Hope secured a 1-0 victory away at Havu in the first division's regular season round three, played on Saturday 5 September. The result extends the visitors' solid start to the campaign while leaving the home side still searching for their first win.
Hope move further clear in fifth place with six points from three matches, maintaining their two wins from three games. Havu remain bottom of the second half of the table in fourteenth, still on a single point after one draw and two defeats.
The away side had mixed recent form, losing 1-0 at Highbury before claiming a 1-0 win against Pretoria. Havu came into the fixture on the back of a 1-1 draw with Upton City, following their 2-0 loss to Lerum Lions.
The gap between the sides in the standings now stands at five points, though both teams have played the same number of fixtures. Hope's away victory keeps them in contention for promotion places, while Havu's search for their first win continues.