Naenae 2 0 up start missing chances defense start lapsing putting 1st year keeper under pressure who blunders a couple then coach starts blooding youth.
But make no mistake stokes valley deserved the win and I expect them to win cap3 if they can keep their starting 11 fit.
is that not what the Hilton Petone is all about?
trying different lineups and configurations in competitive games that won't damage the seasons results?
like the top boys used to wait for the finals to start before they would put out a team that looked like there finished team from the previous year so that they got a good look at the new talent in different situations to see if they would be part of the new squad for the coming season……
this is when those players cut from the finals used to look at how to return to there previous club as they were not as good as they thought…..