ABC suffer 3-0 loss
Young Ajax took the long trip to the Beaufort West to take on the Royal blues in the scorching African heat, the young warriors took the long drive to the west where they were met with very hot and energetic opposition.
The team were hit with a series of injuries and absent players as they strung together a young squad to try get the win away from home. The coaching staff had to paste together a unique looking squad in order to compete. The coaching staff mentioned that it would be a good chance to test some new players at the start of the season.
The boy’s kick-off at 15:00 in 35-degree heat which saw a slow start but the Young Warriours kept possession but never managed to do much with the ball. The first goal of the game came towards the half as a set-piece caught the boys napping which allowed a tap in for the opposition to tap the first goal in.
Ajax were unable to fight off the heat in the second half as another set-piece from a foul saw the ball go into the net. The rivals went into cruise mode as they put the 3rd goal into the net of the Warriors again because of poor marking on a set-piece. The Royal blue kept the points at home to see Ajax with their second loss in two games. The referee was fair and had a positive game which was great for the public to witness.
This is how your team lined up:
Ajax Cape Town Starting 11
01| Lincoln Vyver
02| Lyle Willemse
03| Phumelele Nyembani
04| Rushwin Dortley
05| Cade Ericsson
06| Chumani Butsaka
07| Dante Brown
08| Luyolo Slatsha
09| Ashley Cupido
10| Dale Wakefield
11| Dylan Ruiters
Substitutes :
▪️ Mogamet Yaseen
▪️ Marco Phytides
▪️ Aden Dreyer
Coach : Dylan Deane
▪️Assistant coach: Nathan Paulse
▪️Team Manager: Andre Petersen
