Good win for Karori footballers

By Grant Stephen

Waterside had the happiest of times at home when they dispatched TFS North Wellington 5-1 in their Central League Football match on 1 July.

The Wharfies victory was based on a dominant first half performance.

Leo Villa and Tomas Alvarado called the shots for the home team and caused no end of trouble.

Norths looked all at sea after the first 30 minutes with a goal each to Tomas and William Forrest and one more at half time by Leo.

Norths could not recover and despite a goal to Cory Vickers for Norths in a more balanced second half performance, Stefan Cordwell chimed in for another score for Karori and this was topped off by a second to Tomas. Game, set and match to Wharfies.

Round 12 of 18 in the men’s Central Football League played out over the weekend and there’s still plenty at stake for all teams in the league.

With the 30 June transfer window firmly slammed shut until the end of the regular season, all deck chairs have been rearranged for the last time.

It’s still uncertain who will win the league, which four teams will advance to the national phase at the end of the year and which side will face the relegation chop.

Although Petone and Stop Out have a catch up game, the league table currently shows Wellington Olympic on 31 points, Wellington Phoenix Reserves 30, Western Suburbs 24, Napier City Rovers 20, Petone 17, Waterside Karori and Miramar Rangers 15, Stop Out 14, North Wellington 4 and Whanganui Athletic 0.

Miramar Rangers will be digging deep in their box of tricks to make the top four after a 4-2 defeat at the hands of Stop Out.

A loss was not on the “to do list” and Stop Out will be buoyed by their own performance as they look to clear the relegation zone and leave that worry to Whanganui Athletic and North Wellington.

Whanganui have yet to break their duck and had the unenviable task of hosting Olympic at Wembley Park.

The top team was true to form and Olympic started their road trip home with seven goals in the referee’s notebook with nothing for the home team.

The Phoenix Reserves were 3-1 winners over Petone while Napier had a strategically important 3-1 win over Western Suburbs to create a small buffer and sit in the top four.

In the Women’s Central Football League, Wellington United have a 1-point buffer at the top over Waterside Karori. United could do no better than a nil all draw against Seatoun while Waterside prevailed 4-1 over Mana Coach Services North Wellington.

Beth Whiteside got Norths on the board after just 1 minute but Kennedy Bryant returned service for Karori a mere three minutes later. Other goal scorers for Karori were Kaley Ward, Jemma Hall and