Rambler’s U/19 draw 3-all against St Paul’s College
A pulsating match between Rambler’s U/19s against St. Paul’s College at the CBS Arena late Saturday afternoon lived up to the spectators’ satisfaction.
St. Paul’s College went toe-to-toe with Rammies as they are affectionately known, resulting in a nerve-wracking 3-all draw, as both teams collected one point each.
Kieran Lewis from Ramblers scored two goals, while Salomon Kobi snatched one goal. The St. Paul’s College goal-scorers were Ruata Kuamli, Ezekiel Hans and Sially Shikongo.
Ramblers coach Tiro Tlhabanello said it was a good game from both sides, as whenever they scored a goal, their opponents answered back by equalising.
To me, it was a bit disappointing. My guys were not eager and hungry enough. St. Paul’s took the game to us. We were waiting, sitting back relaxed,
– he said.
Tlhabanello feels that the gap between the matches has made his boys rusty, with the holidays disrupting their playing time on the field.
A team loses momentum. There is another break coming – then we have to start all over again. It’s difficult to keep up with these guys. If the games were back-to-back, it would be a different scenario,
– he added.
The coach identified areas to concentrate on before their next match, as they could have easily won the game by a bigger margin.
Finishing is something I have to look at. My midfield was not involved in the attack that much. My wingers kept the ball too much. There was a lot of stuff that was not satisfactory.
We just have to fix what went wrong here. We had a lot of opportunities that counted against us. Sometimes, we say lady luck was not on our side today,
– he stated.
Matt Izaacks from St. Paul’s College felt that his charges played well against a well-established team. His boys put in a good effort.
Our fitness is at a good level, as we stretched the field and played a good passing game. But my boys got a little too excited when we scored goals – they lost their heads. It’s the job of the coach to keep them calm and stay focused. This is something I have to work on,
– he said.
Strauss Lunyangwe
Weekend results:
Group A
DTS 2-0 Ramblers U/15
Group A
CBS 4-0 City Pillars FA U/19
Prolific SC 3-1 Brave SC U/19
Kasaona FA 2-0 JAFC b U/19
Group A
SKW b 0-0 Prolific SC U/15
JAFC a 1-1 Riverheights FA U/15
Group A
DTS 2-1 Ramblers U/9
JAFC a 6-3 MH Greef U/9
Kasaona FA 4-3 Quest 11 U/9
Group B
JAFC b 2-0 Jedidiah SC U/9
Swallows 8-4 WHK Gym U/9
St. George’s 6-1 PAY U/9
Group A
Ramblers 4-1 WHK Gym U/11 JAFC
JAFC a 4-1 DTS U/11
SKW a 2-2 Quest 11 U/11
Group B
JAFC b 6-0 PAY U/11 JAFC
MH Greef 5-1 SKW b U/11
Prolific SC 2-2 Swallows U/11
Group A
Riverheights FA 7-0 PAY U/12
KFA 7-1 DTS U/12
JAFC 5-0 MH Greef U/12
Group B
Rhynies Stars FA 4-2 SKW U/12
Kasaona FA 2-2 Swallows U/12
SP Warriors 6-1 Quest 11 U/12
Group A
SKW 4-0 Prolific SC U/13
JAFC 5-1 Brave SC U/13
Group B
Pamoja Football 4-0 St. George’s U/13
DTS 2-1 Riverheights FA U/13
Group A
Brave FA 2-0 St Pauls U/15
Group B
Quest 11 3-1 Kasaona FA U/15
SKW a 6-1 KFA U/15
Dama SA 6-2 Quest 11 U/15
Group A
Ramblers 3-3 SPC U/19
Group B
DTS 1-1 Riverheights FA U/19
Upcoming Fixtures
Thursday
Riverheights FA vs CBS U/17 Jan Möhr Field 15h30 Group B
Döbra vs Otjomuise RS U/19 Jan Möhr Field 16h45 Group B
Friday
JAFC b vs SKW a U/15 Jan Möhr Field 15h30 Group B
WHK Gym vs SKW U/19 Jan Möhr Field 16h45 Group B
Friday
JAFC vs DTS U/17 JAFC Arena 15h30 Group A
JAFC a vs Swallows U/19 JAFC Arena 16h45 Group B
Saturday
JAFC a vs Rhynies Stars FC U/9 JAFC Arena 8h30
Group A
Ramblers vs Kasaona FA U/9 JAFC Arena 9h30 Group A
MH Greef vs Quest 11 U/9 JAFC Arena 10h30 Group A
JAFC b vs Swallows U/9 JAFC Arena 11h30 Group B
WHK Gym vs St. George’s U/9 JAFC Arena 12h30 Group B
SKW vs Jedidiah FC U/9 JAFC Arena 13h30 Group B
SKW a vs SP Warriors U/11 JAFC Arena 8h30 Group A
JAFC a vs WHK Gym U/11 JAFC Arena 9h30 Group A
Ramblers vs DTS U/11 JAFC Arena 10h30 Group A
Kasaona FA vs Swallows U/11 JAFC Arena 11h30
Group B
Prolific SC vs KFA U/11 JAFC Arena 12h30 Group B
MH Greef vs PAY U/11 JAFC Arena 13h30 Group B
SKW vs SP Warriors U/12 JAFC Arena 8h30 Group B
Kasaona FA vs Quest 11 U/12 JAFC Arena 9h30 Group B
Rhynies Stars FC vs Swallows U/12 JAFC Arena 10h30 Group B
JAFC vs PAY U/12 JAFC Arena 11h30 Group A
KFA vs MH Greef U/12 JAFC Arena 12h30 Group A
Riverheights FA vs DTS U/12 JAFC Arena 13h30 Group A
Ramblers vs SKW U/13 SKW B Field 8h30 Group A
Riverheights FA vs Dama SA U/13 SKW B Field 9h30 Group B
DTS vs Swallows U/13 SKW B Field 10h30 Group B
Kasaona FA vs St. George’s U/13 SKW B Field 11h30 Group B
KFA vs WHK Gym U/15 Jan Möhr Field 8h30 Group B
Ramblers vs SKW b U/15 Jan Möhr Field 9h40 Group A
SPC vs Swallows U/17 Jan Möhr Field 10h50 Group A
Ramblers vs Kasaona FA U/17 Jan Möhr Field 12h10 Group A
WHK Gym vs SKW U/17 Jan Möhr Field 13h20 Group B
Dama SA vs Baller Boys U/17 Jan Möhr Field 14h30 Group B
Captions
Photo 1: Safe hands… Rambler’s U/19s drew 3-all against St. Paul’s College at the CBS Arena late Saturday afternoon.
Photo 2: Mid-air saves… DTS settled for a 1-1 against league favourites Riverheights FA U/19 .
Photo 3: No luck … Riverheights FA goalkeeper pushes the ball across the crossbar.
Photo 4: I can stretch… Saturday’s games against Ramblers and St. Paul’s College were the highlight of the weekend’s soccer activities.
Pictures: Ashanti Auchas
