Unam increase their lead

Unam increased their lead at the top of the women’s hockey Premier League when they beat bitter rivals Ramblers 3-2 in Windhoek on Saturday.

In a hard-fought match Unam took the lead through a goal by Penny Ankama after ten minutes. Chances were few and far between as the teams weighed up evenly in the first half, but just before halftime, Ramblers grabbed the equaliser through Yolande Fourie from a short corner.Unam immediately regained the lead in the first minute of the second half when Ankama scored her second goal after a good build-up by Frida Kalondo.Ramblers had several chances to equalvise with captain Silke Pennefather first shooting wide of the target and then Anke Haensel just missing the goals from a short corner.Unam rode their luck before increasing their lead in the 48th minute.A backpass to Ramblers’ goalie was intercepted by Kalondo who lobbed the ball into an empty net.Ankama had a great chance to complete her hattrick in the 52nd minute but shot just wide of the target.Just before fulltime Silke Pennefather grabbed a goal back for Ramblers from a short corner, but it was too late as Unam held on for the victory.For Unam their captain and sweeper Audrey Salkunga had a great game as did Marilyn Nanus in midfield.Theodora Kariko stood out in the centre, while Kalondo and Ankama were dangerous in the attack.Pennefather had a great game for Ramblers, as did Haensel, while Dagmar Kreft was solid in defence.In another women’s Premier League match, Windhoek Old Boys Social Club (WOBSC) beat Wanderers 5-1, after leading 3-0 at halftime.Chantelle de Gouveia scored a hattrick for WOBSC while Froggy Crawford and Shane Cormack each scored one.Wanderers’ goal was scored by Madelein Lessing.Unam’s victory was their fourth in a row and stretches their lead at the top of the table.They had already beaten DTS, Wanderers and Windhoek Old Boys and now have a total of 14 points from four matches.Despite their defeat to WOBSC, Wanderers are still lying second on six points.In the men’s reserve league DTS III beat Unam II 4-1, while DTS II beat WOBSC II 1-0.In another Reserve League match Rehoboth beat Civics 3-2.The men’s Premier League continues on Saturday, August 14 when defending champions Unam take on WOBSC.Unam, WOBSC and DTS are currently jointly in the lead with four points each.Chances were few and far between as the teams weighed up evenly in the first half, but just before halftime, Ramblers grabbed the equaliser through Yolande Fourie from a short corner.Unam immediately regained the lead in the first minute of the second half when Ankama scored her second goal after a good build-up by Frida Kalondo.Ramblers had several chances to equalvise with captain Silke Pennefather first shooting wide of the target and then Anke Haensel just missing the goals from a short corner.Unam rode their luck before increasing their lead in the 48th minute.A backpass to Ramblers’ goalie was intercepted by Kalondo who lobbed the ball into an empty net.Ankama had a great chance to complete her hattrick in the 52nd minute but shot just wide of the target.Just before fulltime Silke Pennefather grabbed a goal back for Ramblers from a short corner, but it was too late as Unam held on for the victory.For Unam their captain and sweeper Audrey Salkunga had a great game as did Marilyn Nanus in midfield.Theodora Kariko stood out in the centre, while Kalondo and Ankama were dangerous in the attack.Pennefather had a great game for Ramblers, as did Haensel, while Dagmar Kreft was solid in defence.In another women’s Premier League match, Windhoek Old Boys Social Club (WOBSC) beat Wanderers 5-1, after leading 3-0 at halftime.Chantelle de Gouveia scored a hattrick for WOBSC while Froggy Crawford and Shane Cormack each scored one.Wanderers’ goal was scored by Madelein Lessing.Unam’s victory was their fourth in a row and stretches their lead at the top of the table.They had already beaten DTS, Wanderers and Windhoek Old Boys and now have a total of 14 points from four matches.Despite their defeat to WOBSC, Wanderers are still lying second on six points.In the men’s reserve league DTS III beat Unam II 4-1, while DTS II beat WOBSC II 1-0.In another Reserve League match Rehoboth beat Civics 3-2.The men’s Premier League continues on Saturday, August 14 when defending champions Unam take on WOBSC.Unam, WOBSC and DTS are currently jointly in the lead with four points each.