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Queenstown 4, Spirit 1, July 2nd
Sinderellas Southend United beat
Queenstown Health Queenstown Rovers 3-2 in a fast
pulsating premier women’s game at O’Rorke Park yesterday.
And one for Stu...or was it for the the result.
The game quickly developed into a battle of the experienced Southend quartet of
Casey Bryant, Jackie Robertson, Hilary Larson and Tove Crosswell against the
speed
and finishing technique of Queenstown’s striking duo Mary Fraser and Sahara
MacDonald.
Queenstown's defender thwarts Tove on this occasion
Although Fraser netted the visitors 2
goals it was experience that won the day as good build
up from Southend allowed in-form striker Nicole McMath to net two goals and
Crosswell the third
to register the win.
HAPPY BIRTHDAY - 2 goal Nicole as she heads goal-ward.
Oh darn (or something) that's 3....
Queenstown lost the services of midfielder Holly Aldred at the 20 minute mark in
first half and with
no subs travelling down was forced to play out the game with 10 players.
Exit Holly...we all hope it's not too bad
As a result of the win the teams are now locked together on top of the points
table with 30 points
and Southend become the new holder of the Ottley Challenge trophy.
Another Southend heroine (as in famous not the drug) Ali
McDonald.
When all else failed she did the job heaps.
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Gore Wanderers may have breathed
a little more life into Southland Football’s premier men’s Donald Gray cup
competition when they beat AMP South Old Boys 3-1 at Hyde Park in Gore on
Saturday.
Down 1-nil at the halftime break courtesy of an Old Boys Frank O’Boyle goal the
Gore team, currently rock bottom on the points table, ended the 9 game winning
run of the league leader with a confident second half display laced with their 3
goals.
| 1 |
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Old Boys AFC | 10 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 24 | 12 | 12 | 27 |
| 6 |
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Gore Wanderers AFC | 10 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 17 | -8 | 4 |
In doing so they helped reduce
Old Boys lead in the competition to 8 points over Eyeview Queens Park with a
total of 15 points left to play for, and snatched the Larry O’Rorke challenge
cup which Old Boys had successfully defended some 29 times in succession.
Wanderer’s reputation as a never-say-die unit despite their low position held up
well as Morgan Greene, Diego Tuheke and Cosmin Teodorescu netted the goals that
gave them the upset result and an after-match celebration to remember.
In other games Jonny Cox, Nick
Edwards and Domnik Katvick ensured Queens Park’s difficult assignment stayed on
track as they beat Amcal Waikiwi Pharmacy Southend United 3-nil while a Karl
Hawkes penalty for Computer Supplyline Thistle and a goal from Alex Simons for
EWL Southland Waihopai meant they shared the points 1-all in their clash.
Spirits
NZ Training Camp quartet:
From Left: Aaron Whitaker, Andy Ridden, Matt Webb, MacKenzie Smith
At the Events Centre in Frankton Queenstown Rovers had their biggest win for
some time when they accounted for Kelvin Hotel Spirit FC 4-1 in their
Footballsouth premier league game.
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Such was the quality of football being played I went
hunting with my camera and found
a Qantas jet that had flown under the ash-cloud and authorities were trying to
hide,
a mountain with zig-zaggy trails of man-made snow, good for base-jumping though,
and a lonely loo that had not found its way to the ravaged Eastern Suburbs of
Christchurch.
While the top three teams in the competition, Dunedin Tech, Roslyn and
Caversham, battled for last eight places in the New Zealand wide Chatham Cup
competition Spirit and Queenstown seventh and eighth at the start of play
demonstrated why there is such a gap in class in Footballsouth’s flagship
competition with inept displays.
This young team of officials, from left, Stephen Markham,
Mike Cowie and Jack Cowie did not deserve the sledging
they got from some Queenstown players...heads up lads.
"Bestie" and a few others would have crucified the locals had they tried it on
them.
Played on the newly formed ground
The ground was good
with its rock hard surface and in bright sunshine, the game, one of the more
forgettable between the two arch rivals, was marred by too frequent inaccurate
passing, unforced possession turnovers and a lack of goal scoring opportunities.
Well then give me someone....was a frequent call to be
heard during the afternoon.
Queenstown's good guy, and he is, Steve (Hendo) Henderson (left) seen here getting rid of the ball from the pursuing
Kris Leatherby.
Minutes later Hendo clattered the young fellow with a fierce late tackle that would have been a straight-red
on any other ground in the world...."oops!! I slipped ref" he said.
Ask the audience on that one Stevie
And then seconds later put Queenstown 2-up...
Oh dear, I slipped again.....
Craig Ferguson replied with a penalty goal for Spirit.
Heres just an ordinary pic of people getting on with it...