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Win puts Bays another goal closer to MPL title By Gordon Findlater FERRYMEAD BAYS have the Mainland Premier League title within their grasp after a dramatic 3-2 win over Coastal Spirit at the weekend. Bays trailed 1-2 with five minutes remaining, scoring two late goals in a remarkable comeback. Coastal took the lead when Guillermo Schuhmacher scored two goals in the first half. His second six minutes before the break was a contender for goal of the season. Trailing 0-2 at half-time, Bays made two changes and pulled a goal back on the hour when Coastal scored an own goal. Bays dominated the final period. Jacob Allen chipped coastal keeper Eddie Ashton to level the score with five to play. Ashton then brought down Mark Peers in the area, which earned him a second yellow card. Coastal striker Jordan Ball took over the gloves but could not prevent Andreas Wilson scoring from the resulting penalty, which sealed the win for Bays. The win means that Bays are two points behind Cashmere Technical with a game in hand. The two teams meet in the next round of the MPL on July 22. Both Cashmere and Bays have won four MPL titles and are looking to become the first club to claim five.
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LEVEL: Jacob Allen celebrates his equalizer with Chris Murphy (left).
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Nicholson makes NZ school team to tour Singapore By Amelia Christensen-Rose MT PLEASANT’S Britneylee Nicholson has been named in the New Zealand secondary school girls’ football team to travel to Singapore at the end of September. She will play two games against the Singapore women’s national A side and two games against its women’s club champions at Jalan Besar Stadium. “It’s a good opportunity to form a really good team and culture,” Nicholson, 17, said. “When I first got the email late at night, I went around the house yelling and waking everyone up, I was so excited. I just felt all the hard work I had put in had paid off.” Nicholson, who attends St Andrew’s College and plays club football for Coastal Spirit, is one of four Canterbury players in the squad, alongside Lily Bray, Emma Clarke and Tahlia
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REPRESENTATIVE: Britneylee Nicholson will play for the New Zealand secondary school girls’ team in Singapore.
Herman-Watt. She will be in Singapore from September 27 to October 6. •More sport, page 22