Saturday 20 October 2018, Pretoria, South Africa:
This event brought together 8 contestants as we battled it out in the final League Cup event of 2018.
In Round 1 action, the 2017 defending champion Jayden van der Merwe recorded a very conservative opening 1-0 win over Conway Julie.
Osvaldo van Niekerk held his own against Kegan van der Merwe in an entertaining 0-0 draw. Bevin Reed held to a 0-0 draw by Julian van der Merwe in a very open ended match. Then the round ended on a dramatic note, as Chessray Jooste scored with 1 second left to play to record a 1-0 Round 1 win over Gary Downs !
Round 2 saw Conway register his first ever win over Julian by way of a 1-0 victory. Bevin was then made to work for his 1-0 victory over Osvaldo. Kegan & Chessray played to a 0-0 draw, with Kegan pulling off two good stops to force the draw. Jayden then dispatched of Gary by way of another 1-0 win.
At the end of Round 2, Conway found himself in 4th spot overall.
In Round 3, Jayden stepped up his game to register a 2-0 win over Julian. Gary then held Bevin to a 1-1 draw whilst Conway managed a 1-1 draw against Kegan as well. Chessray then beat Osvaldo by 1-0 , opening the way for Chessray to go 2nd overall and just 2 points behind the leader Jayden. Round 4 then produced the highest scoring round of the day - first, Kegan and Bevin played to a 1-1 draw in the battle for potential 2nd / 3rd place.
In the "old timers battle", Julian recorded a 1-0 win over Gary - bringing the overall score to 2-2 in this "personal battle". Osvaldo then done exactly what was required of him - to register a 2-0 win over Conway for Osvaldo to replace Conway at 4th place overall!
Jayden then saved his best for last - an emphatic 4-0 win over Chessray in the potential battle for top honours. The win ensured that Jayden enjoyed an unbeaten run all day to lead the standings from start to finish - a triumph that marks Jayden's 17th WASPA title to date!
This win also ensured that Jayden has managed to end the year as the overall League Champion on 12 points, with Bevin following on 9 points and Kegan taking 3rd place overall with 8 points.
Previous League Champions:
2017 : Jayden vd Merwe
2016 : Chessray Jooste
2015 : Jayden vd Merwe
2014 : Jayden vd Merwe
Individual acknowledgements on the day :
"Goal Blitz" : went to Jayden van der Merwe ending the day as the top scorer.
"One to watch - Player of the Day" : went to Kegan van der Merwe, who was one of three players to post unbeaten runs.
"Tough as Nails" : went to Osvaldo van Niekerk (once again) who displayed great goalkeeping skills most of the day.
"Moment of the Day" : went to Julian van der Merwe for scoring a deftly chipped shot from a virtually impossible angle in his 1-0 Round 4 win over Gary Downs.
As always, a big thank you to all who attended to make the day a great success.
The PFC website & facebook page will be updated shortly with photo's & news content at :
http://www.facebook.com/pages/PFC-SA/519566284755728
(report by Julian vd Merwe)
Cape Town City Subbuteo Club - October Event
The die-hards were at it again in Cape Town on Sunday the 21st of October. A small group of 6 players battled it out, with Angus ultimately winning his first WASPA title. Great to see juniors Andy and Rafael playing regularly now with the adults, and holding their own. The next event in Cape Town will be our favourite one - the Cape Town Open. Details to follow soon.
Final table:
1. Angus Begg
2. John Fishlock
3. Mike Ryder
4. Clinton Gahwiler
5. Rafael Gahwiler
6. Andy Killick
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