play_arrow

keyboard_arrow_right

Listeners:

Top listeners:

skip_previous skip_next
00:00 00:00
playlist_play chevron_left
volume_up
Go to album
  • cover play_arrow

    LISTEN NOW: JafriQ Radio Live On Jafriq Radio

News

Namibia: Chile Go Top of the Log

todayOctober 17, 2024 2

Background
share close

[ad_1]

Chile Futsal Club went to the top of the NDTC Futsal Premier League log after a hard fought 3-2 victory against Knights FC on Saturday.

They are now one of only three teams that are still unbeaten in the league, and lead Quality FC and Ballers FC on goal difference at the top of the log.

They, however, had to dig deep to overcome a determined Knights team that pushed them all the way.

Knights, in fact, took an early lead through a great long-range strike by Anelca Francisco, but Chile came storming back. They started to dominate possession with Wesley Otto at the forefront of their attacks.

He hit the post with a volley and then equalised after stabbing home a cross by Rolando Swartz.

Kings’ keeper Teddy Neumann was kept busy and just before halftime pulled off a great diving save to deny Bornface Siyanga.

Chile’s keeper Martin Thomas also pulled off some fine saves from Francisco and Gospel Nwagbara early in the second half, and they finally took the lead when Swartz rounded off a slick attack by Otto and Siyanga.

Chile continued to attack with Clinton Amutenya hitting the post before Siyanga rounded off a counter-attack to put them 3-1 ahead.

In the dying seconds, Francisco scored his second goal for Knights, but it was too little too late as Chile held on for a narrow victory.

Chile’s vice captain Siyanga said their experience saw them through.

“We struggled a bit in the beginning, I don’t know if our training was too intensive, but we could not start as we did in our previous two matches. But we are an experienced team, so we picked ourselves up and from there on everything just went accordingly,” he said.

“We slowed the game down, we waited for them to come out and waited for the open spaces and that’s how we got our goals,” he added.

The win put Chile at the top of the log and Siyanga said they aimed to stay there.

“We are on top now and our aim is to stay there and go all the way and win the title. We will take it one game at a time but we are ready for any team this season,” he said.

The defending champions Quality, thrashed Flying V 8-1 to go second on the log.

Ken Salote led their onslaught with four goals, while Ezio Chivas scored two, Luis Solunga one and an own goal by Junior Goliath. Dillon van Zyl scored Flying V’s solitary goal.

Ballers FC are the only other unbeaten team after three rounds, after they beat Boston Madrid 4-2.