Downs ladies leading the way

Only three teams have managed to win their opening three games of the season in the Hollywoodbets Super League, with reigning champions Mamelodi Sundowns among them after this weekend’s fixtures.

The Downs ladies top the log with a superior goal difference, having scored 18 goals and conceding one, while collecting nine points in the process.

In second spot is JVW FC, who have started strongly and are level on points with the Pretoria-based outfit, but they have only scored 15 goals.

Thunderbirds ladies occupy third place, with the same number of points, but with only five goals to their credit.

Banyana Ba Style thrashed Durban ladies 5-0 away from home, with Boitumelo Rabale (right) scoring a hat-trick, while a goal each from Khunjulwa Mali and Zanele Nhlapho completed a rout for Downs ladies.

Sundowns head coach Jerry Tshabalala, said his team were panicking in the first few minutes of the match as their opponents sat back, but, they started to get things right after they scored the opening goal.

“It was a great game for us, I am happy with the three points. We worked hard and in the first half we anticipated that they might sit back. In the first 10 minutes, they never came at us, but when we started to knock the ball around, they were scared to concede,” said Tshabalala.

“I told the players we need to be patient. We scored in the 19th minute, it opened the game up after that, and we scored three in the first half.”