Exodus Team Wellington 2010/2011

Down 0-1 at the break thanks to a couple of crucial saves from the Team Wellington custodian and with Emblen playing the opening 45 minutes at the centre of the United defence, Waitakere hit top gear after the break to score three unanswered second half goals and win comfortably.

�To be fair, we dominated the first half,� said Emblen after the game, �but we could not turn possession into goals despite the best efforts of Roy [Krishna] and Benji [Totori] up front.

�It was only after I had gone off we started scoring,� he joked�

Former Wellington Phoenix striker Greg Draper scored the only goal of the first spell giving Team Wellington their lead after 30 minutes.

The second half, with basically a completely different line-up as Emblen ensured all the 21 players he had taken south had some game time, was a revelation for United.

Young Dakota Lucas had Waitakere level 1-1 with his goal 10 minutes into the second half. He then set up former All White Allan Pearce for the go-ahead goal 10 minutes later. Pearce added a third right on time to complete a good day at the office for United.

Danny Robinson played the first half in goal for Waitakere with Liam Little between the posts after the break.

It was a good hit out for both teams who overcame the temperatures � which never got above 5 or 6 degrees � to turn in a worthwhile performance.

The two teams next meet in round five of the NZFC at Fred Taylor Park on December 13.