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| Lioli’s Mafa Moremoholo (left) tackles Kick4Life’s Tšeliso Sejake |
It was a much
disrupted weekend in the Vodacom Premier League which ultimately saw only three
matches completed.
For the second
weekend in a row there was violence at grounds which caused the abandonment of
a league game.
Last weekend it
was at Setsoto Stadium in the tie between Lioli and Matlama, this week it was
at Ratjomose where the clash between LDF and Bantu was not finished because of
fighting between players.
Bantu were
leading 2-0 when the match was stopped.
Two games had
already been postponed heading into the weekend with Matlama versus Sundawana
and Likhopo against Sky Battalion rescheduled because of the teams having
players in the national Under-20 side which was in action on Saturday.
In addition, a
fourth fixture ended up not being played as Saturday’s match between Liphakoe
and LMPS in Quthing was washed off because of heavy rain.
In the end, it
meant only three Vodacom Premiership games were played this weekend.
The pick of the
ties was the clash between Vodacom Premier League leaders Kick4Life and
champions Lioli on Saturday. It was an entertaining affair in which Lioli came
away with a statement 4-1 win.
Tse
Nala
were at their imperious best at the LCS Stadium and their goals came courtesy
of a Tšepo Seturumane brace and a strike each from Tšepo Lekhooana and Tumelo
Khutlang. Former Lioli striker Nkoto Masoabi scored the consolation for
Kick4Life. Kick4Life remain top of the Vodacom Premier League with 22 points.
However, Lioli have closed the gap. The champions are up to second place, five
points behind Kick4Life and with a game less in the played column.
In Saturday’s
second game at the LCS Stadium, LCS notched their first victory since September
with a 2-1 win over Rovers. The win moved Masheshena
up one place to eighth with 13 points.
On Sunday, only
one match was played as Linare ran out comfortable 6-1 winners over struggling
Butha-Buthe Warriors at the Maputsoe DiFA Stadium. The win, which was Linare’s
first in five matches, eased Tse Tala’s
relegation worries, at least for a week. Linare, who are in 11th place, are
five points clear of second bottom Likhopo and four ahead of 12th placed
Rovers.
Butha-Buthe
Warriors, on the other hand, remain rooted to the bottom of the Vodacom Premier
League. The newly-promoted Warriors are still without a win in 10 games and
appear destined for a quick return to the A-Division.
Staying with
football and Lesotho’s Under-20 side got their 2016 COSAFA Under-20
Championships preparations off to a good start with a 3-1 win over Swaziland on
Saturday.
The Makoanyane XI been pitted in Group A
against South Africa, Botswana and Swaziland in the 14-team championships which
will run from December 7 to 16.
The tournament
will be staged in Moruleng in South Africa’s North West Province.
Vodacom Premier
League Weekend Results
Saturday, 12 November
LCS 2-1 Rovers
Kick4Life 1-4 Lioli
Liphakoe v LMPS (Called off because of rain)
Sunday, 13 November
Linare 6-1 Butha-Buthe Warriors
LDF v Bantu (Game not finished)
Matlama v Sundawana (Postponed)
Likhopo v Sky Battalion (Postponed)
Standings
|
|
|
P
|
W
|
D
|
L
|
GF
|
GA
|
GD
|
Pts.
|
|
1
|
Kick4Life
|
10
|
7
|
1
|
2
|
22
|
12
|
10
|
22
|
|
2
|
Lioli
|
9
|
5
|
2
|
2
|
13
|
5
|
8
|
17
|
|
3
|
Bantu
|
7
|
5
|
1
|
1
|
13
|
3
|
10
|
16
|
|
4
|
LDF
|
9
|
4
|
4
|
1
|
8
|
4
|
4
|
16
|
|
5
|
Matlama
|
7
|
4
|
3
|
0
|
10
|
3
|
7
|
15
|
|
6
|
Sky Battalion
|
8
|
5
|
0
|
3
|
11
|
8
|
3
|
15
|
|
7
|
LMPS
|
9
|
4
|
3
|
2
|
8
|
5
|
3
|
15
|
|
8
|
LCS
|
9
|
3
|
4
|
2
|
10
|
11
|
-1
|
13
|
|
9
|
Liphakoe
|
9
|
3
|
2
|
4
|
9
|
12
|
-3
|
11
|
|
11
|
Linare
|
10
|
2
|
3
|
5
|
16
|
15
|
1
|
9
|
|
12
|
Rovers
|
10
|
1
|
2
|
7
|
6
|
18
|
-12
|
5
|
|
13
|
Likhopo
|
8
|
1
|
1
|
6
|
3
|
10
|
-7
|
4
|
|
14
|
Butha-Buthe Warriors
|
10
|
0
|
2
|
8
|
5
|
27
|
-22
|
2
|
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