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Tuesday, January 31, 2017

Bantu head into LNIG Top 8 top of the league

Top of the charts... Bantu
Bantu will head into this coming weekend’s LNIG Top 8 on top of the Vodacom Premier League after a last minute 1-0 win over Rovers on Saturday. Bantu’s hero on the day was Itumeleng Falene who scored in the dying moments against a plucky Rovers side.

Until that point it was a frustrating afternoon for ‘A Matšo Matebele’ as Rovers seemed poised to cost them two valuable points.

Bantu had to win to stay on top because Lioli and Kick4Life continued their relentless chase with wins over LMPS and Likhopo respectively.

Lioli were irresistible again as they cruised to a 2-0 win over LMPS at PTC on Saturday. Tse Nala’s goals came courtesy of Tumelo Khutlang and Lekhanya Lekhanya and it was only LMPS’s second defeat of the season at home. Meanwhile, Kick4Life beat Likhopo 2-1 thanks to goals from Morapeli Lesoetsa and Thabiso Brown to stay third and one point behind Bantu.

The weekend’s action also an incredible score-line as Matlama demolished Butha-Buthe Warriors 8-0 on Sunday. It was a free-for-all and Matlama striker Motebang Sera took advantage by scoring a hattrick.

Weekend Results:
Saturday 28th January           
LMPS 0-2 Lioli
Rovers 0-1 Bantu       
Likhopo 1-2 Kick4Life          
LCS 1-2 Liphakoe

Sunday 29th January
Sundawana 2-1 LDF
Sky Battalion 3-2 Linare
Matlama 8-0 Butha-Buthe Warriors

Vodacom Premier League Standings:


P
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts.
1
Bantu
16
11
3
2
30
7
23
36
2
Lioli
16
11
2
3
30
8
22
35
3
Kick4Life
16
11
2
3
32
16
16
35
4
LCS
16
8
4
4
22
16
6
28
5
Sky Battalion
16
8
3
5
21
16
5
27
6
LMPS
16
6
7
3
14
11
3
25
7
Matlama
16
7
6
3
26
9
17
24
8
Sundawana
16
5
7
4
14
14
0
22
9
Liphakoe
16
5
4
7
15
20
-5
19
10
LDF
16
5
6
5
15
15
0
18
11
Linare
16
3
5
8
23
26
-3
14
12
Rovers
16
2
4
10
11
27
-16
10
13
Likhopo
16
1
3
12
10
29
-19
6
14
Butha-Buthe Warriors
16
0
2
14
10
56
-46
2
·         Matlama docked 3 points
·         LDF docked 3 points and 3 goals