PRESS RELEASEMonday, 11th August 2014

THE FOURTH ROUND OF VARSITY FOOTBALL SEES MANY TEAM IMPROVEMENTSKovsies, UWC and NWU are starting to show their mettle

The fourth round has many fans cheering their teams on as NWU moves to the top of the

Varsity Football standings. The underdogs continue to improve and the tops teams are fighting

to maintain their positions. Who will take this year’s Varsity Football title?

The first game of the night saw UP-Tuks cruising to a convincing 5-1 victory over Varsity

Football newcomers Limpopo in Pretoria today. It was a clinical performance from the defending

champions as they bounced back from a disappointing 4-0 defeat to UJ last week. The match

was the third straight defeat for the Limpopo team, who showed plenty of heart but have yet to

register a win in their debut season. Botshelo Mfulwane scored the first goal in the first half, and

the UJ striker added another goal not long after. Limpopo hit back with a goal from striker Clyde

Kgatla, who headed a great cross into the net to make it 2-1 at the half-time break. Sibongile

Njokwe put UJ 3-1 up after Limpopo failed to clear a free kick .Fullback Lindsay Stowman

scored UP-Tuks' fourth goal when he followed up on a loose ball after a good run from

Mfulwane, who had drawn the Limpopo goalkeeper off his line. Limpopo pushed hard right until

the final whistle, but the home side had the final say when Jeremiah Nkwana netted his team’s

final goal in the bottom right corner.

FNB Man of the Match: Lindsay Stowman

The second game of the night between UFS-Kovsies and UJ, billed to be the match of Round

Four, lived up to the hype as they played out to a dramatic 2-2 draw. UJ will head back home

the happier of the sides, taking away a valuable point after playing most of the match with just

ten men. The home side was awarded a penalty in the 36th minute after UJ captain Grant

Bruchhausen handled the ball in the 18-yard area. Lehlohonolo Mokoena stepped up and

assured his team the lead, easily getting past Harrison in goal. Kovsies went into the break with

a 1-0 lead. The second half saw both sides in search of an early goal. The visitors drew level in

the 66th minute when a deflected shot by Sandro Claro found its way into the Kovsies net.

Manxubandile Bantshi struck a minute later, sending the match into a frenzy and handing the

lead back to the hosts. UJ’s Lwazi Nogenga's header beat Serasengoe Moodie in Kovsies' goal

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and got the visitors back into the game. Both teams desperately sought the winning goal in the

closing moments of the game, but neither could find the back of the net and both sides had to

settle for one point.

FNB Man of the Match: Ruben De Freitas

The third game for the evening saw UWC earn some vital points in Port Elizabeth, where they

emerged victorious against NMMU. The 2-1 UWC win at Madibaz Stadium was a heated affair

that saw the hosts ending the match with just 10 men on the field. The Madibaz started well,

putting the visitors under pressure with some great movements and passing which saw UWC

goalkeeper Reon October having to make an early save. However, the Western Cape team

drew first blood, catching NMMU on the break in the 16th minute and forcing a penalty which

playmaker Tapelo Sixishe put past goalkeeper Lyndsay Jennings. This gave UWC a 1-0 lead at

halftime .Midfielder Lukhanyo Rasmeni put the home team back in the match half way through

the second half when he broke through the UWC defence. Reza Zain Dramat scored late to put

the final nail in the coffin for NMMU by handing them their first home defeat in the competition.

FNB Man of the Match: Tapelo Sixishe

Another exciting final game saw NWU go to the top of the Varsity Football standings with a

ruthless 6-0 demolition of UCT in Mafikeng. Striker Tshenolo Machwisa scored a hat trick,

leaving the winless Ikeys at the bottom of the standings with just one log point from their four

matches this season. NWU opened the scoring in the second minute when a great run and

cross from Orebotse Mongae was finished off by Thatohatsi Santos who slammed the ball into

the net to beat UCT goalkeeper David Frankel. Frankel found himself picking the ball out of the

back of the net again shortly afterwards, as Tshenolo Machwisa scored to make it 2-0. The

masterclass from Mongae continued as another weaving run set up Machiswa who had no

trouble finishing his second goal to make it 3-0 at half-time. In the second half, a mesmerising

run from Mongae set up Matsobane Matsi for the fourth goal of the match, shortly before

Machwisa wrapped up his hat-trick to make it 5-0. NWU were not done yet though. A stunning

shot from replacement Kagiso Modimeong found the bottom left corner to cap a resounding

victory for the home side.

