AFRICAN Stars beat Tigers 3-0 on Saturday afternoon at the Sam Nujoma Stadium to record their second consecutive Standard Bank Super Cup triumph in front of an appreciative crowd.
Stars beat Tigers 1-0 last year to win the Super Cup for the first time, but Tigers beat Stars by the same score in the Dr Hage Geingob Cup last month. But it was Stars who took honours when it mattered most as Panduleni Nekundi, Dennis Ngueza and Treasure Kauapirura scored to lead Stars to an emphatic 3-0 victory in the Standard Bank Super Cup.
After a dominant opening for Tigers that had Llewelyn Stanley, Gustav Isaak and Absalom Iimbondi linking up well, it was Stars who got the opening goal as Panduleni Nekundi slotted home on 14 minutes thanks to a great run down the right by Tjiuana Tja-Tjinotjiua.
Stars then found their footing with the likes Ronald Ketjijere, Katiti Hakuria and Edwin Korukuve connecting with the mesmerizing Man of the Match Obrey Amseb.
They took the momentum into the second half and after five minutes, marauding right back Dennis Tjetjinda headed home at the far post to put Stars 2-0 up. From then on, it was all Stars as they dominated and could have scored more only for wasteful finishing.
For Stars, Nicky Musambani replaced Hakuria in the first half due to a throat injury, Alfeus Handura came on at halftime for Marius Kotze and later on Godwin Jena substituted Edwin Korukuve.
Mapenzi Muwanei and Sakaria Petrus came on for a lacklustre Tigers side but could not change the game and in the end Kauapirura found space in the Tigers box to beat the hapless David Peterson in added time.
Stars walked away with the coveted trophy and a cheque of N$500 000 while Tigers received N$200 000 for their part in the memorable game. The glittering event had Gazza entertaining the crowd right up to the awards ceremony. – nfa.org.na
