Football - AUSC Region 5 Youth Games Μύ |10 December 2022
Bijoux receives his man-of-the-match award from Mr Pierre
Light at the end of the tunnel for 91Ογ½ΆΚΣΖ΅
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A goalless draw against Mozambique and a man-of-the-match award for captain Anil Bijoux were the best the 91Ογ½ΆΚΣΖ΅ boysβ under-17 national team could achieve at the African Union Sports Council (AUSC) Region 5 Youth Games in Malawi.
This draw and accolade achieved in their last group game on Wednesday, offered some hope and a speck of light at the end of the tunnel for the team who were mauled by South Africa and Zambia in their first two games.
The draw meant that both Mozambique and 91Ογ½ΆΚΣΖ΅ finished their group B campaigns with a point each, but the Seychellois were left to carry the weight of the table on account of the heavy defeats in their first two encounters.
91Ογ½ΆΚΣΖ΅ succumbed to 18 goals in the competition which also served as the Council of Southern Africa Football Associations (Cosafa) qualifier for the TotalEnergies U17 Africa Cup of Nations.
They were pummeled 11-0 by South Africa in their opening game and 7-1 by Zambia in the other.
South African Siyabonga Mabena helped himself to five of his teamβs goals and could well have had a double hat-trick had he taken the penalty awarded to South Africa in the 93rd minute with the scoreline 10-0. Instead, captain Benjamin Wallis stepped up and coolly slotted home for his own hat-trick in what was virtually the last kick of the game.
The other goals were scored by Keitumetse Lesia, Dhakier Lee, and Bennet Mokoena.
91Ογ½ΆΚΣΖ΅ put up a braver performance when they met Zambia for their second group match, but the Zambians were superior.
They were 5-0 up when Seychellois Lorenzo Hoareau finally hit the target to score what would also be 91Ογ½ΆΚΣΖ΅β only goal of the tournament. ΜύThe Zambians hit the net twice after that to bring the final score to 7-1.
91Ογ½ΆΚΣΖ΅ played most of the game with 10 men after Shawn Adrienne had received a red card early in the first half for intentionally hitting an opponent with the ball while taking a throw-in.
Emmanuel Mwanza netted five of his teamβs goals in a superb individual performance with the other two coming from Kelvin Phiri and Lutetekelo Kapowa.
Like 91Ογ½ΆΚΣΖ΅, Mozambique too had lost both of their opening matches, but their scores were more flattering. They were beaten 1-0 by both South Africa and Zambia.
With both teams eliminated at kick-off, it was a question of playing for honour. With 91Ογ½ΆΚΣΖ΅ not wanting to go home empty-handed they played their best match of the tournament to keep the Mozambicans at bay.
Opportunities were not lacking as the two teams engaged in an intense duel during which Anil Bijoux excelled to become man-of-the-match. It was finally on a 0-0 score that the two teams left the competition, a small consolation prize nevertheless.
Bijoux was presented with his man-of-the-match award by Seychellois David Pierre who is the permanent representative of the United Nationβs Southern Africa Regional Office (AU-SARO) based in Lilongwe, Malawi.
The following are the standings after the group stage of the AUSC Region 5 Youth Games in Malawi. The semifinals and finals are taking place this weekend.
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STANDINGS
GROUP AΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύ PΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύ WΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύ DΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύ LΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύ GFΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύ GAΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύ GDΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύ PTS
Malawi (Q)ΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύ 2ΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύ 1ΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύ 1ΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύ 0ΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύ 4ΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύ 3ΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύ 1ΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύ 4
Botswana (Q)Μύ 2ΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύ 1ΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύ 1ΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύ 0ΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύ 3ΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύ 2ΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύ 1ΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύ 4
NamibiaΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύ 2ΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύ 0ΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύ 0ΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύ 2ΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύ 1ΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύ 3ΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύ -2ΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύ 0
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GROUP BΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύ PΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύ WΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύ DΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύ LΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύ GFΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύ GAΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύ GDΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύ PTS
Zambia (Q)ΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύ 3ΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύ 3ΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύ 0ΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύ 0ΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύ 9ΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύ 1ΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύ 8ΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύ 9
South Africa (Q)ΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύ 3ΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύ 2ΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύ 0ΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύ 1ΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύ 12ΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύ 1ΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύ 11ΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύ 6
MozambiqueΜύΜύ 3ΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύ 0ΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύ 1ΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύ 2ΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύ 0ΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύ 2ΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύ -2ΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύ 1
91Ογ½ΆΚΣΖ΅ΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύ 3ΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύ 0ΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύ 1ΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύ 2ΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύ 1ΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύ 18ΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύ -17ΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύ 1
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