Universiteit van Johannesburg Women lost 1:2 to Universiteit van Fort Hare in the Super League group stage on Friday. The away side took all three points after a match where the lead changed hands twice. By then the visitors had already shown they were not there to make up the numbers.
K. Hendricks opened the scoring in the ninth minute for the hosts. JBU started brightly and held their shape well in the opening exchanges. To be fair, they looked the more dangerous side for the first forty minutes of play.
S. Sandleni brought the visitors level just before the hour mark. The equaliser came in the fortieth minute and shifted the momentum. And here's the thing — Fort Hare did not panic after going behind, they waited for their chance.
A. November scored the winner in the fifty-fourth minute. The goal put the visitors ahead and they held on grimly afterwards. JBU pushed forward but could not find an equaliser to salvage a point.
With the result, JBU remain fourth on eleven points from six games. Fort Hare move up to tenth place with seven points after playing the same number of matches. The gap between them tightened but neither side changed position dramatically.
The away side came into this fixture with a run of three matches without defeat. They had beaten First Touch Women and City Ladies before drawing with Tshwane University Women. This victory extends that unbeaten run and gives them something to build on.