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Nelson Weekly
Sport
TUESDAY 15 May 2012
SPORT Nelson teams progress in Chatham Cup Phillip Rollo The party invitations said to meet at the Wakefield Recreation Ground, but FC Nelson was the only team celebrating on Saturday, sealing a 2-0 victory in the first round of the ASB Chatham Cup. The beauty of England’s FA Cup is pitting lower league minnows against some of the world’s powerhouses. While New Zealand doesn’t have the same footballing riches as the UK, a team featuring the bulk of the Nelson Pine Industries division one leaders FC Nelson Sprig & Fern squaring off against a group of battlers from the Nelson Pine Industries division two was the biggest gulf you’d see in these parts of the world. But any difference on paper was purely that, as a vocal Wakefield side sniffed an upset in New Zealand’s oldest football competition. It was the first time in the Chatham Cup’s 85 year history that a team from Wakefield was entered. FC Nelson, combining the best of FC Nelson Sprig & Fern and FC Nelson Fuji Xerox, were in just their second year together as a merged club. Team Wellington striker Henry Fa’arado sat out this match, unable to play any of the knockout football until he has played at least twice in the league. But it was his partner in crime, Solomon Island Under-23 international Moffat Kilifa that
opened the scoring in the first half. Wakefield played well in patches, defended their hearts out, but didn’t offer much on attack. FC Nelson, on the other hand, squandered a handful of chances, the majority of them created by pacy winger Davi Maciel. Wakefield entered the Chatham Cup to prove it could match it with the sides in the division above, and during the entire 90 minutes it did exactly that. Even when Neil Connell scored FC Nelson’s second, buoyed on by a bumper crowd Wakefield created two key chances that could have seen it peg level late in the second half. Sean Parkes saw his second half penalty attempt saved; a chance that could have killed off the match. But it was the rock-solid defence from Ant Sonnemann and Sam Miller, combined with some key saves from shot stopper Jan Kovac that sealed qualification into the next round. FC Nelson coach Steve Bignall will now get his second chance in as many years to unlock the defence of AMI Nelson Suburbs in the second round, after the Mainland Premier League crushed eightman Richmond Athletic 8-0 at Saxton Field on Sunday in the round’s other local derby. The next round will be held on Queen’s Birthday Weekend. The venue is yet to be announced.
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Above: Nelson Suburbs striker Ben Wright pushes the ball past the Richmond goalkeeper in his side's big win on Sunday at Saxton Field. Right: FC Nelson striker Sean Parkes take a shot at goal. It was saved but FC Nelson still secured a comfortable 2-0 win over Wakefield. Photos: Phillip Rollo.
Nayland edge Jacks in tight contest Jacks Drainmax had the better start and jumped pressure to create the turnover ball. out to a 7 – 1 lead when it met Nayland Col- Nayland’s attack worked nicely, the offensive cirlege A in the Grade 1 game at Saxton cle “clicked” and there was good movement within the circle. They used the Stadium. triangle well, and gained premium feedNayland’s play was error ridden against ing position at top of the circle while the fast, efficient play of the green team Jacks’ defence did not adjust accordingly. and it was 4 – 11 in arrears at the first Nayland’s mentor, Andrea Reidie said break. The college team struggled against Jacks zone defence and the sheer pace of the win was the result of a good team effort with shooters Becky Green and Deanna Hunter findthe game. ing their target well. Niggly injuries forced Michaela Matenga Jacks coach Belinand Breanna Joyes deda Taggart to make livered some quality changes in the second feeds, with Michaela period. Although pulling in some great Jacks was not complaintercepts. cent, it looked to be in Jacks had several opcruise mode and apportunities in the fipeared a little flat. nal stanza to take the Nayland, on the other game, however two hand reduced its ercentre passes which ror rate and the midwere turned over dies were able to give proved critical. a good supply to their Kim Starnes at goal shooters. Nayland was shoot had another rewarded with a 13 – 6 standout game while quarter. Emese Bismark made Nayland’s defence of an impact when she Kim Parkinson, Sara was introduced in Reidie and Saskia the second quarter at Wanklyn worked tirewing defence. Goal lessly – Sara picked keep, Donna Davison up a number of well matched up nicely, one timed intercepts, while Kim and Saskia Breanna Joyes of Nayland College, looks over on one on her opposite. applied continuous her options. Photo: Phillip Rollo.
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