Old Boys go top of women’s log

Windhoek Old Boys held on for a 2-1 victory against DTS on Friday night to go to the top of the Omina Supplies Indoor Hockey Women’s Premier League.

WOB took the lead through two first half goals by Tegan Rix, but DTS came back through a goal by Anri van den Berg just before halftime. DTS pressed hard for the equaliser after the break, especially in the final five minutes, when WOB had a player sin-binned.But the young WOB team managed to hold out for victory, which they celebrated wildly.DTS did the early attacking and Charlize van der Linde came close to scoring on two occasions.But WOB held out and took the lead when Rix latched on to a pass by Rumbi Mushavi to score in the 12th minute.Barely two minutes later Rix made it 2-0 after a fine through pass by Yolande Fourie, but DTS opened their account when Anri van den Bergh scored after a quick counter-attack.Both teams had more opportunities in the second half, but some great saves by the respective goalies, Bianca Bates of DTS and Sharleen Boshoff of WOB, kept the score unchanged.With five minutes remaining WOB’s new Dutch player Bauke Heemskerk was yellow-carded for foul play and had to leave the pitch for four minutes.DTS pressed hard for the equaliser, forcing several short corners but they couldn’t find a way past Boshoff who pulled off some great saves in the final stages.At the coast, Unam beat Sparta 2-0 through two goals by Theodora Amitjira to join WOB at the top of the log on seven points, although Unam still have a game in hand.Wanderers drew 3-all against Sparta after two late goals.Sparta seemed to be heading for a win after leading 3-1 with two minutes left, but late goals by Madelyn Lessing and Juane Louw gave Wanderers a share of the spoils.In the men’s Premier League, Unam extended their lead at the top of the log with a 5-2 victory against the X Team at Walvis Bay.Evaristus Kashungu scored a hattrick for Unam while Siabonga Martins added two more goals.Fabio Silheu scored both the X team’s goals.The X team and Wanderers then played to a high scoring 5-all draw, which saw both teams picking up an extra bonus point.The X team were leading 5-3 with two minutes remaining but Ettienne de Villers scored two late goals to give Wanderers a draw.De Villiers, in fact, scored all five Wanderers’ goals, while Silheu scored four and Michael Jacobs one goal for the X team.Unam now lead the log with 16 points from four matches, followed by WOB on seven points from three matches.www.namibiasport.com.naDTS pressed hard for the equaliser after the break, especially in the final five minutes, when WOB had a player sin-binned.But the young WOB team managed to hold out for victory, which they celebrated wildly.DTS did the early attacking and Charlize van der Linde came close to scoring on two occasions.But WOB held out and took the lead when Rix latched on to a pass by Rumbi Mushavi to score in the 12th minute.Barely two minutes later Rix made it 2-0 after a fine through pass by Yolande Fourie, but DTS opened their account when Anri van den Bergh scored after a quick counter-attack.Both teams had more opportunities in the second half, but some great saves by the respective goalies, Bianca Bates of DTS and Sharleen Boshoff of WOB, kept the score unchanged.With five minutes remaining WOB’s new Dutch player Bauke Heemskerk was yellow-carded for foul play and had to leave the pitch for four minutes.DTS pressed hard for the equaliser, forcing several short corners but they couldn’t find a way past Boshoff who pulled off some great saves in the final stages.At the coast, Unam beat Sparta 2-0 through two goals by Theodora Amitjira to join WOB at the top of the log on seven points, although Unam still have a game in hand.Wanderers drew 3-all against Sparta after two late goals.Sparta seemed to be heading for a win after leading 3-1 with two minutes left, but late goals by Madelyn Lessing and Juane Louw gave Wanderers a share of the spoils.In the men’s Premier League, Unam extended their lead at the top of the log with a 5-2 victory against the X Team at Walvis Bay.Evaristus Kashungu scored a hattrick for Unam while Siabonga Martins added two more goals.Fabio Silheu scored both the X team’s goals.The X team and Wanderers then played to a high scoring 5-all draw, which saw both teams picking up an extra bonus point.The X team were leading 5-3 with two minutes remaining but Ettienne de Villers scored two late goals to give Wanderers a draw.De Villiers, in fact, scored all five Wanderers’ goals, while Silheu scored four and Michael Jacobs one goal for the X team.Unam now lead the log with 16 points from four matches, followed by WOB on seven points from three matches.www.namibiasport.com.na