{"id":35794,"date":"2024-02-24T18:24:08","date_gmt":"2024-02-24T16:24:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ssschoolsplus.co.za\/?p=35794"},"modified":"2024-02-24T18:24:08","modified_gmt":"2024-02-24T16:24:08","slug":"day-2-st-annes-oranje-and-st-johns-dsg-dominate-in-bethlehem","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/test.ssschoolsplus.co.za\/?p=35794","title":{"rendered":"DAY 2| St Anne\u2019s, Oranje and St John’s DSG dominate in Bethlehem"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\" St Anne’s Diocesan College<\/strong> and Bloemfontein’s Oranje<\/strong> remained in the driving seat after reinforcing their unbeaten records on day two of the Balling Hockey Festival<\/strong> in Bethlehem.<\/p>\n

St John’s DSG<\/strong> also won both of their matches on Saturday, recording victories over Eunice<\/strong> and Beaulieu College<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

After a dramatic opening day<\/a><\/strong> that saw St Stithians College<\/strong> shock Eunice 4-2, more upsets were on the cards, as teams continued to strive for early season rhythm and consistency at Voortrekker’s Marl\u00e9 Claasen Astro<\/strong>, New Horizon College<\/strong>, and Ho\u00ebrskool Witteberg<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

St Anne’s, from Hilton in the KZN midlands, continued with the dominance they showed on day one, which had brought them six goals in wins over Voortrekker<\/strong> and Beaulieu College<\/strong>. In one of the day’s early games, on the Marl\u00e9 Claasen Astro, they outplayed Noordheuwel<\/strong>, winning 3-0.<\/p>\n

In their second match of the day, they faced last year’s number one ranked team in South Africa, Eunice.<\/p>\n

Coach Nika Coertzen’<\/strong>s young Eunice side entered the game on the back of a disappointing loss against St Stithians on Friday, which was followed by a 2-4 setback against St John’s DSG<\/strong> on Saturday morning.<\/p>\n

In their clash with St Anne’s, the two sides were neck-and-neck in the first half, with little to separate them, but St Anne’s edged in front and took a slender 2-1 lead into the break.<\/p>\n

Just as they had done in their previous matches at the festival, St Anne’s produced a strong second half, controlling matters, both on attack and in defence.<\/p>\n

They pulled away from Eunice, scoring three times, with their last goal coming from a penalty corner. But\u00a0Eunice kept fighting and retaliated with two goals of their own, leaving St Anne’s the 5-3 winners of an entertaining match.<\/p>\n

Meanwhile, Oranje continued to make goalscoring look easy. They had netted 13 times on the opening day of the festival, and they added another 12 goals on day two.<\/p>\n

In their first outing, Noordheuwel was subjected to a 7-0 hammering, and then the hosts, Voortrekker, saw five goals stuck past them, although they did manage one in response.<\/p>\n

Oranje coach Gyster van Schalkwyk<\/strong> will seek more of the same from his players in their final match against Beaulieu at 07:55 on Sunday morning.<\/p>\n

In other matches on Saturday, St Stithians College struggled to replicate the form they showed on the opening day, going down to Voortrekker and Beaulieu.<\/p>\n

There was joy for Epworth<\/strong>, who thumped Potchefstroom Volkskool<\/strong> 6-1, before Ho\u00ebrskool Sasolburg<\/strong> sneaked a 4-3 win over Wykeham Collegiate<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

Nine matches will be played on Sunday, starting at 07:00, when Union High<\/strong> takes on Monument<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

St Anne’s tackle St Stithians College at 09:45, while Wykeham will aim to end on a high when they play Our Lady of Fatima at the New Horizon Astro at 09:45.<\/p>\n

Results: Day 2 <\/strong><\/p>\n

Marl\u00e9 Claasen Astro| Voortrekker <\/strong><\/p>\n

Potchefstroom Volkskool 0-0 Union HS
\nEpworth 1-1 St Dominic’s College
\nOranje 5-1 Voortrekker
\nSt Anne’s 3-0 Noordheuwel
\nMonument 2-0 Witteberg
\nSt John’s DSG 4-2 Eunice
\nOranje 7-0 Noordheuwel
\nVoortrekker 1-0 St Stithians College
\nSt Anne\u2019s 5-3 Eunice
\nSt John’s DSG 2-0 Beaulieu<\/p>\n

New Horizon Astro:<\/strong><\/p>\n

Wykeham 4-2 Oranje II
\nOur Lady of Fatima 2-1 Ho\u00ebrskool Sasolburg
\nBeaulieu 1-0 St Stithians College
\nEpworth 6-1 Potchefstroom Volkskool
\nUnion HS 1-1 Oranje II
\nHo\u00ebrskool Sasolburg 4-3 Wykeham
\nWitteberg 3-3 Our Lady of Fatima
\nMonument 2-0 St Dominic’s College<\/p>\n

Day 3 <\/strong><\/p>\n

Marle Claassen Astro | Voortrekker <\/strong><\/p>\n

07:00 –<\/strong> Union HS vs Monument; 07:55 –<\/strong> Oranje vs Beaulieu; 08:50 –<\/strong> Eunice vs Voortrekker; 09:45 –<\/strong> St Anne’s vs St Stithians College; 10:40 –<\/strong> Noordheuwel vs St John’s DSG; 11:35 –<\/strong> Witteberg vs Potchefstroom Volkskool; 12:30 –<\/strong> Ho\u00ebrskool Sasolburg vs Epworth.<\/p>\n

New Horizon Astro<\/strong><\/p>\n

09:45 –<\/strong> Our Lady of Fatima vs Wykeham; 10:40 –<\/strong> St Dominic’s College vs Oranje II<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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