WHK Gym survives scare to win 1-0 against Prolific SC
…DTS, Baller Boys settle for a 0-0 draw
As World Cup fever spread across the world, the MTC HopSol Youth League games were no exception, with young players taking to the field this past weekend.
The U/19 boys were in action at the Trustco United football field, where Windhoek Gymnasium edged Prolific Soccer Club 1-0.
The game was fairly slow-paced, with few goal-scoring opportunities for either side in both halves, but luck smiled on Gymnasium when a failed clearance from Prolific’s goalkeeper struck one of his defenders and ended up in the back of the net for an own goal.
The cold weather over the weekend perhaps affected the players, with little individual brilliance on display from either side.
Prolific were also forced to play with only 10 men after some players failed to report for duty.
Coach Sylvester Murangi of Windhoek Gymnasium felt the game was heavily affected by the cold front that swept across the country over the weekend.
It’s very cold, and we have a lot of injuries in our team. We got that one lucky goal, and we stuck with it. We created a lot of chances, which we did not utilise, but Prolific were good at the back, with the goalkeeper saving as well as the centre back,
– he said.
Murangi felt his side performed better in the second half, creating a few opportunities that unfortunately went begging.
We are pleased with the three points we collected today, but this season we are doing great because we have only lost one match since the start of the league. I believe that, in the next two weeks, our injured players will recover, and then we will have our full squad again. Then you will be able to see a game with high tempo and not see this type of slow-paced game with a lot of mistakes,
– he added.
Coach Clarence Kavaendje of Prolific SC felt the goal was unfortunate for his side but fortunate for their opponents.
I would like to call the game an even match because they went a long way to exploit. Unfortunately, our team attendance was poor today, with only 10 men present from start to finish. I must say I am impressed with the work they put in for the day,
– he shared.
Well done to our defenders as well. They were quite committed to keeping the goals out because we wanted to play towards a draw. The game was somewhat slow. During the second half, my boys wanted to get in a bit more, but nonetheless, it is still a result we can build on and work from. We just need to make sure all our players attend training and show up on match day,
– he added.
Elsewhere
Deutscher Turn und Sportverein’s (DTS) U/17 were involved in a battle to prevent Baller Boys from taking all three points as the two sides played to a goalless draw at the same venue.
Baller Boys were on the attack from the outset, with DTS struggling to create meaningful chances in front of goal.
DTS’s goalkeeper was undoubtedly the man of the match, producing a string of brilliant saves to deny Baller Boys throughout the encounter.
Coach Ricardo Hifitikeko from DTS admitted that his side lacked the urgency they are known for and praised his goalkeeper for securing them a point.
I don’t know if it’s the winter or the flu that is going around for our performance today. We did not play to our full potential, but I feel we could have done better. Baller Boys is not an easy opponent. They have very good players, their number 10 was very good, and I was impressed with the way he dictated the game,
– noted Hifitikeko.
Our goalkeeper saved us with countless brilliant saves between the sticks, and he kept us in the game. In the second half, I could see some players’ body language, and you could see they were not giving you what you wanted, so I took them off, and we started rotating the ball better. We started fighting for each ball, and everyone was in the game, but it was not the best display that I could have asked for, and as they say, we go back to the drawing board,
– he remarked.
Strauss Lunyangwe
Achievement… The 2026 May Player of the Month award was presented to Sergio Gamiseb from DTS U/17.
Caption:
