Record 30 goals in match

A RECORD 30 goals were scored in a single football match when Southern Stream First Division outfit Invincible walloped the Flying Eagles 26-4, in a match played at the Mariental Showgrounds on Saturday.

The score line raised eyebrows among officials of some teams in the same league and it is also a record in Namibian football history. Invincible FC official, Josef Martin, said his team had no choice but to score at will after Flying Eagles only had eight players on the field, while some of them were believed to have been under the influence of alcohol.”Half of the team was drunk.How do you expect them to play? The referee did not want the match to take place, but the opposing team insisted that they wanted to play.So we started the game, made use of our chances and ended up as the winners with that big score,” said Martin.Despite the high score, the match was of no significance to Invincible as another team, Fedics, won the league on Sunday, according to him, after their opponents, Bee Bob Brothers did not pitch for the match.Invincible now has the highest goals scored record with 72 in the league, with Fedics in second with 69 goals during the season.At the moment, there is also conflicting information regarding the final log standings as some officials claim that the match should be replayed (Fedics vs Bee Bob), while some argue that it was the fault of Bee Bob Brothers for not honouring their fixture.Martin claims that the final log standing should read that Fedics has won the league title with 53 points, in second place should be Invincible with 50 points and Hotspurs with 49 points.But an official from Hotspurs who requested anonymity states that the log standing should in fact have Hotspurs on 52 points, Fedics on 50 points and Invincible on 47.The official said there are still two matches outstanding in the league, with Fedics expected to meet Bee Bob Brothers this coming weekend, while Flying Eagles are set to meet Deportivo.But Martin countered that all the league matches were concluded at the weekend and that there are no outstanding league fixtures.The Northern Stream First Division has also been dogged by complaints of referees who do not turn up for matches, incomplete teams, conflicting results at the end of matches and allegations of match fixing are rife.The Namibian Sport tried in vain to get comment from football authorities at the Namibia Football Association (NFA) Soccer House yesterday.The Namibian Sport earlier also requested log standings of both the North and South Football Streams, but was told that it was not yet ready for public consumption.An official from the Northern Stream First Division, which was apparently won by Mighty Gunners, said there are several outstanding disciplinary cases and log standings could not be provided to the media, according to instructions from the football bosses at Soccer House.Martin accused the NFA officials of neglecting first division football, saying that a lot of attention is only given to the Namibia Premier League (NPL) clubs.”They don’t care about football at this level.That is the biggest problem.Football at this level is not well administered and the blame lies with the NFA,” he said.He said the league serves as a feeder to the premiership, but little is being done in addressing the numerous problems that occur almost every week, especially after the matches.The team winning the first division title receives N$35 000, the second placed team gets N$20 000, while teams ending in third and fourth will get N$10 000 each.Invincible FC official, Josef Martin, said his team had no choice but to score at will after Flying Eagles only had eight players on the field, while some of them were believed to have been under the influence of alcohol.”Half of the team was drunk.How do you expect them to play? The referee did not want the match to take place, but the opposing team insisted that they wanted to play.So we started the game, made use of our chances and ended up as the winners with that big score,” said Martin.Despite the high score, the match was of no significance to Invincible as another team, Fedics, won the league on Sunday, according to him, after their opponents, Bee Bob Brothers did not pitch for the match.Invincible now has the highest goals scored record with 72 in the league, with Fedics in second with 69 goals during the season.At the moment, there is also conflicting information regarding the final log standings as some officials claim that the match should be replayed (Fedics vs Bee Bob), while some argue that it was the fault of Bee Bob Brothers for not honouring their fixture.Martin claims that the final log standing should read that Fedics has won the league title with 53 points, in second place should be Invincible with 50 points and Hotspurs with 49 points.But an official from Hotspurs who requested anonymity states that the log standing should in fact have Hotspurs on 52 points, Fedics on 50 points and Invincible on 47.The official said there are still two matches outstanding in the league, with Fedics expected to meet Bee Bob Brothers this coming weekend, while Flying Eagles are set to meet Deportivo.But Martin countered that all the league matches were concluded at the weekend and that there are no outstanding league fixtures.The Northern Stream First Division has also been dogged by complaints of referees who do not turn up for matches, incomplete teams, conflicting results at the end of matches and allegations of match fixing are rife.The Namibian Sport tried in vain to get comment from football authorities at the Namibia Football Association (NFA) Soccer House yesterday.The Namibian Sport earlier also requested log standings of both the North and South Football Streams, but was told that it was not yet ready for public consumption.An official from the Northern Stream First Division, which was apparently won by Mighty Gunners, said there are several outstanding disciplinary cases and log standings could not be provided to the media, according to instructions from the football bosses at Soccer House.Martin accused the NFA officials of neglecting first division football, saying that a lot of attention is only given to the Namibia Premier League (NPL) clubs.”They don’t care about football at this level.That is the biggest problem.Football at this level is not well administered and the blame lies with the NFA,” he said.He said the league serves as a feeder to the premiership, but little is being done in addressing the numerous problems that occur almost every week, especially after the matches.The team winning the first division title receives N$35 000, the second placed team gets N$20 000, while teams ending in third and fourth will get N$10 000 each.