Santos down Blue Waters

RELEGATION-THREATENED Chief Santos produced a stunning 2-0 victory over three-time league champions Blue Waters at the Oscar Norich Stadium in Tsumeb yesterday, a result that has temporarily minimised their risk of being dropped from the MTC Namibia Premiership.

Santos led 1-0 at halftime after a header from Hafeni Shikomba in the first ten minutes, before Clarence Naruseb scored their second midway through the second half. Santos, however, dropped points against Eleven Arrows on Saturday as they went down 3-2 at the same venue, but a win against Blue Waters have now given them 12 points from their 17 matches.Santos were second from the bottom before the weekend’s matches, leaving SKW at the bottom after they managed to obtain a point through their 0-0 draw against Tigers on Friday night.Tigers drew 1-1 against Orlando Pirates late yesterday, and now have 24 points from their 16 matches, while they also have a game in hand, which is a tie against Black Africa.There is still no date set for that match, after it was abandoned due to arguments over the visibility of the ball in an evening match between the two teams.SKW lost 1-0 to Ramblers at the SKW Stadium late yesterday, further increasing their chances of being dropped from the league which they only joined this season.Lolipop Awaseb scored for Ramblers in the dying minutes of the game to give his side a full six points from their weekend fixtures.Touch & Go lost 2-0 against Black Africa yesterday, but managed a hard-fought 2-2 draw against African Stars the previous day at the Independence Stadium.Touch & Go stood at 14 points, ahead of Santos (12) and SKW which now has 10 points.Eleven Arrows beat Santos to further increase their tally to 19 points in total after they blasted five goals past Oshakati City on Sunday at the Oshakati Independence Stadium.City only scored once.Arrows will be home and dry from the drop zone, provided they manage to win three of their remaining five matches before the close of the season next month.Defending champions and current table toppers Civics were in devastating form when they buried Black Africa 4-2 in a riveting match at the Independence Stadium on Friday night.Civics defender Vladi Abrahams was the first to pull the trigger for his side after he capitalised on a loose ball from a free-kick in the first 15 minutes, while striker Wilfred Mazembe wasted no time as he also latched onto a loose ball in front of goal after a Rudi Louw cross in the 28th minute.Black Africa pulled one back before halftime, but Civics added their third after Heinrich Isaacks beat three defenders to score.A fantastic long-range shot through a free kick by Franklin April sealed matters for Civics, but before that, BA scored their second after a counter-attack favoured them.Civics have moved within range of taking the league title, but pressure is mounting as Ramblers have shown a consistent form in winning their last few matches.Civics were due to play African Stars in a late match yesterday at the Independence Stadium.Before yesterday’s match, Civics stood on 39 points, while Ramblers were in second spot with 38 points from their two wins.Blue Waters remain in third spot with 31 points after their two matches.Santos, however, dropped points against Eleven Arrows on Saturday as they went down 3-2 at the same venue, but a win against Blue Waters have now given them 12 points from their 17 matches.Santos were second from the bottom before the weekend’s matches, leaving SKW at the bottom after they managed to obtain a point through their 0-0 draw against Tigers on Friday night.Tigers drew 1-1 against Orlando Pirates late yesterday, and now have 24 points from their 16 matches, while they also have a game in hand, which is a tie against Black Africa.There is still no date set for that match, after it was abandoned due to arguments over the visibility of the ball in an evening match between the two teams.SKW lost 1-0 to Ramblers at the SKW Stadium late yesterday, further increasing their chances of being dropped from the league which they only joined this season.Lolipop Awaseb scored for Ramblers in the dying minutes of the game to give his side a full six points from their weekend fixtures.Touch & Go lost 2-0 against Black Africa yesterday, but managed a hard-fought 2-2 draw against African Stars the previous day at the Independence Stadium.Touch & Go stood at 14 points, ahead of Santos (12) and SKW which now has 10 points.Eleven Arrows beat Santos to further increase their tally to 19 points in total after they blasted five goals past Oshakati City on Sunday at the Oshakati Independence Stadium.City only scored once.Arrows will be home and dry from the drop zone, provided they manage to win three of their remaining five matches before the close of the season next month.Defending champions and current table toppers Civics were in devastating form when they buried Black Africa 4-2 in a riveting match at the Independence Stadium on Friday night.Civics defender Vladi Abrahams was the first to pull the trigger for his side after he capitalised on a loose ball from a free-kick in the first 15 minutes, while striker Wilfred Mazembe wasted no time as he also latched onto a loose ball in front of goal after a Rudi Louw cross in the 28th minute.Black Africa pulled one back before halftime, but Civics added their third after Heinrich Isaacks beat three defenders to score.A fantastic long-range shot through a free kick by Franklin April sealed matters for Civics, but before that, BA scored their second after a counter-attack favoured them.Civics have moved within range of taking the league title, but pressure is mounting as Ramblers have shown a consistent form in winning their last few matches.Civics were due to play African Stars in a late match yesterday at the Independence Stadium.Before yesterday’s match, Civics stood on 39 points, while Ramblers were in second spot with 38 points from their two wins.Blue Waters remain in third spot with 31 points after their two matches.