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Very real Fantasy
crown win for Alert
SIVENATHI GOSA
The second Fantasy Indoor
Soccer Challenge was under
way last Saturday with eight
East London teams from the
league competing for the
grand prize of R10,000.
Alert Engine Parts were
crowned champions after
beating Aurecon 11-0 in the
finals.
“Aurecon muscled their way
through group stages and hit a
brick wall in the finals. Alert
was in the mood today, they
showed their dominance right
from the start with 80% ball
possession,” said league CEO
Osher Soetland.
“We are developing a team
to play against major teams in
other provinces. We are
planning to take the two
strongest teams to the high
level.”
The two teams were
selected from members of the
eight teams in the tournament.
“There is great potential
here in East London. The
games were interesting as
emotions were high, because
everyone was gunning for the
grand prize,” said Soetland.
Soetland said they are
GOING FOR GOAL: North & Robertson take on Sanlam in the play-offs during the Fantasy Indoor
Soccer Challenge last Saturday
Picture:SIVENATHI GOSA
planning on expanding the
league by introducing more
activities such as bubble
football, foosball and many
more.
The Daily Dispatch Breakers
Football Club also decided to
join the Fantasy Football
League, having started a
month ago.
Team manager Lutho Zathu
said the idea was born in
January in order to promote a
a healthy lifestyle and fitness.
“It’s based on employee
wellness, interdependent
cohesion and getting to know
employees outside the of f i c e , ”
Zatu said.
Some team members
h av e n ’t played the game
before, but this didn’t deter
them. The team placed fifth on
the log out 20.
“Though we suffered a
defeat this week by losing
against Land Grabbers 11-0,
that is not stopping us from
fighting for top position in the
log,” Zatu said.
Runners shine in the
wet in Buffs Marathon
AMANDA NANO
The 46th Buffs
Marathon took place on
a wet Sunday morning,
with hundreds of
runners taking part in
the full marathon and
h a l f - m a r at h o n .
The 42.2km marathon
started just outside
Macleantown and the
21.1km half-marathon
just outside Python
Pa r k .
The marathon also
serves as a qualifier for
the Two Oceans and
Comrades marathons
later this year.
Winner of the ladies
21km race, Charlotte
Firth from the UK,
entered the competition
for fun whilst visiting a
friend.
“For me, the weather
was perfect because it's
similar back home.
“Had it been humid, I
wouldn't have survived.
I just thought it would
be something fun to do
as my friend is taking
part in the 42.1km,”
Firth said.
Yanga Malusi from
Zwelonke Athletics club
in Butterworth won the
men’s 21.1km.
He is also the winner
of the Bridle-Drift
BUFFS CHAMPIONS: Ann Ashworth and Luthando
Hejana came in first in the women and men's
category respectively at the 42.1km Buffs
Marathon on Sunday Picture: AMANDA NANO
half-marathon held in
Februar y.
Malusi's coach
Thulani Sidziya said the
rural club was working
hard on making a name
for themselves.
In the full marathon,
Luthando Hejana from
Old Mutual Athletics
Club took first place in
the marathon with a
time of 2:22:27.
Among the ladies,
Ann Ashworth came in
first place in the
marathon in a time of
2:43:58.