Cohen starts fistball season on high note

SPORTS REPORTERWindhoekBoosted by home-turf advantage, Cohen Fistball Club (CFC 1) kicked off its 2021 Bank Windhoek fistball league season on a high note by defeating Sport Klub Windhoek (SKW) 3-1 in Windhoek over the weekend.The fistball league's opening fixtures saw seven teams divided into two groups compete for top honours.SKW faced Swakopmund Fistball Club (SFC) and SFC Old Boys in Group A. SKW 1 started the group well and overpowered SFC 2 with a 2-0 win. However, SFC 1 was better than SKW 1 in the first set and won 11-5. As it happenedIn the second set, SKW's Michael Baas, who played in defence, was forced to play as an attacking player, and this tactic paid off as SKW 1 ended up winning the second set 11-8. As a result, SKW 1 took first place with a better ball difference, followed by SFC 1 and SFC 2.Group B, which comprised two teams from CFC 1 and a team from SFC 2 and SKW 2, was dominated by CFC 1, who won all its fixtures with a 2:0 score line. CFC 2 beat SFC 3 and SKW 2 to join their club mates CFC 1 into the semi-finals. SFC 3 lost against SKW 2 and the teams slipped into fifth and seventh place respectively.In the semi-final stages, SKW 1 easily set aside CFC 2 in a one-sided affair to make it the finals. In the first set of the second semi-final, CFC 1 left SFC 1 with no chance to cause an upset. However, SFC 1 came back with a strong performance that saw it defeat CFC 1 in the second set, but this was not enough as CFC 1 returned and won the decisive set. As a result, SFC 1 and CFC 2 played for the third spot, which SFC 1 narrowly won 3-2.In the final, CFC 1 played better from the beginning and could defend its early lead until the end of the first set. In the second set, SKW 1 stabilised its build-up and won the second set. CFC 1 picked up their game and won the following two sets 11-8 and 12-10, winning the final 3-1, placing themselves at the top of the table.In the youth category, the second selection from SFC took first place. SFC 1, who were equal on points with their teammates, had an inferior ball difference of three points and were relegated to second place. SKW came in third. Defender Florian Mosich from SFC 1 was named player of the day.Below are the current log standings with points after the first match day: CFC 1 (12), SKW 1 (10), SFC 1 (8), CFC 2 (6), SFC 3 (4), SFC 2 (2) and SKW 2 (1).Meanwhile, on 12 March, the Fistball Association of Namibia elected 28-year-old Kristof Lerch as its new president.The second league match day will take place on Saturday, 17 April, at SKW in Windhoek.

Cohen starts fistball season on high note

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Namibian Sun 2026-03-24

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