Eight Goal Thriller In Chatham Cup

The Round 4 Chatham Cup tie between Ferrymead Bays and Coastal Spirit required extra time to find a winner, with Coastal advancing into the quarter-final stages when winning 5 - 3 on Friday evening at Ferrymead Park. A healthy size crowd braved the cold conditions, with the temp dipping below zero for most of the game.

The home fans were cheering early when a shot from Yusaku Wasaki nestled into the back of the net when going off the post after just four minutes. The play switched from end-to-end with Alex Steinwascher levelling when heading home powerfully in the 18th minute. Just before the break Bays reclaimed the lead from a freekick, with a shot from Zac Bryant turned into the net by a Coastal defender. On the hour mark, Weston Bell scored from wide out to lock the scores up. Coastal keeper, Adam Highfield, blocked a shot in the closing minutes of normal time to keep the scores level. Extra time saw Coastal make the most of their chances with Ryan Stanley heading home from a freekick to put Coastal into the lead for the first time in the 96th minute. Two goals in the space of a few minutes, both scored by Api Rabuka, late in the final period of extra time but Bays pulled a goal back immediately via Trey Stewart in the 120th minute of play. The win maintained Coastal season-long unbeaten run while claiming the MacFarlane Cup as the last Canterbury side left in the cup. 

Coastal will be joined by Otago University, who play in the Southern Premiership, as the only other South Island side going into the quarter-final draw after they caused the upset when knocking out Southern League side, Dunedin City Royals 3 - 2 with all the goals coming in the opening half. University took the lead when Finley Husheer opened the scoring with the Royals replying via Hugh Jack at 20 minutes. Minutes later the students were back in front when Ashton Hodson scored with Ben Campbell then doubling the lead on the half-hour. In the first minute of added time, Jed Collings reduced the margin to a single goal. Onto the second half the Royals battled hard but could not find a goal to send the game into extra time with Otago University reaching their second quarter-final in the cup in four years.  

Results / Scorers - Round 4:

Ferrymead Bays 3 (Yusaku Wasaki, Trey Stewart, own goal)
Coastal Spirit 5 (Api Rabuka 2, Alex Steinwascher, Weston Bell, Ryan Stanley)
After extra time
HT 2 - 1
FT 2 - 2 

Otago University 3 (Finley Husheer, Ashton Hodson, Ben Campbell)
Dunedin City Royals 2 (Hugh Jack, Jed Collings)
HT 3 - 2 

Royals Edge Technical In Quarter Finals

In a game that featured strong winds meant most of the play was at one end of Tuhuna Park, Dunedin City Royals moved into the semifinal stages of the Kate Sheppard Cup when edging Cashmere Technical 1 - 0. Both sides went into the game on season-long winning runs. Technical had the advantage of the wind in the first half, but despite going close on several occasions they could not break down the Royals defence, who had not conceded a goal all season. The best chance fell to Lily Fisher in added time, from an Anna McPhie corner which Royals keeper, Lauren Paterson pushed out to Fisher but the ball would not drop enough with the shot going over the bar. Early in the second half Emma Kench, who had been subbed on at the break, pushed a shot just wide of the post. The Royals used the width to good effect in the closing stages, to create several chances and from a corner in the 88th minute the hard-working, Shontelle Smith scored directly from a corner.  

Result / Scorers - Quarter Finals:

Dunedin City Royals 1 (Shontelle Smith)
Cashmere Technical 0
HT 0 - 0 

Catch-Up Game In SI Women's League Ends All Square

The catch-up game from the opening round of the Women's South Island League, between Roslyn Wakari and Nelson Suburbs ended in a 1 - 1 stalemate. Playing at home Roslyn took the lead in the opening few minutes when Zara Pratley scored, in the only goal of the opening half. Suburbs draw level when Giselle Rynvos found the back of the net in the 53rd minute. The result lifts both sides off the foot of the table. Cashmere Technical and Dunedin City Royals have 6 points, Coastal Spirit SAS 3, Suburbs and Roslyn are now on 1 with Otago University yet to claim their first point.  

Round 3 games will all be played this Saturday at 12:30 pm, with Technical hosting Suburbs, Coastal facing University with Roslyn having the home advantage against the Royals.  

Result / Scorers

Roslyn Wakari 1 (Zara Pratley)
Nelson Suburbs 1 (Giselle Rynvos)
HT 1 - 0 

Come From Behind Wins For Leaders In CPL

In what turned out to be a seven-goal thriller at Kendall Park, the leaders of the New World Premiership Waimak United were forced to come from behind twice before edging Ferrymead Bays Reserves 4 - 3. Second-place Cashmere Technical Res. also had to come from a goal down at the break against Western, before going on to win 3 - 1. Both Christchurch United U20 Academy and Burwood continued their climb up the table with United defeating Nomads Res. 3 - 1. A penalty goal on the stroke of half-time saw Burwood topple Halswell 1 - 0, with the result seeing the Hawks drop two places on the table. The final game saw Selwyn Res. defeat bottomed-placed Parklands, 4 - 2.  

Waimak now have 23 points, four clear of Technical with both United and Burwood on 17. Halswell is on 15, Nomads have 13, Bays 10, Western 8 and Parklands 2.  

Western now back up on Tuesday evening in their quarter-final clash in the Morrison Mitsubishi English Cup, where they face Oxford, the giant killers of the opening round when they knocked out Southern League side, FC Twenty11 on ANZAC Day, with Oxford currently unbeaten in Division 1.  

Results / Scorers - Round 10 of 18

Christchurch United U20 Academy 3
Nomads Res. 1
HT 2 - 0 

Halswell 0
Burwood 1
HT 0 - 1 

Selwyn Res. 4
Parklands 2
HT 3 - 1 

Waimak 4
Ferrymead Bays Res. 3
HT 1 - 2 

Western 1
Cashmere Technical Res. 3
HT 1 - 0 

Draws In Women's Premiership

The two games that were played in the New World Women's Premiership both ended in draws. Halswell remains undefeated after playing out a 1 - 1 draw with Coastal Spirit Reserves, with the bottom-of-the-table clash between Ferrymead Bays and Selwyn Res. ending in a scoreless draw. The remaining two games were deferred with Cashmere Technical Res. playing NW United this Wednesday evening at Kendall Park with the UC Maroon and Universities of Canterbury clash scheduled for Wednesday 24 July at English Park.  

NW and UC still top the table with 6 points, Halswell has 5, Maroon 4, Technical 3, with Coastal and Bays both on 1.  

Results / Scorers - Round 3 of 7

Ferrymead Bays 0
Selwyn 0 

Halswell 1
Coastal Spirit SAS Res. 1 

Cashmere Technical Res. vs. NW United - being played Wednesday 7 pm 

UC Maroon vs. Universities of Canterbury - being played Wednesday 24 July 

Article added: Monday 08 July 2024