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Football league newspaper    
(24. round)
 
Round results and attendance
Atlantis - Lichtenburg7,6120 : 1 (0:1)
Bizana - Klerksdorp8,6522 : 0 (1:0)
Idutywa - Koster8,7771 : 0 (1:0)
Mareetsane - Koppies3,4153 : 0 (1:0)
Pretoria - Alberton3,9261 : 1 (1:1)
Reivelo - Mamelodi Sundowns FC4,5740 : 7 (0:7)
Ulundi - Wolmaransstad12,9972 : 1 (1:0)
Wolmaranstad - Orlando Pirates14,4560 : 4 (0:3)
FC Turban Durban - East london23,8185 : 0 (4:0)
Warrenton - Khayelitsha6,7701 : 2 (1:2)
What did Klerksdorp want to show with this performance?

Klerksdorp traveled to the field of Bizana. It was a 24 of the I. South Africa league. The Klerksdorp didn't exactly travel in the best of form, having lost their last *leagueLineVisitor* matches in a row. So the situation at the club was definitely not the best. The Bizana were ready to do everything they could to make things worse for the visiting footballers. They did that from the very beginning, when in the 5 minute the home team's Meyer got the ball rolling with a precise shot. The visiting Klerksdorp seemed to have given up in their heads after that shot and just ran mindlessly up and down. The home team Bizana adapted to this pace and so this football was not appealing to the spectators at all. In the second act, the home team Schultz still filled the net to close the score to the final 2:0. However, the Klerksdorp players should definitely think about their game. That leaves only one question. What did the guests Klerksdorp want to show with this performance? The answer has to be found by the club's internal representatives themselves.

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The visiting team Lichtenburg surprised all the experts

In the 24 the match between the home team Atlantis and the visiting team Lichtenburg took place. The bookmakers' experts determined a clear favourite. It was the home football team Atlantis, which held the 5 position in the league table. However, the main reason why they were considered the favourite was different. They had already won 3 matches in a row. To break it, the guests Lichtenburg, who occupied 4 place in the league table, tried to do so. The home team Atlantis confirmed their excellent form in this match. However, they couldn't translate it into goals. The visitors Lichtenburg waited for their chance and it came in the 28 minute when Robbertse scored. After the goal, the visitors Lichtenburg again honestly pulled in their defence and tried to wait out the rest of the football match in a defensive shell. They managed to do so in the second half, and enjoyed the narrowest of victories 0:1. This result broke the home team's Atlantis winning streak, which had stopped at an impressive 3 number, and the visitors Lichtenburg were quite deservedly the footballing unit to do it.

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Three points for the home team FC Turban Durban

The Stadion Lazio Roma stadium was the venue of the match between the home team FC Turban Durban and the visiting team East london. The home team FC Turban Durban was the slight favourite for the match, as they held the 1 spot in the league table before the match. The Stadion Lazio Roma stadium was filled almost to the last seat, there were 23818 paying spectators present, who were not deterred from attending even by the relatively high ticket prices, which started at 500 per piece. Kickoff of the duel was scheduled for 20:30. From the start, the home team FC Turban Durban had more pressure, so it was no surprise when they took the lead in the 2 minute. The home team FC Turban Durban increased their lead in the 6 minute with a nice shot by Laak{mann}. The visitors East london were having a bad day and couldn't get into the rhythm. On the other hand, the home team FC Turban Durban played with surprising ease. That's why they added another goal in the 8 minute when the home team Hull asserted himself. The home team Hull also managed to get on the scoresheet. The match was finished by home Hull. The result 5:0 thus marked the clear dominance of the home team FC Turban Durban throughout the whole meeting.

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The short training camp definitely helped the visiting team Orlando Pirates

The I. South Africa league, the 1 highest football competition in the country, has entered its 24 round with a match between the home team Wolmaranstad and the visiting team Orlando Pirates. The visitors Orlando Pirates had a short training camp at the destination Waikiki. "The pace was very relaxed," said the visiting japa3, refuting fans' fears of overtraining several players. On the contrary. The visitors Orlando Pirates looked very fresh from the opening minutes and were literally flying around the pitch. They managed to take the lead in the 2 minute when the visiting Books scored. The second goal was added by the visitors Orlando Pirates in the 6 minute. Before the break, Orlando Pirates increased the lead of their Orlando Pirates team with a Jeric. In the second half, the home team Wolmaranstad started to slowly come out of shape, but to their luck the away team Orlando Pirates slowed down the pace and not many more goals were scored. Only one, which was scored by the visiting Šimko. The result 0:4 thus proved that the short concentration definitely helped the visiting team Orlando Pirates, as they showed their best in this football match and deservedly scored another three points in the league table.

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Best league players

Kluby w pucharach
SA CUPMamelodi Sundowns FC - FC Turban Durban2 : 1 (2:1)
SA CUPAtlantis - Lichtenburg0 : 2 (0:1)
The top of the table
I. South Africa   P W D L S PTS
1. FC Turban Durban chl cup 24 24 0 0 109:11 72
2. Mamelodi Sundowns FC nc cup chl cup 24 22 1 1 141:9 67
3. Orlando Pirates nc cup chl cup 24 21 1 2 92:12 64
4. Lichtenburg chl cup 24 20 1 3 80:15 61
5. Atlantis chl cup 24 18 0 6 72:25 54
6. Khayelitsha chl cup 24 15 2 7 35:28 47
7. Bizana 24 12 2 10 36:30 38
8. Alberton 24 11 4 9 32:38 37
9. Wolmaranstad 24 9 4 11 28:46 31
10. Idutywa 24 9 3 12 26:48 30

Bottom of the table
I. South Africa   P W D L S PTS
11. Klerksdorp 24 8 2 14 21:43 26
12. Warrenton 24 7 4 13 25:47 25
13. Koppies 24 7 3 14 22:56 24
14. Wolmaransstad 24 7 3 14 17:51 24
15. East london 24 6 3 15 17:60 21
16. Ulundi 24 5 5 14 23:56 20
17. Pretoria 24 4 3 17 12:56 15
18. Reivelo 24 3 6 15 16:62 15
19. Mareetsane 24 3 2 19 17:70 11
20. Koster 24 2 5 17 14:72 11

 

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