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PORT ELIZABETH – Defending champions Tshwane will meet Mangaung Metro in the Spar net championship final on Saturday morning in Port Elizabeth. The battle for places in the finals boils down to a thrilling race of three horses with Dr. Kenneth Kaunda (North West) the unlucky losers.
All three teams finished round robin on 16 points each and the finalists, the first two teams on the table, were decided on goal averages. Dr. Kenneth Kaunda beat Cape Town 83-39 in their last game, but lost against Tshwane by 0.07 from one point to the goal. Dr. Kenneth Kaunda will meet Cape Winelands in the playoffs for third place early Saturday.
"We have probably conceded three goals too," said Elsje Jordaan, coach of Dr. Kenneth Kaunda. "It is difficult that there is no semifinal.Now we have to play a team that has finished four points behind us on the newspaper for third place. is the format and it's like that. "
Initially, section A was to be divided into two groups, with semi-finals and one final. However, after the withdrawal of two teams, it was decided that the matches should take place in the round, each team playing each other. The overworked schedule meant that teams often had to play three matches a day. Despite his disappointment, Jordaan said that she fully supported the tournament played on a district rather than on the provincial base. "The provincial system meant that it was the Brutal Fruit (Netball Premier League) played within a week, which did nothing to develop the game," she said. "But in the future, there must be rankings and there must be semi-finals."
Mangaung played two games on Friday, accumulating 106 goals to 20 against Bojbada (Rustenburg) and beating Nelson Mandela Bay 63-34. "We knew it was now or never and we had to pursue the goals," said Mangaung coach Burta de Kock. "I'm very proud of the team, you need a lot of mental strength when you play 10 games in a week, and they have responded very well."
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Mangaung beat Tshwane in their round robin match, but De Kock said she was expecting a very tough match. "They will make their plans and plot how to beat us," she said. "I'm going to tell the players to be brave and keep the ball in hand."
In other games played on Friday, Tshwane climbed at home against Cape Winelands from 28 goals to 27 in a match tight in wet and windy conditions. Cape Town defeated Nkangala (Middelburg) 79-12, and Cape Winelands defeated Ehlanzeni (Nelspruit) 72-18.
The welcome rain fell Friday in Port Elizabeth and the rain announced for Saturday, the final matches will be played inside a place o Saturday
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