{"id":106484,"date":"2015-12-01T09:40:00","date_gmt":"2015-12-01T07:40:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/106484\/al-clad-takes-isl-honours\/"},"modified":"2015-12-01T09:36:01","modified_gmt":"2015-12-01T07:36:01","slug":"al-clad-takes-isl-honours","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/sports-news\/2015\/12\/01\/al-clad-takes-isl-honours\/","title":{"rendered":"Al-Clad takes ISL honours"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Industrial Soccer League (ISL) rounded off their eight-month long league at Hattingh Park, on Saturday.<\/p>\n

The league, registered under the South African Football Association (SAFA), comprises players from various companies from Elandsfontein and Jet Park.<\/p>

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\u201cThis is a league aimed at East Rand-based companies,\u201d said the founder of ISL, William Shwayiba.<\/p>\n

\u201cOne of the main reasons for the league is to unite companies and promote their brands through sport.\u201d<\/p>

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Shwayiba said another element that contributed to the birth of the league is the aim of keeping the youth off the streets.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe player\u2019s ages range from 18 to 50, so, together with keeping the youngsters off the streets, we want to keep men fit and try to alleviate illnesses,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

ISL is in its second year and going strong.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis year was also a success and all the teams played well from the beginning of this year\u2019s league,\u201d explained Shwayiba.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe encourage other companies from the East Rand to come and register their teams, as this is an annual league that starts in March every year.\u201d<\/p>\n

The audience witnessed great football action at the game between Quadrant and Al-Clad.<\/p>\n

Although Al-Clad was leading by points prior to the game, Quadrant, put on a great performance.<\/p>\n

Skills were witnessed in the first half, with Al-Clad players proving why they were first on the log.<\/p>\n

Quadrant\u2019s defence were no match for their opponents\u2019 attack.<\/p>\n

This was a weakness, as Al-Clad managed to make their way past Quadrant\u2019s already fragile defence-line to score a goal.<\/p>\n

Al-Clad managed to keep their lead.<\/p>\n

They didn\u2019t allow their goal to lead them to a relaxed mode and they kept pushing forward until their perseverance was rewarded with another goal in the second half.<\/p>\n

Al-Clad won the game 2-0.<\/p>\n

Last year\u2019s defending champions, Quadrant, were relegated to third place, with 25 points, trailing behind Sandvik, in second place with 27 points.<\/p>\n

Al-Clad finished second last year, only to be this year\u2019s champions with 39 points; a 12-point lead.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis was the last event for the year; we are taking a break until March, next year, when we’ll start with the new league,\u201d concluded Shwayiba.<\/p>\n