The University of Johannesburg (UJ Ladies) unseated reigning champions Mamelodi Sundowns Ladies at the summit of the Hollywoodbets Super League table after a convincing 5-0 win over Mpumalanga’s Coal City Wizards in the second round of matches.
The students are tied on six points each with the second-placed Brazilians who were not in action this weekend, but the former has a better goal difference.
Played at the University of the Johannesburg Stadium in Soweto, the home side turned the tables on their visitors in the second period following a goalless draw at the break.
Sphumelele Shamase grabbed a brace, with her twin sister, Thubelihle, a second half substitute, also getting in on the act. The other goals came from Adrielle Mibe, who opened the floodgates, as well as Shakeerah Jacobs.
The students now have two wins in as many matches with seven goals to their name, and zero conceded.
It also means UJ’s dominance over the Mpumalanga outfit continues.
The two sides have met seven times since the 2019/20 season, with four wins for the Soweto side and three for Coal City.
UJ has been victorious in the last four encounters.
Coal City is bottom of the table and have conceded 14 goals in just two matches.
RESULTS BETWEEN UJ AND COAL CITY:
24 Aug 2019
Coal City 2 – 0 UJ
28 Nov 2019
UJ 1 – 2 Coal City
21 Aug 2021
UJ 0 – 2 Coal City
28 Nov 2021
Coal City 0 – 2 UJ
23 April 2022
Coal City 0 – 1 UJ
13 Aug 2022
UJ 1 – 0 Coal City
12 Feb 2023
UJ 5 – 0 Coal City
Earlier in the day at the same venue, TS Galaxy Queens won the battle of the debutants when they defeated a stubborn University of Pretoria 3-1.
It was experience vs youth on display, but in the end the former won the day as Busisiwe Ndimeni scored twice while Nomvula Kgoale chipped in with the other to give the star-studded Mpumalanga side their first win in the league.
Wendy Shongwe grabbed the consolation goal for the Tshwane club, who suffered their second defeat in a row, leaving them third from the bottom while Galaxy is seventh with three points.
In the other fixture played on Sunday (12 February), Royal AM (KZN) and First Touch (Limpopo) could not be separated as they played to a goalless draw.
The result sees the Durban outfit in fourth place on the league table, while the Limpopo team is 10th with two points after their second draw in a row.
The Tshwane University of Technology (TUT) moved to third position with four points to their name after registering their first win of the 2023 season on Saturday (11 February).
TUT defeated newcomers Copperbelt Ladies of Limpopo 3-0.
A first victory in the current campaign saw Durban Ladies move up to sixth spot after beating hosts Thunderbirds Ladies 3-0 at the Sisa Dukashe Stadium in East London.
The University of the Western Cape was top of the log standings after the first round of matches, but due to being inactive this weekend, have now dropped to fifth place.
Results from the second round of action:
Tuks Ladies 1 – 3 TS Galaxy Queens
UJ Ladies 5 – 0 Coal City Wizards
Royal AM 0 – 0 First Touch Academy
Thunderbirds Ladies 0 – 3 Durban Ladies
TUT 3 – 0 Copperbelt Ladies
Mamelodi Sundowns Ladies 3-1 Ma-Indies Ladies
By Matlhomola Morake
