vs Prolific SC Telecom Field 10h30 Group A
Quest 11 vs SKW Telecom Field 11h30 Group A
Kamuvare FC vs ACFA B Telecom Field 8h30 Group B
SKW A vs Riverheights FA Telecom Field 9h30 Group B
Kasaona FA vs KFA Telecom Field 10h30 Group B
PAY vs Whk Gym Telecom Field 11h30 Group B
U/12
Van Rhyn B vs ACFA Telecom Field 8h30 League
Swallows vs DTS Telecom Field 9h30 League
Van Rhyn B vs ACFA Telecom Field 10h30 League
Van Rhyn B vs Riverheights FA Telecom Field 11h30 League
Swallows vs SKW Telecom Field 12h30 League
Ramblers vs DTS Telecom Field 13h30 League
U/13
DSFA vs DTS Jan Mohr Field 8h30 Group B
KFA vs MH Greef Jan Mohr Field 9h30 Group B
Prolific SC vs Riverheights FA Jan Mohr Field 10h30 Group A
U/15
Looser SF 1 vs Looser SF 2 Jan Mohr Field 11h40 Third Place
Winner SF 1 vs Winner SF 2 Jan Mohr Field 12h50 Final U/15
U/19
Riverheights FA vs Ramblers Jan Mohr Field 14h00 Third Place
CBS vs SKW Jan Mohr Field 15h30 Final U/19
Weekend Results
U/12 League
Van Rhyn A 0-4 DTS
Van Rhyn B 0-13 SKW
U/9
SKW 5-1 MH Greef Group A
Kasaona FA 0-2 Van Rhyn Group A
Ramblers 0-5 ACFA a Group A
U/11
SKW B 0-5 DTS Group A
Quest 11 2-8 ACFA A Group A
Swallows 0-2 MH Greef Group A
Ramblers 4-0 SKW b Group A
DTS 3-0 Prolific SC Group A
SKW A 5-4 KFA Group B
PAY 1-2 ACFA B Group B
Kamuvare FC 1-3 Riverheights FA Group B
Kasona FA 6-1 WHK Gym Group B
U/12 League
Van Rhyn A 0-8 SKW
Van Rhyn B 1-3 DTS
Swallows 1-7 ACFA
Van Rhyn A 2-3 Riverheights FA
Ramblers 1-7 SKW
U/13
Kasaona FA 0-5 SKW Group A
Riverheights FA 5-2 Onaanda FA Group A
Baller Boys 1-1 Prolific SC Group A
Ramblers 0-3 SKW Group A
DSFA 2-0 Dama SA Group B
DTS 1-2 ACFA Group B
U/15 Quater Finals
ACFA A 4-3 Kasaona FA penalties
SKW 2-0 ACFA B
DTS 8-7 Swallows penalties
Riverheights FA 1-0 DSFA
U/19 Semi-Finals
Ramblers 3-5 SKW penalties
CBS 7-6 Riverheights FA U/19 penalties
