Smuts smite the African Roots

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KNYSNA FOOTBALL NEWS - Smuts United's impressive run of form continued in the KLFA Domestic League, with a fine six-goal win over African Roots last weekend.

The match came during the 11th round of fixtures in the Knysna Local Football Association (KLFA) Domestic League, with a shorter weekend for the clubs as each side only played once, with all the games played on Sunday.

Since the return of the league after the December break, the clubs had to play two fixtures each on a given day, leading to a total of 16 games played on a weekend.

These 16 matches were typically stretched out over a Saturday and Sunday, but last weekend players were given a bit of respite with each side only required to play one match, bringing the total to eight games on Sunday only.

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Heading into the weekend, Smuts United found themselves top of the log, two points ahead of second-placed Young Boys, five points ahead of Red Eagles in third, and seven points ahead of Flamingo in fourth.

Alrich Moos takes a throw-in for African Eagles.

Out of the top four sides, Smuts and Flamingo had the easier fixtures with Smuts set to clash with sixth-placed African Roots and Flamingo lining up against 10th-placed Young Chiefs while Red Eagles and Young Boys locked horns at Loerie Park.

Flamingo were the first top four side in action with a 14:30 kick-off, managing to earn a comprehensive 6-1 victory over Young Chiefs. The remaining three kicked off at 16:00, with Red Eagles and Young Boys locking horns at Loerie Park while Smuts took on African Roots in Sedgefield.

Smuts made light work of their opponents, sweeping them aside 7-1 while Red Eagles edged Young Boys 2-1.

Other notable results from the weekend include Hot Stars' 6-5 victory over Two For Joy, and Slow Town's 2-1 win over Crossroads.

The results from the weekend saw quite a bit of movement in the log standings. Pine Stars moved into sixth place with African Roots dropping to seventh, African Eagles climbed two spots into 10th, with Young Chiefs and Crossroads each dropping a place to 11th and 12th respectively, and finally Slow Town climbed off the foot of the table into 15th. Hot Stars also went three points clear of the relega-tion zone thanks to their win.

CX Swallows' Tinashe Ganya attempts to make a pass with African Eagles' Bevan Terblanche attempting to block the ball. Photos: Blake Linder