{"id":145810,"date":"2017-03-02T08:21:00","date_gmt":"2017-03-02T06:21:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/145810\/wet-weather-puts-damper-on-weeks-fixtures\/"},"modified":"2017-03-02T08:46:24","modified_gmt":"2017-03-02T06:46:24","slug":"wet-weather-puts-damper-on-weeks-fixtures","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/sports-news\/2017\/03\/02\/wet-weather-puts-damper-on-weeks-fixtures\/","title":{"rendered":"Wet weather puts damper on week\u2019s fixtures"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Last week\u2019s rainy weather meant that most of Luso Africa FC\u2019s fixtures were cancelled.<\/p>\n<p>The club\u2019s SAB team were the only team to get some time on the pitch, taking on Dream Team, at the Jim Fouch\u00e9 Stadium in Nigel, on Saturday.<\/p><div class=\"stream-item stream-item-in-post stream-item-inline-post aligncenter\"><\/div>\n<p>The team beat their opponents 3-0, maintaining their unbeaten winning streak in the league.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Fixtures for the week:<\/strong><\/p><div class=\"stream-item stream-item-in-post stream-item-inline-post aligncenter\"><\/div>\n<ul>\n<li>Luso\u2019s first division veterans will face Kempton Park Football Club on Wednesday evening, at the Kempton Park home grounds.<\/li>\n<li>Luso\u2019s second division veterans will face Olympia Italian Football Club in an away match, on Wednesday.<\/li>\n<li>Luso\u2019s SAB team will face Shumba Football Development at the Methlareng Stadium in Tembisa, on Saturday.<\/li>\n<li>Luso\u2019s first and reserve senior sides will play Sporting FC in a friendly away match at Sporting\u2019s home grounds, on Saturday.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>This match will be the last friendly match before the Eastern Local Football Association\u2019s (ELFA) Super League gets underway.<\/p>\n<p>The league was scheduled to start in the first week of March but was postponed as the weather has hampered several clubs pre-season preparations.<\/p>\n<p><strong>You might also want to read:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/145038\/luso-on-top-of-their-game\/\">Luso on top of their game<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/144912\/going-up-in-the-tournament\/\">Going up in the tournament<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/144456\/busy-week-for-luso-africa\/\">Busy week for Luso Africa<\/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='41e465c56de7c45d6232254e837b762a'><\/div>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Luso Africa FC back in action after wet weather puts halt to week\u2019s 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