Defending Hollywoodbets Super League champions, Mamelodi Sundowns Ladies maintained their three-point gap at the top of the table after a narrow 1-0 win over the University of Fort Hare. The clash took place at the Lucas Moripe Stadium in Atteridgeville on Saturday (22 June 2024).
The visitors would feel hard-done by after the Brazilians were awarded a soft penalty in referee’s optional time – this was the first ever match-up between the two sides.
With the victory, Sundowns Ladies moved to 41 points after 16 games.
They are three points ahead of second placed University of Johannesburg (UJ Ladies) who also brushed aside City Lads Ladies 1-0 on Saturday at the UJ Stadium in Soweto. This was City Lads’ ninth defeat in 15 outings, while the students registered their 12th victory in 16 fixtures to stay within touching distance of the log leaders.
Third placed University of the Western Cape (UWC) collected their first ever maximum points against TS Galaxy Queens in only their third meeting as they won 2-1 in a pulsating clash held on Sunday (23 June 2024) at the UJ Stadium. After 15 games, the Capetonians are on 35 points – three adrift of UJ Ladies, while TS Galaxy Queens dropped down to fifth spot on 27 points.
JVW jumped to fourth spot after an emphatic 4-0 win over the struggling Lindelani Ladies in Durban. Two goals in either half were enough to make the Blues the biggest winners of the weekend with four different scorers – Gabriel Salgado (24’), Nompumelelo Nyandeni (37’), captain Robyn Moodaly (57’) and young sensation Tanna Hollis (78’). This was Lindelani Ladies’ 13th defeat in 15 games.
Points were shared in the two weekend derbies.
TUT Matsatsantsa Ladies and the University of Pretoria could not be separated in the Tshwane Derby in Pretoria after a 1-all draw, while the KZN Derby between Royal AM and Durban Ladies in Pietermaritzburg failed to produce any goals.
First Touch Ladies managed their first win in seven matches against Richmond United, winning 1-0 in De Aar as they stunned the Northern Cape side at home. The first round clash ended 2-0 in favour of Richmond United. The Limpopo side moved one spot up to ninth on the table, while the Northern Cape outfit fell to seventh place.
Relegation-haunted Thunderbirds Ladies grabbed their second point of the season after holding Copperbelt Ladies to a goalless draw. But the bottom of the table Eastern Cape side is yet to win a fixture in 16 outings, Copperbelt Ladies is ninth on the log standings.
Hollywoodbets Super League Results: Week 17
Saturday, 22 June 2024
Sundowns Ladies 1 – 0 University of Fort Hare
University of JHB 1 – 0 City Lads
Lindelani Ladies 0 – 4 JVW
Royal AM 0 – 0 Durban Ladies
TUT Matsatsantsa FC 1 – 1 University of Pretoria
Richmond United 1 – 2 First Touch Ladies
Thunderbirds Ladies 0 – 0 Copperbelt Ladies
Sunday, 23 Jun 2024
TS Galaxy Queens 1 – 2 University of the Western Cape
By Matlhomola Morake