Top Photo 1: Draw… SKW’s U/19 drew 2-2 against Swallows.
Photos: Ligola Amutenya
Results
ORS 0-2 Kasaona FA U/15 Group A
CBS 4-1 Baller Boys U/19 Group A
SKW a 4-0 Pamoja Football U/15 Group A
Riverheights FA 2-1 SKW U/17 Group A
MH Greef 2-7 Ramblers U/13 Group B
Bricks FA 1-6 KFA U/13 Group B
ORS 2-0 Eros PS U/13 Group B
Riverheights FA 4-3 Rhynies Stars U/13 Group A
SKW 5-0 Dama SA U/13 Group A
WHK Gym 1-0 Quest 11 U/13 Group A
Prolific SC 1-1 KFA U/17 Group B
JAFC 7-0 SKW U/17 Group A
WHK Gym 2-0 Quest 11 U/17 Group B
ORS 0-2 Onaanda FA U/17 Group B
Brave SC 1-1 Prolific SC U/17 Group B
Dama SA 2-1 Kasaona FA U/17 Group B
DTS 2-1 Kasaona FA U/15 Group A
Pamoja Football 2-0 Brave SC U/15 Group A
Baller Boys 0-0 SKW a U/15 Group A
Ramblers 2-0 Prolific SC U/15 Group B
SKW b 1-1 WHK Gym U/15 Group B
Swallows 1-2 Warriors FA U/15 Group B
SKW 2-2 Swallows U/19 Group B
WHK Gym 1-0 Prolific SC U/19 Group B
Baller Boys 0-0 DTS U/17 Group A
Kasaona FA 1-1 City Pillars U/19 Group A
ORS 0-2 Riverheights FA U/19 Group A
Fixtures
Thursday
Baller Boys vs DTS U/15 Jan Mohr Field 15h30 Group A
CBS vs Riverheights FA U/19 Jan Möhr Field 16h40 Group A
Friday
SKW b vs Quest 11 U/15 Jan Möhr Field 15h30 Group B
Kasaona FA vs Baller Boys U/19 Jan Möhr Field 16h45 Group A
Saturday
MH Greef vs JAFC b U/9 Jan Möhr Field 8h30 Group A
Bricks FA vs Eros PS U/9 Jan Möhr Field 9h35 Group A
JAFC b vs DTS U/9 Jan Möhr Field 10h40 Group A
JAFC vs Swallows U/9 Jan Möhr Field 11h45 Group A
KFA vs Eros PS U/9 Jan Möhr Field 12h50 Group A
Kasaona FA vs DTS U/9 Jan Möhr Field 14h00 Group A
Warriors FA vs Brave SC U/9 Jan Möhr Field 8h30 Group B
SKW vs Quest 11 U/9 Jan Möhr Field 9h35 Group B
PAY vs Mandume PS U/9 Jan Möhr Field 10h40 Group B
Brave SC vs Rhynies Stars U/9 Jan Möhr Field 11h45 Group B
Warriors FA vs JAFC c U/9 Jan Möhr Field 12h50 Group B
SKW vs Mandume PS U/9 Jan Möhr Field 14h00 Group B
Rhynies Stars vs KFA U/11 Jan Möhr Field 8h30 Group A
SKW b vs DTS a U/11 Jan Möhr Field 9h35 Group B
JAFC a vs Riverheights FA U/11 Jan Möhr Field 10h40 Group B
DTS a vs Eros PS U/11 Jan Möhr Field 11h45 Group B
MH Greef vs Warriors b U/11 Jan Möhr Field 12h50 Group B
Mandume PS vs Eros PS U/11 Jan Möhr Field 14h00 Group B
JAFC b vs SKW a U/11 Jan Möhr Field 8h30 Group A
DTS b vs Bricks FA U/11 Jan Möhr Field 9h35 Group A
Ramblers vs Warriors a U/11 Jan Möhr Field 10h40 Group A
Kasaona FA vs KFA U/11 Jan Möhr Field 11h45 Group A
Swallows vs Bricks FA U/11 Jan Möhr Field 12h50 Group A
DTS b vs Ramblers U/11 Jan Möhr Field 14h00 Group A
JAFC vs Onaanda FA U/13 JAFC Arena 8h30 Group A
Ramblers vs Eros PS U/13 JAFC Arena 9h35 Group B
Riverheights FA vs WHK Gym U/13 JAFC Arena 10h40 Group A
SKW vs Onaanda FA U/13 JAFC Arena 11h45 Group A
Quest 11 vs JAFC U/13 JAFC Arena 12h50 Group A
Kasaona FA vs Pamoja Football U/13 JAFC Arena 14h00 Group A
MH Greef vs ORS U/13 Jan Möhr Field 8h30 Group B
DTS vs KFA U/13 Jan Möhr Field 9h35 Group B
Bricks FA vs Baller Boys U/13 Jan Möhr Field 10h40 Group B
Swallows vs Eros PS U/13 Jan Möhr Field 11h45 Group B
DTS vs ORS U/13 Jan Möhr Field 12h50 Group B
Bricks FA vs Warriors FA U/13 Jan Möhr Field 14h00 Group B
Kasaona FA vs Dama SA U/15 SKW B Field 8h30 Group A
Bricks FA vs SKW a U/15 SKW B Field 9h40 Group A
DTS vs KFA U/15 SKW B Field 10h50 Group A
Kasaona FA vs Pamoja Football U/15 SKW B Field 12h00 Group A
SKW vs Baller Boys U/17 SKW B Field 13h20 Group A
Bricks FA vs DTS U/15 SKW B Field 14h30 Group A
Prolific SC vs Onaanda FA U/15 Ramblers Field 8h30 Group B
Warriors FA vs Ramblers U/15 Ramblers Field 9h40 Group B
Quest 11 vs SKW b U/15 Ramblers Field 10h50 Group B
Prolific SC vs WHK Gym U/15 Ramblers Field 12h00 Group B
Warriors FA vs Riverheights FA U/15 Ramblers Field 13h20 Group B
SKW b vs Swallows U/15 Ramblers Field 14h30 Group B
SKW vs City Pillars U/17 Trustco Field 8h30 Group A
JAFC vs Kasaona FA U/17 Trustco Field 9h40 Group A
Dama SA vs DTS U/17 Trustco Field 11h00 Group A
Quest 11 vs Prolific SC U/17 Trustco Field 12h20 Group B
WHK Gym vs Onaanda FA U/17 Trustco Field 13h40 Group B
Brave SC vs KFA U/17 Trustco Field 14h50 Group B
