{"id":143654,"date":"2017-02-07T06:45:00","date_gmt":"2017-02-07T04:45:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/143654\/highs-and-lows-for-luso-africa-fc\/"},"modified":"2017-02-08T08:52:11","modified_gmt":"2017-02-08T06:52:11","slug":"highs-and-lows-for-luso-africa-fc","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/sports-news\/2017\/02\/07\/highs-and-lows-for-luso-africa-fc\/","title":{"rendered":"Highs and lows for Luso Africa FC"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Luso Africa FC, based at Hattingh Park, in Primrose, had a full week of matches.<\/p>\n<p>In preparation for the Eastern Local Football Association\u2019s (ELFA) Super League, which begins in March, Luso\u2019s senior teams took part in the Top Eight Tournament.<\/p><div class=\"stream-item stream-item-in-post stream-item-inline-post aligncenter\"><\/div>\n<p>The tournament sees the top eight teams from the previous season going head-to-head in a series of friendly matches.<\/p>\n<p>The teams travelled to Old Bens Football Club, in Benoni, for their first fixture of the tournament.<\/p><div class=\"stream-item stream-item-in-post stream-item-inline-post aligncenter\"><\/div>\n<p>It was the first game for the senior players and the lack of sharpness was evident with both the reserve team (3-0) and first team (4-1) losing their matches.<\/p>\n<p>First team coach Richard Walker was unhappy with the results but pleased with the effort the teams made in their first game.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/31\/2017\/02\/IMG_5421-Custom.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-143676\" src=\"https:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/31\/2017\/02\/IMG_5421-Custom-520x400.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_5421 (Custom)\" width=\"520\" height=\"400\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Other results:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Luso\u2019s veterans won their division two match against Alberton FC.<\/li>\n<li>Luso\u2019s veterans won their division one match after a walk over, when the Bedfordview FC team, unhappy with the linesman\u2019s decision, walked off the field with the score at 2-2.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Due to this, Luso was awarded the points for the game, keeping them top of the log.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Luso\u2019s SAB team drew their match against Tembisa Soccer Centre 1-1 to remain undefeated in the season.<\/li>\n<li>Luso\u2019s women\u2019s teams played in the ladies league with the A side losing 4-2 to Setsweke FC and the B team winning 10-0 against Bonaero FC.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>With this result the B team will now proceed to the next round.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Other articles on Luso Africa you may be interested in:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/117990\/luso-africa-defeat-olympia-italian-football-club\/\" target=\"_blank\">Luso Africa defeat Olympia Italian Football Club<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/115634\/germiston-teams-dominate\/\" target=\"_blank\">Luso Africa dominates<\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"stream-item stream-item-below-post-content\">\n<div class='tenancy_slot tenancy_slot_1 jannah_ad' style='display: none;' data-query-id='9c01b6c64821ca4032460a05c5b33e7c'><\/div>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Weekly results and fixtures for Luso Africa 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