St
David’s Marist, Inanda, are the Johannesburg Primary School Football
Association’s (JPSFA) Danone Nations Cup winners after beating new comers into
the tournament, Heronbridge College 2 – 1 in the final match.
Schools
from the JPSFA competed in the Danone Nations Cup for the second successive
year with 21 schools entering and it was hosted by St David’s Marist Inanda
again.
“This
is very exciting and something completely different for our team,” said St
David’s coach, Thami Nkabinde, who has a FIFA coaching certificate that he
obtained in 1994 and renewed through the JPSFA in 2004.
“It
was a tough competition,” said the coach. “We saw some great soccer and the
tournament was very well organised. The players particularly enjoyed the NutriDay
and Yogi Sip products that they were given over the three days. The calcium and vitamins are so important in
keeping energy levels at optimal level as the boys played more often than they
are used to each day.”
St
David’s was grouped with Northwest Christian School, Emmarentia Primary School,
Sacred Heart College, Deutsche Internationle Schule and Greenside Primary
School. On the first day they played against Greenside Primary School and the
won 2-0. Their second opponents, Deutsche Schule, arrived late and they were
awarded 3 points.
On
the second day they beat Sacred Heart College 4 - 1 in their first game. “The
boys really communicated well, and their team work was excellent,” said Nkabinde. “It is important that the players understand
that team work, as opposed to showboating as individuals, is what wins games in soccer. Their accurate passing and making use of
spaces as well as utilizing the full field managed to win us the game.”
This
camaraderie and team work continued in their second game against Emmarentia
Primary School and they won the game with the same margin of victory, 4-1.
The
final day they beat the Northwest Christian School 1-0 to top their group and
qualify for the semi-finals. “We played Fairsand Primary School in the semis
and they cracked under the pressure,” Nkabinde said. “Their communication was
poor, and we beat them 3-1.”
That
took them into the final against Heronbridge College. “Heronbridge were strong
and would have been worthy champions,” Nkabinde said. “We scored twice, but
they pulled one back and it seemed like an equaliser was imminent and it was
going to go to penalties, however my boys managed to hold on until the final
whistle.”
Nkabinde
was impressed by the support of the parents at the games. “It was amazing, it
would be great if all parents could attend matches and support their children,”
he said.
And now the
boy’s dreams have come true and they are off to the provincial finals. “We have no idea what we will be up against,
but we have heard from Reddam, who were last year’s winners, that it is going
to be tough as the schools registered with the South African Schools Football
Association (SASFA) are very experienced in the tournament and have exceptional
talent. We will keep to our game plan and
put in a couple of extra training sessions and extra games to ensure we are
ready for 25th August.”
The
schools that played in the JPSFA finals were:
MONDAY 23 JULY
Group A Results
St Davids Marist
Inanda 2 vs Greenside Primary School 0
Northwest Christian
School 3 vs Deutsche Internationale Schule 0
Emmarentia Primary
School 2 vs Sacred Heart College 2
Deutsche
Internationale Schule 0 vs St Davids Marist Inanda 3
Sacred Heart College
0 vs Greenside Primary School 1
Group B Results
Grayston Preparatory 3
vs HA Jack Primary School 4
HeronBridge College
1 vs Curro Academy Wilgeheuwel 0
HA Jack Primary School
2 vs Orange Grove Primary School 0
Heronbridge College
2 vs Grayston Preparatory 0
Emmarentia Primary
School 4 vs Northwest Christian School 2
Group C Results
Blairgowrie Primary
School 3 vs The Kings School Robin Hills 1
Houghton Primary
School 0 vs Fairsand Primary School 0
The Kings School Robin
Hills 1 vs Reddam House Bedfordview 1
Houghton Primary
School 1 vs Blairgowrie Primary School 1
Group D Results
King David VPPS 1 vs
Maryvale College 3
Houghton Muslim
Academy 1 vs De La Salle Holy Cross College 4
Maryvale College 2 vs
Bryneven Primary School 5
Houghton Muslim
Academy 0 vs King David VPPS 5
TUESDAY
24 JULY
Group A Results
St Davids Marist
Inanda 4 vs Sacred Heart College 1
Deutsche Schule
Internationale 2 vs Emmarentia Primary School 1
Greenside Primary
School 4 vs Northwest Christian School 1
Emmarentia Primary
School 1 vs St Davids Marist Inanda 4
Northwest Christian
School 0 vs Sacred Heart College 3
Group B Results
Orange Grove Primary
School 1 vs Curro Academy Wilgeheuwel 1
HA Jack Primary School
0 vs HeronBridge College 1
Grayston Preparatory 0
vs Curro Academy Wilgeheuwel 3
HeronBridge College
1 vs Orange Grove Primary School 0
Greenside Primary
School 1 vs Deutsche Schule Internationale 1
Group C Results
Reddam House
Bedfordview 2vs Fairsand Primary School 2
The Kings School Robin
Hills 0 vs Houghton Primary School 0
Blairgowrie Primary
School 0 vs Fairsand Primary School 2
Houghton Primary
School 1 vs Reddam House Bedfordview 1
Group D Results
Bryneven Primary
School 3 vs De La Salle Holy College 0
Maryvale College 6 vs
Houghton Muslim Academy 1
King David VPPS 0 vs
De La Salle Holy College 2
Houghton Muslim
Academy 0 vs Bryneven Primary School 7
WEDNESDAY
25 JULY
Group A Results
St Davids Marist
Inanda 1 vs Northwest Christian School 0
Greenside Primary
School 1 vs Emmarentia Primary School 0
Sacred Heart College
0 vs Deutsche Internationale 1
Group B
Orange Grove Primary
School 2 vs Grayston Preparatory 1
Curro Academy
Wilgeheuwel 3 vs HA Jack Primary School 1
Group C
Reddam House
Bedfordview 2 vs Blairgowrie Primary School 1
Fairsand Primary
School 4 vs The Kings School Robin Hills 1
Group D
Bryneven Primary
School 0 vs King David VPPS 1
De La Salle Holy Cross
College 1 vs Maryvale College 0
SEMI FINAL
Winner Group A – St
Davids Marist Inanda 3 vs Fairsand Primary School 1
SEMI FINAL
Winner Group B –
Heronbridge College 0(3) vs Winner Group D
– Bryneven Primary School 0 (1)
FINAL
St Davids Marist
Inanda 2 vs Heronbridge College 1
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