Three teams have cleared out at the top of the Ultra Football Central League table, while two more teams have been dragged into the relegation battle.

Napier City Rovers, Stop Out and Western Suburbs remained separated by just three points after wins over the weekend.
Leaders Napier were too good for Miramar Rangers, winning 3-1 thanks to a brace from Golden Boot leader Martin Bueno. The Uruguayan took his season tally to 14 with that effort.

Stop Out continue to grind out results, beating Lower Hutt City 2-1. Luis Corrales and Jerram Tuck both scored their eighth goals of the season, as did Lower Hutt’s Sam Johnson, who made for a nervy finish when scoring in the 85th minute.

Wests put Wairarapa United to the sword with a 6-1 win over Wairarapa United at Endeavour Park on Sunday. They had six different scorers in the rout, while Hamish Watson scored his side’s only goal.

At the other end of the ladder, Havelock North Wanderers’ 4-2 win over Wellington United has made things very interesting.

They led throughout the match to move to nine points, level with Waterside Karori - who lost 2-1 to Wellington Olympic after a 93rd-minute winner from Seth Ward - but behind by 16 goals on goal difference.

But they now have other teams in their sights, with Lower Hutt and Wairarapa sitting on 11 and 10 points respectively.

With seven games to go, the championship and relegation battles are starting to really heat up.

It’s a different story at the top of the Capital Premier standings, where North Wellington kept their nine-point lead intact with a 5-3 win over Tawa.

Tawa were good value in the match, holding North Wellington to 2-2 until the 77th minute when Chas Lawrence, Sean Clarke and Maksym Kowal all scored in the space of three minutes.

Petone remain second after their 2-0 win over Miramar’s reserves, while the relegation battle is even tighter than in the Central League.

Olympic’s reserves are bottom on 10 points after their 3-1 loss to Wests’ reserves, who moved to fifth with their win, but have just 13 points.

Other results saw Upper Hutt City beat Kapiti Coast United 1-0, and Island Bay United ease past Lower Hutt’s reserves 4-1 thanks to a hat-trick from young gun Jesse Randall.

The W-League continues to be Wellington United’s to lose.

They powered past Palmerston North Marist 8-0 on Saturday with Michaela Robertson scoring four goals, while her sister, Jemma, bagged a hat-trick.

That kept them five points clear of Wairarapa United, who beat Seatoun 3-1.

Western Suburbs grabbed their best result of the season, beating defending champions Upper Hutt 6-3 to move level on 10 points with them.

Results

Ultra Football Central League

Havelock North Wanderers 4 (Kenny Willox 2’, Gagame Feni 20’, Josh Murphy 65’, Jorge Akers 75’) Wellington United 2 (Oliver Whyte 34’, Ben Waine 78’). HT: 2-1

Stop Out 2 (Luis Corrales 8’, Jerram Tuck 81’) Lower Hutt City 1 (Sam Johnson 85’). HT: 1-0

Wellington Olympic 2 (Mario Barcia 37’, Seth Ward 90+3’) Waterside Karori 1 (Matt Sheldon 56’). HT: 1-0

Western Suburbs 6 (Eli Just 24’, Callum McCowatt 42’, Matt Garbett 45’, Mohamed Awad 56’, Owen Parker-Price 69’, Dominic Wooldridge 82’) Wairarapa United 1 (Hamish Watson 43’). HT: 3-1

Napier City Rovers 3 (Wesley Cain 13’, Martin Bueno 42’ 84’) Miramar Rangers 1 (Angus Kilkolly 50’). HT: 2-0

Standings: Napier 27, Stop Out 25, Wests 24, Olympic 18, Wellington 15, Miramar 13, Lower Hutt 11, Wairarapa 10, Karori 9, Havelock North 9

Golden Boot: 14: Martin Bueno (Napier); 9: Ben Waine (Wellington) 8: Sho Goto (Napier), Calvin Harris (Wellington), Luis Corrales (Stop Out), Sam Johnson (Lower Hutt), Eli Just (Wests), Jerram Tuck (Stop Out);

Capital Premier

North Wellington 5 (Kieran Cripps 14’, Zach Hansen 23’, Chas Lawrence 77’, Sean Clarke 79’ Maksym Kowal 80’) Tawa 3 (Oliver Story 11’, Soh Reh La 48’, Aaron Magill 90+3’). HT: 2-1

Upper Hutt City 1 (Ben Horton 60’) Kapiti Coast United 0. HT: 0-0

Petone 2 (Alex Shepherd-Reynolds 2’, Hamiora Paranihi-Nuku 53’) Miramar Rangers 0. HT: 1-0

Island Bay United 4 (Jesse Randall 10’ 26’ 50’, Matt Townsend 71’) Lower Hutt City 1 (Javyn Blair 57’). HT: 2-0

Western Suburbs 3 (Marko Stamenic 23’ 39’, Xavier Green 57’) Wellington Olympic 1 (Seth Ward 9’). HT: 2-1

Standings: North Wellington 31, Petone 22, Upper Hutt 18, Miramar 15, Wests 13, Kapiti 13, Island Bay 13, Tawa 11, Lower Hutt 11, Olympic 10

Golden Boot: 17: Maksym Kowal (North Wellington); 13: Jesse Randall (Island Bay); 10: Matt Fong (Upper Hutt); 8: Mike Ramaekers (Tawa), Alex Shepherd-Reynolds (Petone); 7: Dom Rowe (Miramar)

W-League

Wairarapa United 3 (Kelsi Rutene 19’, Meisha Boone 55’, Gorgi van Lienen 63’) Seatoun 1 (Nicola Blacklaws 59’). HT: 1-0

Western Suburbs 6 (Michelle Bgoni 13’ 54’ 74’, Maya Hahn 46’, Melanie MacDougall 48’, Haleigh Wardlaw 76’) Upper Hutt City 2 (Molly McFarlane 40’, Becky Stewart 50’). HT: 1-1

Wellington United 8 (Michaela Robertson 10’ 15’ 37’ 57’, Jemma Robertson 11’ 53’ 87’, Danielle Ohlsson 55’) Palmerston North Marist 0. HT: 4-0

Standings: Wellington 24, Wairarapa 19, Upper Hutt 10, Wests 10, Palmerston North 7, Seatoun 0

Golden Boot: 11: Jemma Robertson (Wellington); 8: Torijan Lyne-lewis (PNM), Danielle Ohlsson (Wellington); 7: Sarah Gregorius (Upper Hutt); 6: Anna McPhie (Wairarapa); 5: Jess Mason (PNM), Kennedy Bryant (Upper Hutt), Grace Surridge (Seatoun), Maya Hahn (Wests), Michaela Robertson (Wellington)

Article added: Tuesday 12 June 2018