After gaining maximum points in the Debmarine Namibia Premiership, AFRICAN Stars now has a seven point lead at the top.
They beat Life Fighters 2:1 at Otjiwarongo’s Mokuti Stadium. Then they beat Julinho Sporting at Rundu 1-0 on Saturday to move clear of the chasing pack.
Stars led Fighters by a very fortunate margin in the first half. Stars were led by Willy Stephanus, a midfielder, who scored a free kick that Fighters’ keeper missed, and rolled into an empty net.
It was 2-0 ten minutes later when Manaze Salazar crossed from the wing. Fighters opened their account just before halftime, when Stars’ pressure led to an own goal by one their defenders.
After the break, both teams were evenly weighed. Stars’ young midfielder Chulu Kamatuka won the game with a fantastic long-range strike that landed in the net.
Stars struggled against Julinho on Sunday. But Stephanus broke the deadlock with 15 minutes left and Stars won another valuable win on their road trip.
These victories have now earned them 25 points from nine matches – seven more than Blue Waters or Fighters.
After their defeat to Stars, fighters were able to regroup to win a 6-1 victory at Otjiwarongo on Saturday.
The sides were equal in weight at the beginning, before Eliakim Jackson, Fighters’ striker, broke the deadlock halfway through the first.
After a tough half-time team talk by coach Agnus Elmu, the fighters picked up their pace and scored five more goals in the second period. Brazilians also scored a consolation goal late in the game.
Other goals achieved by fighters included Erwin Tjiuija (Lazarus Naruseb), If Musinga and Shafishuna Nagula. Jackson also scored a second goal.
Fighters moved up to second position with 18 points, and Blue Waters joined them in second place with four points at Walvis Bay’s Jan Wilkens Stadium.
They drew 1-1 with Orlando Pirates 1-0 on Saturday, with Steven Damaseb scoring their goal. On Sunday, they beat Tigers 2 to 1. Goals by Junior Petrus (and Philip Kavari) won them 2-1.
Okahandja United finished fourth on the log, with 16 points, after a 2-0 victory against Citizens at Nau Aib Stadion on Sunday. They also have a match on the leaders, having lost their match against Civics on Sunday due to rain at the beginning of the second period. The teams were tied at 1-1 at that stage.
Mighty Gunners had another successful weekend, picking four points on the road to move up into fifth place on 15 points.
They beat Citizens 1-0 at Nau-Aib Stadium on Saturday, while Civics were held to a 1-1 draw at Khomasdal Stadium Sunday.
Civics took the lead with a Quinton Khuruseb penalty in the first period, but Gunners won strongly and were able to equalize through Moses Jindji just five minutes before the end.
Young African had a great weekend after they won 1-0 against Unam on Saturday and 2-1 against Tura Magic on Sunday.
Other results: Eleven Arrows and Tigers were tied 0-0 on Saturday, while Pirates beat Arrows by 2-0 Sunday. Black Africa also collected two draws against Tura Magic (2-2) and Unam (0-1).
BA looked like they were on the verge of victory against Tura Magic, leading 2-0 after goals from Lleyton Goagoseb and Derl Goagoseb. But Tura came back strong with goals by Nicodemus Haikali and Nehemia Ndengu to take a share.
The log standings can be found attached.
Source: namibian
