Birds fall, Friends win

BLUE Waters survived continuous threats at goal from Civics on Saturday to salvage a goalless draw, while Friends collected maximum points in weekend matches of the MTC Namibia Premier League played in Windhoek and at Rehoboth.

Despite collecting a point through the draw on Saturday, Blue Waters were handed a 4-2 defeat by Friends at the Reho Stadium in Rehoboth yesterday, while Eleven Arrows also fell 2-0 against Civics at the Independence Stadium yesterday. On Saturday, Friends also had the better of Arrows when they walked away with a 3-2 victory at their home ground, which has become their slaughterhouse in especially the second-round matches of the league.Brian Gurirab and Tugela Tuyeni did the honours for Civics against Blue Waters yesterday, but they could have been 3-0 up if a penalty by Jamu Ngatjizeko had not gone astray.Friends did themselves a favour by moving away from the bottom of the table by collecting all six points.The two wins now put them second from the bottom with 19 points, pushing Golden Bees to the base of the table with 18 points.Golden Bees and several other premiership clubs were not in action over the weekend.Blue Waters, who are facing relegation, are now on 20 points after their draw against Civics and will be required to win all their remaining three matches if they want to survive the chop.Civics failed to score after numerous opportunities were presented to them in front of goal, a situation that kept Blue Waters’ chances alive in the league despite their below par performance on the day.Blue Waters had a disastrous season and with a young team, they will be required to put in an extra effort in the remaining matches as the battle for survival is currently in full swing among them, Friends and Golden Bees.Eleven Arrows, who recorded great wins at their home ground against Ramblers and Tigers last weekend, failed to keep their consistent form this weekend and went home empty handed.Arrows will remain on 25 points, but are clear from the relegation zone this time around, compared to previous seasons when they had to fight to keep their place in the league.Civics are still topping the table with 43 points, with closest rival Oshakati City on 36 points, while Ramblers are on 33.City and Ramblers did not play at the weekend.Civics still have three matches to play and are expected to wrap up their third successive league title safely, provided they grab maximum points in each match.On Saturday, Friends also had the better of Arrows when they walked away with a 3-2 victory at their home ground, which has become their slaughterhouse in especially the second-round matches of the league.Brian Gurirab and Tugela Tuyeni did the honours for Civics against Blue Waters yesterday, but they could have been 3-0 up if a penalty by Jamu Ngatjizeko had not gone astray.Friends did themselves a favour by moving away from the bottom of the table by collecting all six points.The two wins now put them second from the bottom with 19 points, pushing Golden Bees to the base of the table with 18 points.Golden Bees and several other premiership clubs were not in action over the weekend.Blue Waters, who are facing relegation, are now on 20 points after their draw against Civics and will be required to win all their remaining three matches if they want to survive the chop.Civics failed to score after numerous opportunities were presented to them in front of goal, a situation that kept Blue Waters’ chances alive in the league despite their below par performance on the day.Blue Waters had a disastrous season and with a young team, they will be required to put in an extra effort in the remaining matches as the battle for survival is currently in full swing among them, Friends and Golden Bees.Eleven Arrows, who recorded great wins at their home ground against Ramblers and Tigers last weekend, failed to keep their consistent form this weekend and went home empty handed.Arrows will remain on 25 points, but are clear from the relegation zone this time around, compared to previous seasons when they had to fight to keep their place in the league.Civics are still topping the table with 43 points, with closest rival Oshakati City on 36 points, while Ramblers are on 33.City and Ramblers did not play at the weekend.Civics still have three matches to play and are expected to wrap up their third successive league title safely, provided they grab maximum points in each match.