{"id":234662,"date":"2022-08-19T21:36:48","date_gmt":"2022-08-19T19:36:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mypr.co.za\/?p=120008"},"modified":"2022-08-19T21:36:48","modified_gmt":"2022-08-19T19:36:48","slug":"matchday-4-wrap-nwu-move-top-downs-starlet-puts-tuks-back-into-top-4-race","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/matchday-4-wrap-nwu-move-top-downs-starlet-puts-tuks-back-into-top-4-race\/","title":{"rendered":"MATCHDAY 4 WRAP: NWU move top, Downs starlet puts Tuks back into top 4 race!"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"scaip scaip-1 \">\n<aside id=\"republication_tracker_tool-2\" class=\"republication_tracker_tool clearfix\">\n<h5 class=\"adtitle\">Republish for Free<\/h5>\n<div class=\"license\">\n<p><button name=\"Republish This Story\" id=\"cc-btn\" class=\"republication-tracker-tool-button\">Republish This Story<\/button><\/p>\n<p><a class=\"license\" rel=\"noreferrer license noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/creativecommons.org\/licenses\/by-nd\/4.0\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Creative Commons License\" class=\"lazyload\" src=\"http:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/matchday-4-wrap-nwu-move-top-downs-starlet-puts-tuks-back-into-top-4-race.png\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Creative Commons License\" src=\"http:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/matchday-4-wrap-nwu-move-top-downs-starlet-puts-tuks-back-into-top-4-race.png\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"message\">\n<p>Republish our articles for free, online or in print, under a Creative Commons license.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<\/aside>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/mypr.co.za\/?attachment_id=120009\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt width=\"300\" height=\"227\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-120009 size-thumbnail lazyload\" src=\"http:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/matchday-4-wrap-nwu-move-top-downs-starlet-puts-tuks-back-into-top-4-race.jpg\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-120009 size-thumbnail\" src=\"http:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/matchday-4-wrap-nwu-move-top-downs-starlet-puts-tuks-back-into-top-4-race.jpg\" alt width=\"300\" height=\"227\">Round four of Varsity Football produced the least goals of this year\u2019s edition so far, despite many fans filling the stands at the four matchday venues. The Noble Men from the North-West University climbed to the top of the log after beating the Impi from UKZN. Record champions UP-Tuks collected their second successive win in injury-time thanks to a screamer by Mamelodi Sundowns starlet Ofentse Mashiane, while UJ and Kovsies as well as TUT and Wits could not be separated.<\/p>\n<p>Late \u2018Pogba\u2019 heroics see Tuks down VUT<\/p>\n<p>The Vaal University of Technology were facing University of Pretoria at the Tuks Stadium, with the winner set for greener pastures on the log. VUT looked the livelier side for large parts of the game, keeping Tuks in their half but the game remained goalless until the 90th minute before Ofentse \u2018Pogba\u2019 Mashiane sent the fans of the Stripe Generation into ecstasy. The Tuks star, who is on the books of Mamelodi Sundowns, opened the scoreline with an absolute screamer from outside the box in the 90th minute. But the celebrations didn\u2019t end there, as Ntokozo Madela put the icing on the cake and made it 2-0 for the record champions. With two wins from their last two matches, Tuks have climbed up the table to six points, while the Mavuti remained on just four points.<\/p>\n<p>FT score: VUT 0-2 Tuks<br \/>Goals: 90\u2019 0-1 Ofentse Mashiane, 90+3\u2019 0-2 Ntokozo Madela<br \/>Man of the Match: Ntokozo Madela (Tuks)<\/p>\n<p>NWU put more misery on UKZN<\/p>\n<p>The North-West University were hosting winless University of KwaZulu-Natal at Mafikeng Stadium, hoping to get back to winning ways. They got off to the perfect start after Thabang Majoro scored through a header following a mistake at the back by UKZN in the fourth minute. NWU carried their slender lead into the break, but UKZN came out strongly after half-time. Following a host of set-pieces, UKZN were eventually rewarded when Malusi Mavundla netted the equaliser thanks to a powerful header following a corner in the 73rd minute. NWU captain, Tshepiso Mahlangu then took matters in his own hands, heading home a powerful effort in the 85th minute following an inch-perfect assist. The win took NWU to nine points on the log, while UKZN remained on just one.<\/p>\n<p>FT score: NWU 2-1 UKZN<br \/>Goals: 4\u2019 1-0 Thabang Majoro, 73\u2019 1-1 Malusi Mavundla, 85\u2019 2-1 Tshepiso Mahlangu<br \/>Man of the Match: Banele Ntuli (UKZN)<\/p>\n<p>UJ &amp; Kovsies share the spoils<\/p>\n<p>The defending champions, University of Johannesburg were up against the University of the Free State at the UJ Stadium, with both teams sitting on six points ahead of the match. The Orange Army looked the better side, controlling most of the ball but struggled to turn their superiority into clear-cut goalscoring opportunities before the break. UJ continued their dominance in the second stanza, with Siyabulela Dlamini missing a great goal scoring opportunity from 12 yards in the 63rd minute. UJ almost grabbed the three points in the third minute of injury-time but a header by substitute Nimrod Ofentse Ngema was denied by the post, while a few seconds later the Kovsies keeper prevented a certain goal with a brilliant save. The goalless draw sees both sides move to seven points on the log.<\/p>\n<p>FT score: UJ 0-0<br \/>Goals: none<br \/>Man of the Match: Thulani Zandamela (UJ)<\/p>\n<p>Wits hold leaders TUT to a draw<\/p>\n<p>The Tschwane University of Technology welcomed Wits University, hoping to cement their spot at the top of the log. TUT have been brilliant on the road, beating last year\u2019s champions UJ as well as UKZN but failed to win their first home match against VUT. Thursday night\u2019s clash was another tough home encounter as Wits were eager to add to their one point from the first three rounds. While many expected fireworks, it was a cagey affair at the TUT Stadium, as both sides struggled to break down the opposition defence. In the end, there was nothing to separate the two sides, as the Red Army picked up their second goalless draw at home and moved to eight points on the log, while the Educated Footballers earned their second point of the 2022 Varsity Football tournament.<\/p>\n<p>FT score: TUT 0-0 Wits<br \/>Goals: none<br \/>Man of the Match: Matthew Welgemoed (Wits)<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/mypr.co.za\/contact\/featured\/\">CLICK HERE to submit your press release to MyPR.co.za<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p> <span class=\"post-views-icon dashicons dashicons-chart-bar\"><\/span> <span class=\"post-views-label\">Press Release Views since 1 July 2022:<\/span> <span class=\"post-views-count\">103<\/span> <\/p>\n<div class=\"entry-pagination pagination\">Pages: <span class=\"post-page-numbers current\"><span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Page <\/span>1<\/span> <a href=\"https:\/\/mypr.co.za\/matchday-4-wrap-nwu-move-top-downs-starlet-puts-tuks-back-into-top-4-race\/2\/\" class=\"post-page-numbers\"><span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Page <\/span>2<\/a><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/mypr.co.za\">Source: MyPR.co.za<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Republish for Free Republish This Story Republish our articles for free, online or in print, under a Creative Commons license. 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