Ocean View High girls soccer squad crowned under-18 Gavin Manuel Legacy Cup winners
Ocean View High School's emerged victorious in the girl’s under-18 section after a thrilling encounter against Muizenberg in the finals of this year's Gavin Manue Legacy Cup schools soccer tournament, in Mitchell's Plain, on Tuesday.
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Ocean View High School’s girls under-18 soccer squad was crowned Gavin Manuel Legacy Cup champions, beating Muizenberg High 2-1 in a tense penalty shootout after playing to a 1-all draw, in Mitchell’s Plain, earlier this week. The penalty shoot was taken in the form of a one-on-one run at the keeper from the halfway mark. Organisers hailed the 8th edition of event as another success, highlighting the growing standard of school football and the importance of creating opportunities for youth participation, especially during the school holiday period.
Muizenberg goalkeeper Sibahle Gabiso looks to clear the ball under pressure from Ocean View’s Khanna Booysen during the girls final of the Gavin Manuel Legacy Cup, in Mitchell's Plain, earlier this week.
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Ocean View's Khanna Booysen keeps her marker at bay during her side's Gavin Manuel Legacy Cup final match against Muizenberg, in Mitchell's Plain, on Tuesday.
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Muizenberg did well to hold eventual winners to a 1-all draw in the girls' final of this year's Gavin Manuel Legacy Cup.
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Muizenberg High's Sibahle Gabiso was named goalkeeper-of-the-tournament.
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Nadine Manuel, daughter of the late Gavin Manuel, hands over die player-of-the-tournament award Khanna Booysen.
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Top goal scorer Leah Daniles of Ocean View.
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Newly-crowned Gavin Manuel Legacy Cup winners, Ocean View High.
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