Cape Co-Ed u13 Cup – Day 1 matches were exciting even though the weather down in the Cape was far from perfect, it could not dampen the excitement of the Cape Co-Ed u13 Cup powered Belgotex Sport. 16 boys teams and 16 girls teams are battling it out for the title as Co-Ed champions.
The opening day of action saw the group stages play out with the top team in each pool progressing to the cup semi-finals. Second place dropped to the Plate, third into the shield and fourth in the bowl semi-finals.
We focus on who has come out on top of each pool and how they got there ahead of finals day on Saturday.
Girls Tournament
Pool A – Durbanville
Durbanville were perfect on their march to the summit of Pool A. They started with a whipping 5-0 win over Curro Durbanville thanks to a brace from both Lara Talke and Ryley Bland. It was a tighter affair in a 2-1 win against Beaumont putting them on the cusp of the Semi-Finals. Their spot was confirmed with a workmanlike 2-0 win over St Cyprians thanks Lisa Krige and Leah Goebel.
Pool B – Outeniqua
They began their journey on the right side of a five goal thriller against Panorama winning 3-2, Bekker, Moolman and Raubenheimer netting. They were then held to a pulsating 1-1 draw with Somerset scoring through Anri Hefer. They knew a victory against Wynberg would secure top spot and they did it with a Bella Coetzer goal to win 1-0.
Pool C – Eikestad
They started their day with a good 2-0 win over Kenridge with Nina Smit scoring both goals. They were even better in the second game winning 3-0 over Fish Hoek thanks to goals from Julia Johnson, Manina Stofberg & Milla Moolman. They knew thanks to superior goal difference they needed just a draw in their final game and that’s exactly what they got a 1-1 draw against Herschel and progress by virtue of goal difference.
Pool D – Gene Louw
They were the other “perfect” team on Day 1 winning 3 out of 3. They started with a 1-0 win over De Hoop and followed that up with a convincing 3-1 win against Play Smarter. Annalene van Zyl, Helen van Eck and Helena Nel the goal scorers. They completed the third win a tight affair winning 2-1 against Hermanus.
Cup Semi-Final Fixtures
Durbanville vs Outeniqua
Eikestad vs. Gene Louw
Boys Tournament
Pool A – De Hoop
Hendrik van Wyk was the star as De Hoop started off their tournament with a resounding 4-1 win over Durbanville. He added another two in a 3-0 win over Hermanus that set De Hoop up for a possible spot in the Semi-Finals. That place was confirmed in a brutal 6-0 win over Fish Hoek with van Wyk scoring an incredible 5 for himself.
Pool B – Bishops
Bishops were also impressive in their three pool games, winning all three and scoring for fun. A 6-0 win against Panorama set the tone with six different goal scorers. They next won 8-1 against Curro Durbanville with a brace for each of Jack Gibbon, Macen Lesbirel & Max Wides. It was another 6 unanswered in the final group game against Somerset with John Weir-Smith hat-trick the telling contribution.
Pool C – Beaumont
Beaumont got their day off to a tight start winning 1-0 against Gene Louw, Nathan Phillips netting the only goal. They then earned a 3-0 win against Eikestad before a big 7-0 win over Rondebosch with Nathan Phillips netting his own tally of four to complete a good personal goal scoring day.
Pool D – Kenridge
They are the only one of our semi-finalists that didn’t win 3 out of 3. They drew the opening game of the day 1-1 with Paarl Boys, Joss Muirhead the goal scorer. They won their next game 4-1 against Somerset and seeing that Paarl Boys had drawn they knew a win against Outeniqua would be enough. Connor Daniel and Karl Pienaar got the goals to secure a 2-0 win and a place in the Cup Semi-Finals.
Cup Semi-Final Fixtures
De Hoop vs Bishops
Beaumont vs Kenridge
All games are available for streaming on the SuperSport Schools App while the tournament results and statistics are available on the Enhanced Sports App. As in any Belgotex Sport powered event, the excitement and entertainment will be taken up a level on Day 2 in ways that make the tournament that much more memorable for the most important people, the players. Miss it and you’ll miss out!
Fixtures for Cape Co-Ed Tournament
