Mainland Premier League

Wow. What a game. In all my time I don't think I an remember anything quite like it. 

Yes, Selwyn got lucky with the penalty calls, however Coastal were lucky to have a keeper on the park after a player was brought down. Offside is offside tho. Hilarious moment when the 4th official chips in from the other side, referee comes over to book a player nowhere the offence. Referee agrees with the player's claim, and puts the card back in the pocket. 

I'd love to do this every week!

I think Selwyn were luckly with the first penalty, maybe a make up call for an early shout for a pen that was turned down. Felt the second one was a dead set pen, always dangerous bringing a player down in the area when trying to clear the ball.

I think that seems spot on. 1st pen was soft, but noise was made about a rough challenge in the box earlier where the player kept going. I can see both sides to that one, but a foul is a foul. Should mean the 1st one should have been called for the intent (as there was), and the one that was actually given wasn't much

The 2nd pen was a clear penalty and a foul anywhere on the pitch. It was in the box, so a penalty.

We were told that the one where the Selwyn player was rugby tackled by Eddie wasn't given due to a foul on the GK. The referee signaled for offside, which he couldn't have been with the GK playing the ball deliberately. Will have to check the tape to see what sort of foul it was as it didn't seem too bad, but may have been on the A.R. side, as the call seemed to come from him.

Mate that is totally disrespectful to rugby to call it a rugby tackle - although wearing big padded gloves wouldn't have helped, probably needs to put some super grip velcro or something on them if he's going to ask them to dance like that. 

Added heaps to the excitement but very little to the football. The ref's explanation would be very interesting as the Stallions fans were chanting "off, off, off" only to see their own player go in the book with the Train then firing up "off, off, off" and most others having a bit of a giggle.

It really was quite an entertaining game in bits - love the size of the crowd.  It'll be shame once the season starts that getting that many people every week will be hard.

Also next time stick the coffee cart on the other side of the pitch where the majority of spectators are #marketing101

Fair to say the top and bottom split going into SI is already been sorted after round 1 :)

Who is your fifth team making the SI League then?

Two fights this year for the bottom half,

first fight for the 5th SI team & 2nd for eventual relegation

maybe Nomads to pip the last SI spot..

Sounds like I missed a classic game at Selwyn 

Hey where can I find fixtures for the season? I went to the website I usually use and its no longer there. When/where is the next Coastal game?

Thanks

Yes you were missed on the weekend! 

Here is the link to the games: Mainland Fixtures

Coastal play Tech at Garrick Park at 2:45. Fun Fact: We beat them twice there last year. 

May not be at Garrick due to cricket. The summer codes may also impact on the WPL as well 

Stroke of luck to Coastal - playing Cashmere before their influx of Canterbury United players. (I know, Coastal have a few missing too). 

Note change of venue and KO time (as previous comment changes for the WPL as well): 

Didn't make any difference last year having them or not

Round 2 Draw

Not liking the transfers 'page' - a 40 page PDF document that cannot be searched by name, club or date. Dates of birth gone and a whole of futsal transfers for a schools tournament to boot.

Capital Fed website still has DOBs so at least you can reasonably ascertain whether you are looking at a senior or junior player.

Not the final product, still a 'work in progress'.

Control F lets you search the page (and any page on the interweb) 

Life changing (on my work pc);  but not on my Mac. Thanks 

Then you need Command + F for Mac

It's like teaching your mum or dad to use the sky remote.

Maybe I am wrong but didn't coastal beat tech last year when tech had all their canterbury players?

entertaining 6-6 draw at foster park today.

And they haven't even finished the rugby pitches next to it either

Plenty of goals in Round 2

Universities 3 Nelson Suburbs 4

Nomads 3 FC Twenty11 4

Selwyn 6 Ferrymead Bays 6

and at HT Cashmere Technical 0 Coastal 0

Selwyn will always score goals.... but prior to last year felt they could always concede a few. But good to see it looks like they’ve stuck to principals of attacking as does make it enterta

FT Cashmere Technical 0 Coastal Spirit 0

Updated Table

Have Bays ever been hit for 6 goals? 

Nomads vs FC game was a cracker. Two utterly wonder goals scored by Nomads, a complete howler by Nomads keeper passing a goal kick to FC striker to equalise at 2 all.
Nomads throw away a 3-2 lead with some terrible defending.
Nomads I feel, will think the ref cost them the game, but their defending was their let down

At least once: lost 6 - 0 to Nomads in 2007

First time that the has been a 6 - 6 in the MPL, previous highest draw was 4 - 4 - which has happen twice and equals the highest number of goals in a game 12 - there was a 11 - 1 (Nelson Brighton over Woolston WMC) and a 12 - 0 (ChCh Technical over Woolston) result in the first season of the MPL in 2002.

Nelson will be pleased Tasman finished early.

I'm all for banter at games but those western guys at English Park mouthing off during the Coastal game were an absolute embarrassment to their club.

Anyone watch the Uni - Nelson game? I watched Uni play last week and they looked destined for the wooden spoon this year. But seemed to have put up a decent fight against Nelson today, going from the scoreline that is.

Selwyn look like a very interesting team to look out for this year

I hear cashmere have recruited some of canterbury’s big gun imports. Think the dragon coastal lads are a bit more home grown. 

Yes Suburbs lead via a cracker goal from Ryan 'Skippy' Stewart, raced from just over half way passed several Universities players and then flicked the ball over the keeper. Suburbs then hit the post twice late in the half to lead 1 - nil at the break. Universities then replied just  after the break and then went ahead. Suburbs then back to 2 all, then 3 - 2 ahead,with Suburbs going 4 - 2 up in added time before the student hit back immediately. Quility goals alround and could have been a draw.

Yes plenty of goals so far, 20 in the opening round and 26 today, currently an average of 5.75 goals per game.

Maybe plenly of defensive work coming in a few training sessions this week.

Round 2 scorers:

Cashmere Technical 0 Coastal Spirit 0

Nomads 3 (Liam Thompson, Nishan Biswa, Cameron Bartlett) FC Twenty11 4 (Callum Smith 2, Taylor Catlow, Ryan Nicholson) HT 1 - 1

Selwyn 6 (Dan Ede 2, Jamie Carradous, Aidan Barbour-Ryan, Hami Davey-Brown, own goal) Ferrymead Bays 6 (Michael Forshaw 3, Cairan Ahearn, Nikolaj Molijn, Mark Peers) HT 2 - 5

Universities 3 (Sam Howes 2, Luis John) Nelson Suburbs 4 (Eddie Sillars 2, Ryan Stewart, James McClay) HT 0 - 1