FNB Man of the Match: Orebotse Mongae

Bringing much of the excitement often seen at American baseball games, Varsity Sports events

are renowned as much for their athletic mettle as they are for their showmanship, with flashy

cheerleaders, pyrotechnics, thumping music and vocal fans. The concept is that of a

playground, where the best footballers can test themselves against their peers. Market-leading

brands sponsor the platform, with Samsung, Debonairs Pizza, FNB, Cell C and JetMart as the

lead football sponsors.

CEO for Varsity Sports Duitser Bosman says, “The excitement and quality of Varsity Football is

what draws the crowds to these events. These high-energy events are well organised and offer

huge spectator entertainment.”

Marketing Executive for Varsity Sports Guy Loxton adds, “Varsity Sports is seeing many

promising sportsmen and -women successfully compete at its events and gain the attention they

deserve.”

The fifth round of Varsity Football will roll out from 18 August 2014 in Soweto, Pretoria, Bellville

and Bloemfontein. With five more weeks of non-stop, explosive football action to look forward to,

get yourself down to games in your province to experience Monday’s excitement first hand.

Matches commence at 16:45, 18:00 and 19:00.

For those living further afield, be sure to watch all the drama unfold by following non-stop

Varsity Sports action on SuperSport channels 210 and 204 next Monday. The programme

follows:

DATE NO TIME HOME TEAM VS AWAY TEAM VENUE TV

18-Aug-14

17 16:45 KOVSIES vs NMMU MADIBAZ SHIMLA PARK √18 19:00 UJ vs UCT SOWETO CAMPUS √19 18:00 TUKS vs NWU TUKS STADIUM

20 18:00 UWC vs LIMPOPO UWC SPORTS STADIUM

25-Aug-14

21 16:45 NWU vs UJ NWU MAFIKENG SPORTS STADIUM √

22 19:00 NMMU MADIBAZ vs LIMPOPO NMMU MADIBAZ STADIUM √

23 18:00 UWC vs TUKS UWC SPORTS STADIUM

24 18:00 UCT vs KOVSIES UCT RUGBY FIELDS

01-Sep-14

25 16:45 UCT vs UWC UCT RUGBY FIELDS √26 19:00 TUKS vs NMMU MADIBAZ TUKS STADIUM √27 18:00 KOVSIES vs NWU SHIMLA PARK

28 18:00 UJ vs LIMPOPO BUNTING ROAD CAMPUS SPORTS COMPLEX

08-Sep-1429 16:45 2ND ON LOG vs 3RD ON LOG TBC √30 19:00 1ST ON LOG vs 4TH ON LOG TBC √

15-Sep-14 31 19:00 WINNER OF SEMI-FINAL

WINNER OF SEMI-FINAL HIGHEST ON LOG √

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About Varsity Sports

Details at a glance:

Varsity Sports is a high-performance competition platform that enables South African

universities to compete against one another in six different sporting codes. These codes are

athletics, hockey, football and netball.

CEO Duister Bosman

 

Advent Sport Entertainment & Media (Pty) Ltd (ASEM) own Varsity Sports.

CEO Francois Pienaar.

 

ASEM is the exclusive service provider (via a 10-year multi-media rights agreement) to the

University Sport Company (USC).

Varsity Sports has a five-year exclusive broadcast agreement with SuperSport.

 

Programme for 2014:

Varsity Football from 21 July to 15 September

Varsity Netball from 15 September to 20 October

Venues for Netball to be announced

For more information, please contact:

 

GUY LOXTON

Marketing Executive

Varsity Sports

0214187848

guy@asem.tv

NATALIE PEREIRA

PR for Varsity Sports

0214182466

0829205366

natalie@dummettandcompany.co.za