{"id":69096,"date":"2025-04-06T13:45:32","date_gmt":"2025-04-06T11:45:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ssschoolsplus.co.za\/?p=69096"},"modified":"2025-04-06T13:45:32","modified_gmt":"2025-04-06T11:45:32","slug":"its-st-marys-dsg-kloof-versus-bloemhof-in-st-marys-waverley-final","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/test.ssschoolsplus.co.za\/?p=69096","title":{"rendered":"It&#8217;s St Mary&#8217;s DSG, Kloof, versus Bloemhof in St Mary&#8217;s Waverley final"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_69097\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-69097\" style=\"width: 400px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-69097\" src=\"https:\/\/ssschoolsplus.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Tayte-Stewart-St-Marys-400x326.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"400\" height=\"326\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-69097\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">St Mary&#8217;s DSG Kloof&#8217;s Tayte Stewart on the move against Eunice. Photo: Frans Lombard.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><strong>St Mary&#8217;s DSG Kloof<\/strong> and <strong>HMS Bloemhof<\/strong> will face off for the title at the <strong>Standard Bank St Mary&#8217;s Waverley Festival <\/strong>on Sunday afternoon.<\/p>\n<p>St Mary&#8217;s defeated<strong> Eunice<\/strong> and Bloemhof downed <strong>Rhenish Girls&#8217; High<\/strong> in the semifinals to punch their tickets to the showdown.<\/p>\n<p>St Mary&#8217;s DSG has won the trophy on two previous occasions, 2007 and 2018, and will be looking to end their seven-year wait for a third title. Their opponents, on the other hand, have never won the St Mary&#8217;s Waverley Festival trophy and will be looking to make history.<\/p>\n<p>In the first semi-final, St Mary&#8217;s DSG took on a spirited Eunice team in an entertaining clash in which they traded blows and made forays into each other&#8217;s halves without managing to breach the opposition&#8217;s defences.<\/p>\n<p>That sent the contest into a penalty shootout and St Mary&#8217;s clinched a place in the title decider by a 2-0 margin.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Ziyanda Mchunu<\/strong>, the St Mary&#8217;s goalkeeper, emerged as the hero for the ladies from KwaZulu-Natal after pulling off two outstanding saves.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Semi Final - St Mary&amp;apos;s DSG vs Eunice High School - St Mary&amp;apos;s Waverley Hockey Festival - 6 April 2025\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/9-KbrcA9vEw?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><strong>Nicola Forbes<\/strong>, the St Mary\u2019s captain, struck with the first penalty, slotting past <strong>Christine Fouch\u00e9<\/strong>, in the Eunice goal.\u00a0<strong>Bianca Rees-Gibbs<\/strong>, the Eunice skipper, stepped up to the plate to take the first one for the Bloemfontein side but was denied by Mchunu.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Jamie da Silva<\/strong>, who has tormented defenders at the festival and who played an integral role in St Mary\u2019s DSG\u2019s victory in the semifinals, made no mistake with her team&#8217;s second effort to put them two goals clear.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_69098\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-69098\" style=\"width: 355px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-69098\" src=\"https:\/\/ssschoolsplus.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Bloemhof02-355x500.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"355\" height=\"500\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-69098\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Bloemhof claimed the honours over Rhenish in a clash between Stellenbosch rivals. Photo: Frans Lombard.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><strong>Anebel Venter<\/strong> needed to convert her penalty to keep the contest alive, but her shot was kept out by a diving save from Mchunu.<\/p>\n<p>The second semifinal, between Bloemhof and Rhenish, followed a similar script. The Stellenbosch rivals launched excursions into each other&#8217;s halves and showed great drive, but neither could find a goal as the defences kept up their outstanding form.<\/p>\n<p>It was 0-0 at the end of the game, but Bloemhof won the shootout 3-1.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Elr\u00e9 Oosthuizen, <\/strong>the Bloemhof captain, led from the front and converted the first penalty for her side with little fuss.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Emeri Botes<\/strong>, then, exhibited sound technique to give Bloemhof the advantage when she saved <strong>Leah du Plessis&#8217;s<\/strong>\u00a0effort.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Mari Steyn<\/strong> doubled Bloemhof&#8217;s lead with a brilliant feint before driving the ball beneath goalkeeper <strong>Jasmine Aitken<\/strong> to make it 2-0.<\/p>\n<p>However, <strong>Grace Hobbs<\/strong> kept Rhenish in the contest with a lovely conversion of her penalty stroke, which placed pressure on Bloemhof&#8217;s <strong>Mari Boezaart. <\/strong>If she converted, her side would be through to the final.<\/p>\n<p>Boezaart has been a top performer for Bloemhof throughout the festival with her mix of skill and power and she showed off both when she fired a rocket past the Rhenish goalkeeper for her side&#8217;s third and match-winning goal.<\/p>\n<p>St Mary&#8217;s and Bloemhof have enjoyed good runs at the festival and seem to be peaking at the right time. Spectators can expect a humdinger in the final.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>St Mary&#8217;s DSG Kloof and HMS Bloemhof will face off for the title at the Standard Bank St Mary&#8217;s Waverley Festival on Sunday afternoon. St Mary&#8217;s defeated Eunice and Bloemhof downed Rhenish Girls&#8217; High in the semifinals to punch their tickets to the showdown. 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