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| Goal-hunter... striker Motebang Sera was on the scoresheet again for Matlama |
It was raining goals in Sunday’s Econet Premier
League action as Matlama, LCS, Linare and Liphakoe all claimed valuable wins.
The headline game of the day was the Maseru
derby between Matlama and Likhopo at Setsoto Stadium.
Although Likhopo went into the clash on
the back of a torrid run of just two wins in 15 league games, one of those wins
came against Matlama when the sides met in February and matches between the Maseru
brothers are usually hard-fought encounters.
That wasn’t the case this time, however,
as Tse Putsoa completely dominated an
outclassed Likhopo from start to finish.
Mabuti Potloane and Lebajoa Mosehlenyane
put Matlama on the way to a win before Motebang Sera struck late to make it 3-0
and rub salt into Likhopo’s wounds. The win sends last season’s LNIG Top 8
champions to the top of the league on goal difference.
Earlier at Setsoto, in the first of a
double header, LCS comfortably beat struggling Majantja 3-0 which briefly put Masheshena top before Matlama’s win.
As it is, Mpitsa Marai’s side are in second
place behind Matlama and ahead of LMPS with the in-form Leboneng Moqecho getting amongst the goals again.
The day’s other two games were more
dramatic.
At the Maputsoe DiFA Stadium, Linare
and Swallows played to a five-goal thriller which saw visiting Maswai-swai take the lead within 10
minutes through Leduma Phosholi. Tse Tala
struck back furiously, however, with goals from Billy Pulumo, Rethabile
Selonyane and Masilo Nena giving the hosts a 3-1 halftime lead.
That wasn’t the end of the story,
though, as Retšelisitsoe Mopeli scored late on to make it a nervous final
minutes for Linare.
In Quthing, Liphakoe claimed all three
points against Galaxy in dramatic fashion as Tšepang Makapa scored in the 89th minute
to finally breach the visitors’ resolute defence and seal a 1-0 win.
Liphakoe and Linare moved up to fifth and
sixth in the Econet Premier League with their wins while Likhopo, Majantja
and Galaxy are still searching for their first points of the season.
Sunday’s Results:
Matlama
3-0 Likhopo
LCS
3-0 Majantja
Linare
3-2 Swallows
Liphakoe
1-0 Galaxy
Econet Premier
League Standings:
P
|
W
|
D
|
L
|
GF
|
GA
|
GD
|
Pts.
|
||
1
|
Matlama
|
3
|
2
|
1
|
0
|
8
|
1
|
7
|
7
|
2
|
LCS
|
3
|
2
|
1
|
0
|
7
|
2
|
5
|
7
|
3
|
LMPS
|
3
|
2
|
1
|
0
|
2
|
0
|
2
|
7
|
4
|
Lioli
|
3
|
2
|
0
|
1
|
4
|
2
|
2
|
6
|
5
|
Liphakoe
|
3
|
2
|
0
|
1
|
3
|
2
|
1
|
6
|
6
|
Linare
|
3
|
2
|
0
|
1
|
6
|
8
|
-2
|
6
|
7
|
Kick4Life
|
3
|
1
|
2
|
0
|
2
|
1
|
1
|
5
|
8
|
Bantu
|
3
|
1
|
1
|
1
|
4
|
2
|
2
|
4
|
9
|
Swallows
|
3
|
1
|
1
|
1
|
4
|
4
|
0
|
4
|
10
|
LDF
|
3
|
1
|
1
|
1
|
1
|
3
|
-2
|
4
|
11
|
Sefotha-fotha
|
3
|
0
|
2
|
1
|
2
|
4
|
-2
|
2
|
12
|
Galaxy
|
3
|
0
|
0
|
3
|
1
|
5
|
-4
|
0
|
13
|
Likhopo
|
3
|
0
|
0
|
3
|
3
|
8
|
-5
|
0
|
14
|
Majantja
|
3
|
0
|
0
|
3
|
0
|
5
|
-5
|
0
|