Indoor hockey league kicks off

WINDHOEK, Feb. 26 – The Bank Windhoek Indoor Hockey Premier League kicked off with games played on Wednesday, 21 February at Deutscher Turn und Sportverein (DTS) in Windhoekand continued over the weekend.

DTS currently stand five points clear in the Men’s Premier League ahead of the University of Namibia (UNAM). In the Women’s Premier League, UNAM, Saints and Angels, started their campaign in good form. The three teams are separated by a single point with UNAM at the top while Saints and Angels share the same number of points in second and third place. These two are only separated by the goals conceded.

Men’s Premier League
Over the weekend DTS took on UNAM in a highly contested match which DTS won 2-1. Jason Botton and Darren Roberts scored for DTS.
Saints 2 played against Namibia University of Science and Technology (NUST) and beat them 5-0. Five Saints players managed to put their names on the score sheet.
Windhoek Old Boys Sports Club’s Burgundy Bullets (WOBSC BB) faced a rampant and determined DTS outfit. In this match William de Arth scored a hat trick for DTS and secured the bonus point victory of 6-0.
UNAM was too strong for the young Saints 2 side as they mustered a victory from the young side with a 2-1 score. Sasha Chioza scored both UNAM’s goals.
UNAM then faced a resilient NUST side whom they eventually defeated 2-0. Mbatata Urimeni and Sachin Jaanda scored UNAM’s goals.
Saints 1 faced off against Saints 2. Saints 1 had to fight hard as they were trailing 2-1 at half time. They finally beat their opponents with a score of 4-2 with Damien Schutz scoring twice.
The last game in the Men’s Premier League saw WOBSC’s first team, the Mad Maroons, play against its second team WOBSC BB with the Bullets losing 5-1 to the Maroons. Captain Bucko Bartlett scored four of the five goals to ensure a bonus point victory.

Women’s Premier League
Angels started off the weekend’s games in the Women’s Premier League as they took on BDO Wanderers. The final score was 3-0 to Angels. Rachel Finch, Maryke Schickerling and Joanne van Rooyen scored for Angels.
Saints played WOBSC whom they defeated 5-0. The goals were spread throughout the team showing how versatile they are. In their second game, Angels beat NUST with a convincing score of 10-1. Rachel Finch scored four goals during the game.
DTS and UNAM battled it out in the highly anticipated season’s opener in the Women’s Premier League with both teams wanting to make an impact early in the season. However, the UNAM team’s experience and the inclusion of the very talented Namibian women’s captain Maggy Mengo on their side, proved too strong for DTS who were beaten 6-0. Mengo scored a hat trick for UNAM.
BDO Wanderers played NUST in a well-balanced game with both sides fighting for a victory but it was not to be as they drew 2-all. Tracy Lottering of BDO Wanderers, scored twice.
Saints and DTS battled it out in a gruelling game for both sides. The score line reflected this as Saints got the upper hand 3-2. Kaela Schimming scored twice for Saints.
The final game in the Women’s Premier League, saw Angels take on UNAM. UNAM dominated as they beat Angels 5-2 with UNAM star player Maggy Mengo scoring all of UNAM’s goals.

Men’s First League
Only two games were played in the Men’s First League over the weekend. At Wanderers, WOBSC took on BDO Wanderers. The final score was 3-2 to BDO Wanderers. The second game was between DTS and UNAM. DTS who was the home team, dominated the match and won 4-0.

Women’s First League
Angels faced WOBSC. Angels proved too strong for WOBSC with the game ending 6-3.
Saints duelled with United. Under guidance from their new coach, Ettienne de Villiers, United looked to have improved their game, but it was not enough as they were defeated by Saints (2-1).
Later Saints played their second match against BDO Wanderers. Saints won 6-0 as they keep dominating the league. UNAM took on United in the last game of the day. The score ended in a 2-all draw.
The next games for the Premier, First and Second Leagues will take place this coming weekend at Wanderers, The Show Grounds in Windhoek and the Indoor Sports Hall in Walvis Bay. For more information regarding the Bank Windhoek Indoor Hockey League fixtures, please contact Ruan Oosthuizen on Cell: 081 323 8484 or by sending an email to ruano20991@gmail.com.
Below are the log standings in both the Men and Women’s Premier leagues – NDN Staffer