{"id":4862,"date":"2025-05-12T15:27:34","date_gmt":"2025-05-12T13:27:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/derawetmedia.com\/?p=4862"},"modified":"2025-05-12T16:23:13","modified_gmt":"2025-05-12T14:23:13","slug":"big-victory-holy-family-defeats-lion-hunters-to-top-the-table","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/derawetmedia.com\/?p=4862","title":{"rendered":"Big Victory: Holy Family Defeats Lion Hunters to Top the Table"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Juba: Al-Wadi<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Holy Family Rumbek temporarily topped the South Sudan Premier League standings after a dominant 6-1 win over their rivals Lion Hunters Yei in the 25th round of the competition.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The six goals for Holy Family were scored by Justin Azuma, who netted four times with a &#8220;super hat-trick&#8221;, while Daniel Dut added the remaining two goals. Lion Hunters&#8217; lone goal was scored by player Lubim.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>With this result, coach Deng Abukalam\u2019s team climbed to the top of the table temporarily with 54 points, while Lion Hunters remained at 14 points in 12th place.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Al-Merreikh Mounts Comeback to Beat Nile City<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Al-Merreikh Bentiu came from two goals down to secure a convincing 5-2 victory over Nile City Yambio, as part of the 25th round of the Premier League.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2048\" height=\"1933\" src=\"https:\/\/derawetmedia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/496062302_1111581814337501_7969976021137178996_n.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4864\" srcset=\"https:\/\/derawetmedia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/496062302_1111581814337501_7969976021137178996_n.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/derawetmedia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/496062302_1111581814337501_7969976021137178996_n-300x283.jpg 300w, https:\/\/derawetmedia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/496062302_1111581814337501_7969976021137178996_n-768x725.jpg 768w, https:\/\/derawetmedia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/496062302_1111581814337501_7969976021137178996_n-1536x1450.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2048px) 100vw, 2048px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Sudanese striker Mohamed Musa El-Dhai, the league&#8217;s top scorer so far, led his team with a hat-trick. Gaitan and Samuel scored the other two goals for Al-Merreikh. Nile City&#8217;s goals were both scored by Deng.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"2048\" height=\"1365\" src=\"https:\/\/derawetmedia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/495627218_1111581987670817_3467544178859894793_n.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4865\" srcset=\"https:\/\/derawetmedia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/495627218_1111581987670817_3467544178859894793_n.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/derawetmedia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/495627218_1111581987670817_3467544178859894793_n-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/derawetmedia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/495627218_1111581987670817_3467544178859894793_n-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/derawetmedia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/495627218_1111581987670817_3467544178859894793_n-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2048px) 100vw, 2048px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>With this result, Al-Merreikh raised their tally to 40 points, placing them fourth. Nile City, on the other hand, remained at 4 points and sit at the bottom of the table.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Salam Turns the Tables on Al-Hilal<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Salam Aweil came from behind to defeat Al-Hilal Wau 2-1 in the opening match of the 25th round of the Premier League.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1280\" height=\"1104\" src=\"https:\/\/derawetmedia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/495379207_1110783667750649_681266668186006435_n.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4866\" srcset=\"https:\/\/derawetmedia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/495379207_1110783667750649_681266668186006435_n.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/derawetmedia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/495379207_1110783667750649_681266668186006435_n-300x259.jpg 300w, https:\/\/derawetmedia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/495379207_1110783667750649_681266668186006435_n-768x662.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Al-Hilal opened the scoring through Rehan Michael. Deng Mao equalized for Salam and later scored the winning goal.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"501\" src=\"https:\/\/derawetmedia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/496801195_1110783771083972_7125446456751283726_n.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4867\" srcset=\"https:\/\/derawetmedia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/496801195_1110783771083972_7125446456751283726_n.jpg 600w, https:\/\/derawetmedia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/496801195_1110783771083972_7125446456751283726_n-300x251.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>Salam now holds 31 points in eighth place, level on points with Al-Hilal who sit seventh due to goal difference.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Koryom 2 \u00d7 1 Lion Hunters<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Koryom Bor triumphed 2-1 over Lion Hunters Yei in the closing match of the 24th round of the Premier League.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2048\" height=\"1644\" src=\"https:\/\/derawetmedia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/496063971_1110116394484043_6552493052196397809_n.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4868\" srcset=\"https:\/\/derawetmedia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/496063971_1110116394484043_6552493052196397809_n.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/derawetmedia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/496063971_1110116394484043_6552493052196397809_n-300x241.jpg 300w, https:\/\/derawetmedia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/496063971_1110116394484043_6552493052196397809_n-768x617.jpg 768w, https:\/\/derawetmedia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/496063971_1110116394484043_6552493052196397809_n-1536x1233.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2048px) 100vw, 2048px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Both of Koryom\u2019s goals were scored by Kiriya, one of which came from a penalty. Lion Hunters&#8217; goal was netted by Kualang. This win raised Koryom\u2019s tally to 30 points in eighth place, while Lion Hunters stayed at 14 points in 12th.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Jamus Crushes Olympic with Seven-Goal Rout<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Jamus Juba inflicted a heavy 7-1 defeat on Olympic Renk in the 24th round of the Premier League.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1993\" height=\"2048\" src=\"https:\/\/derawetmedia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/496602158_1110042134491469_8204859447833767361_n.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4869\" srcset=\"https:\/\/derawetmedia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/496602158_1110042134491469_8204859447833767361_n.jpg 1993w, https:\/\/derawetmedia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/496602158_1110042134491469_8204859447833767361_n-292x300.jpg 292w, https:\/\/derawetmedia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/496602158_1110042134491469_8204859447833767361_n-768x789.jpg 768w, https:\/\/derawetmedia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/496602158_1110042134491469_8204859447833767361_n-1495x1536.jpg 1495w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1993px) 100vw, 1993px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The team&#8217;s foreign players shined as Cameroonian George Rodriguez scored a hat-trick. Sudanese players Mohamed Adel (2 goals), captain Mohamed Kasra, and Ahmed Khalid scored the rest. Aban Fadhul scored Olympic\u2019s sole goal.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2048\" height=\"1365\" src=\"https:\/\/derawetmedia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/495176164_1110016854493997_7426020615622952726_n.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4870\" srcset=\"https:\/\/derawetmedia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/495176164_1110016854493997_7426020615622952726_n.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/derawetmedia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/495176164_1110016854493997_7426020615622952726_n-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/derawetmedia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/495176164_1110016854493997_7426020615622952726_n-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/derawetmedia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/495176164_1110016854493997_7426020615622952726_n-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2048px) 100vw, 2048px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>With this result, Jamus climbed to 51 points, taking third place in the standings. Olympic remains at 20 points in 10th place.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Today\u2019s Matches<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Two matches are scheduled for today: Koryom Bor vs. Young Star Torit at noon, and Jamus Juba vs. Wajuma Aweil in the afternoon. 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