Ladies steal the show at Joburg Summer Cup

The Johannesburg Table Football Club hosted the Johannesburg Summer Cup on Saturday the 12th of November at Panorama Sports Club. We had a total turnout of 12 players of which 6 were ladies, which is a record for lady entrants in a WASPA Tournament in South Africa.

Clifford's birthday cake

The format for the Ladies was a straight knock-out, and even though all the games went to penalty shoot-outs, great fun was had by all with some great goals and fine goalkeeping  the order of the day. Heidie Modise triumphed in the end against Nita Hermaens in a titanic shoot out that went to the third round of sudden death penalties - well done to Heidie on her maiden tournament victory.
The mens event saw 6 competitors divided in two groups of three. After the group stages, Clifford and Abraham advanced as group winners with Greg and Waynne who advanced as runner-ups. The semi finals saw Waynne bring Abraham's great day to an end with an emphatic 2 nil victory. Clifford needed a shoot-out to defeat a tenacious Greg Green in the other semi. Before the final, all competitors were treated to some birthday cake, courtesy of Nita who baked a wonderful cake for Clifford featuring Subbuteo, QPR and Freddy Mercury edible pics.

Ladies final

A traditional South African braai was also then enjoyed while watching South Africa defeat Senegal in a 2018 World Cup qualifier on the big screen. The final saw perennial favourite Clifford square off against a much imroved Waynne Pienaar. Clifford defeated Waynne by a solitary goal to capture the Johannesburg Summer Cup. Once again, great fun and awesome cameraderie amongst all participants was the highlight of the day.

(Report by Clifford Graaff)