Maebane Young Eagles survived relegation when they hammered Tshiozwi Anchors 7-0 in their MMK Administrators League match at the Tshiozwi grounds on Sunday.

Eagles displayed entertaining football. Anchors were only good at the far back and their midfielders hesitated for too long and did not release the ball on time for the goal poachers. They put their defence under tremendous pressure.

Anchors initiated some promising moves from the centre of the pitch, but could not pierce the defence of Young Eagles. Eagles broke the deadlock in the 15th minute. Aron Mashula forced his way through the defence of Anchors and scored an easy goal from close range.

Mulalo Thovhei was on target in the 35th minute to make it 2-0. Although one of their key midfielders, Andries Masingi, was reprimanded with a card in the 36th minute, Anchors did not lose their fighting spirit.

Eagles continued to pressure their opponents by creating promising moves from the centre of the pitch. Aron Mashula tried his luck from outside the penalty box with a volley. The Anchors keeper, Fhetani Fhetani, could only watch the ball hit the back of the net, to bring the half-time score to 3-0.

Anchors missed two clear chances in the last stanza. Stimela Mudau made a huge blunder when he shot wide from close range after receiving a good pass from Takalani Sadiki in the 64th minute. Mulalo Thovhei finished off a rebound after Chungu Sithelele tried his luck from outside the box to score the fourth goal.

Phami Maluleke beat the offside trap and scored the fifth goal and Mulalo Thovhei beat three defenders in a row and passed the ball back to Rofhiwa Sithelele who scored the sixth goal.

Mulalo Thovhei of Eagles completed his hat trick to score his team’s seventh goal.