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Souths go further up soccer ladder
By HENRY MORABANG
PRK Souths extended their lead by 13 points when they defeated
PS United 2-1 in the Port Moresby men’s premier competition at the
Bisini grounds at the weekend.
The Southern Highlands team are clear leaders with 45 points ahead
of nearest rival University 32 points.
Skipper Andrew Lepani got the ball rolling for the Souths in the
seventh minute before striker Frank Tulem added another in the
78th minute to put them beyond doubt against the Sepiks.
PS Ruts must lift themselves if they want to stay in the
premiership race. The Ian Soweni-coached team is on fourth space
with three more games, it would be a miracle for them to secure
the final four spot.
Souths are unofficial minor premiers while University and Rapatona
must win their remaining games to be included in the 2007
premiership race.
University started their campaign with a good 2-0 win over Defence
and completed the double for the weekend with a 1-0 victory over
Cosmos.
The weekend wasn’t good for Cosmos as they went down to
unpredictable Verarve 3-1. The goal scorers for Verave were
Tau Winnie, Enoch Tomo and Naime Kepi while Cosmos rallied on to
score a consolation through skipper Junior Bonny.
On Sunday, Momase held their wantoks Guria to a scoreless draw and
Rapatona proved their worth to easily beat B-Mobile.
Rapatona will face their real test as premiership contenders, or
pretenders, when they take on rivals University next week.
Coach Robert Popat was satisfied with their win last weekend,
saying that they would prepare for their double header next week
against University.
The points ladder Souths 45, University 32, Rapatona 26, PS United
24, Defence 23, Cosmos 23, Verave 21, Momase 18, Guria 10, and
B-Mobile 7.
 
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