Team Wellington’s Hamish Watson scored twice in the first five minutes at David Farrington Park, volleying home from a corner and then converting a one-on-one chance a minute later to get his team off to a flyer. Sam Mason-Smith made it a 3-0 cushion at half time with a diving header, before Nathanael Hailemariam had the last say in additional time.
Hawke’s Bay battled hard but were always playing catch up in the face of a supremely confident Team Wellington, who sit well clear in second place after today’s win.