Two undefeated teams in the Varsity Football men’s championship, the University of the Free State (UFS) and the University of Pretoria (UP Tuks), are braced for a tough battle.
They face off tomorrow – Thursday, 15 August Z in a top-of-the-table clash at Shimla Park, Bloemfontein.
The stakes are high in this intriguing encounter, wherein either side is both likely to extend its unbeaten record – or have it end.
Kick-off is at 19:15.
The Kovsie men have the added edge of playing at home to plot the end of the visiting team’s unbeaten run. They have won one game and played to a draw in one of the matches played at their home turf of Shimla Park.
Though the two teams are tied in their allocated points on the log roster – seven points each – the visitors from Pretoria are currently at the helm due to an advantage of one goal over Kovsies, who is in second place with four goals.
Of the eight university clubs in the competition, the two top-seeded are the only ones that have conceded one goal after three rounds of their matches played thus far.
Both seemed to have forgotten their shooting boots at home in last Thursday’s matches, in which they shared the spoils after playing to a goalless draw.
Kovsie drew with the struggling Tshwane University Technology (TUT) and UP Tuks with the North-West University (NWU) in matches played in Bloemfontein and Pretoria, respectively.
The forthcoming match will test their ability to execute a game plan and use their goal-scoring ability.
Both Kovsie and UP Tuks are among the favourites to secure a slot in this year’s semifinal of the tournament, scheduled for 12 September.
