Sweet revenge for Queens over Rammies

REHOBOTH Queens Football Club got sweet revenge when they beat Windhoek Optics Ramblers on their home turf 4-1 in Windhoek on Saturday.

Queens went down to Ramblers during the first round 3-2 in Rehoboth. The young girls from Rehoboth played hard from the start and registered their first goal off the boot of Yvonne Skrywer five minutes into the game.Queens, who won the women’s competition in the 2005 The Namibian Newspaper Cup, were on a roll and increased their lead five minutes later from a penalty kick, successfully converted by Leandre Lucas.Tension was high on the pitch and Queens’ skilful midfielder Juliana Skrywer was booked by the referee for foul play and had to be reprimanded again at a later stage.Ramblers tried hard to score, but the Queens defence was stable and tight.Rammies’ Denise Neels missed a clear opportunity to pull one back as her shot at goal went wide.The half-time score was 2-0 for Queens.Soon after the break, Queens recorded goal number three through defender Maureen Kooper who kicked the ball over the Ramblers goalkeeper.Ramblers managed to pull one back but Queens’ Kooper showed her football prowess when she scored directly from a corner-kick and thereby put her team 4-1 up.Queens team manager Clarice Eberenze was happy with her girls’ performance, saying it was great to beat Ramblers on their home ground.However, Ramblers coach Jo Duwe said the result could have been different had it not been for the low standard of refereeing.He said the referee was inconsistent and let the game drag on for 10 more minutes.Duwe said he would complain to the Namibian Referees Association.Ramblers did, however, restore some pride when that beat City Sport 10-1 in another match played later on the same day.In other matches played at the Ramblers field, log leaders Okahandja Beauties beat Osire Angels 9-1.Amateachers suffered yet another defeat, this time by the Namibia Defence Force Cheetahs who beat them 6-0.The league is expected to conclude on 14 August.-NampaThe young girls from Rehoboth played hard from the start and registered their first goal off the boot of Yvonne Skrywer five minutes into the game.Queens, who won the women’s competition in the 2005 The Namibian Newspaper Cup, were on a roll and increased their lead five minutes later from a penalty kick, successfully converted by Leandre Lucas.Tension was high on the pitch and Queens’ skilful midfielder Juliana Skrywer was booked by the referee for foul play and had to be reprimanded again at a later stage.Ramblers tried hard to score, but the Queens defence was stable and tight.Rammies’ Denise Neels missed a clear opportunity to pull one back as her shot at goal went wide.The half-time score was 2-0 for Queens.Soon after the break, Queens recorded goal number three through defender Maureen Kooper who kicked the ball over the Ramblers goalkeeper.Ramblers managed to pull one back but Queens’ Kooper showed her football prowess when she scored directly from a corner-kick and thereby put her team 4-1 up.Queens team manager Clarice Eberenze was happy with her girls’ performance, saying it was great to beat Ramblers on their home ground.However, Ramblers coach Jo Duwe said the result could have been different had it not been for the low standard of refereeing.He said the referee was inconsistent and let the game drag on for 10 more minutes.Duwe said he would complain to the Namibian Referees Association.Ramblers did, however, restore some pride when that beat City Sport 10-1 in another match played later on the same day.In other matches played at the Ramblers field, log leaders Okahandja Beauties beat Osire Angels 9-1.Amateachers suffered yet another defeat, this time by the Namibia Defence Force Cheetahs who beat them 6-0.The league is expected to conclude on 14 August.-Nampa