There was no stopping head coach Ashlin Freddy’s Maties Mean Machine at a packed Maties Astro in Stellenbosch Saturday night, and a 10-0 whitewash of Wits University was the outcome.
Reece Arendse opened the floodgates in the 11th minute and just six minutes later it was 4-0 as Shannon Boucher, Daniel Bell and Luke Schooling got on the scoresheet.
A James Drummond one-two inside the last three minutes of an action-packed first half took Maties into the break six goals to the good.
Wits had their chances but it was to no avail as Alex Stewart, Bell and Drummond added to Maties’ goalscoring tally for the double-figure score.
Maties’ lethal cocktail of pace, skill and unrelenting pressure play is going to be difficult to stop as the league phase of this world-class event comes to a climax Sunday, ahead of Monday’s classification matches and all-important semi-finals.
REMAINING FIXTURES AT MATIES ASTRO
Sunday 15-May
13:30 Tuks vs Wits
15:15 UJ vs Madibaz
17:00 Kovsies vs NWU Puk
18:45 Maties vs UCT
Monday 16-May
13:30 Position 7 vs Position 8
15:15 Position 5 vs Position 6
17:00 Position 2 vs Position 3
18:45 Position 1 vs Position 4
Come and enjoy a hot Mugg & Bean coffee!
FNB Player of the Match: Jackie Mohlaba (Maties)
Mugg & Bean Star Saver: Quinton Kernot (Wits)
Samsung Super Striker: James Drummond (Maties)
By Jonathan Cook
