Mainland Premier League (Part 2)

no pretty tame to be honest 

Broonie, not that you are, but yourself and tech should never have to apologise for your success. Other clubs should be trying to figure out how to bridge the gap between themselves and you, even if they don't have the same resources rather than dropping their bottom lip every time they get beat by you.

I can't imagine Xavier and coastal were complaining when the beat the two division 1 sides in close battles in earlier rounds.

If all clubs in Canterbury were half as aspirational as Cashmere Technical then we would have a much, much more competitive region. Too many people happy to stand and point fingers rather than attacking the issues head on like tech do.

I myself will be cheering tech on to get a 3rd consecutive Chatham Cup!

1/4 Chatham Cup Draw 

Dunedin Tech v Mangere United

Cashmere Tech v Eastern Suburbs

Birkenhead United v Central

Western Suburbs v Napier

In the National Women's KO Cup - Semi Final Draw

Coastal Spirit away to Massey University

Stadium Cars English Cup: Late in added time and FC Twenty11 leading Waimak 2 - 0

can anybody see and upset in the semi of the English cup coming up?

Yeah reckon Nomads can get up over Chch Utd

As good as we are going currently, Cash Tech will be a step to far unless our old mate and former club member Broonie decides rotation is the order of the day and sends a mixture of Reserves and Turtles into bat for our semi

what a treat those turtles would be to see on the park

Nomads still to get revenge over Coastal before the thought of Chch U or MBM Hurunui. 

Expect the Nomads reserve team players to be given a run v Coastal in the cup as a much bigger game on the following Saturday.

Promotion is all that matters at the moment for Nomads.

If the reserve boys can get up over Coastal then yep it's all on for the next round.

From a "points on the board" perspective yep, you'd have to say we are favourites with a 4 point lead and a slightly superior goal diff. But top 3 all have to play each other still so realistically any of the top 3 could win it without it being a surprise. You'd think we'll get the job done at home vs the Turtles this weekend, tricky away games for the other 2 at Waimak and Parklands so quietly hoping the lead extends to 6 points by Saturday night :) 

Biggest game of the weekend?

Cashmere Technical verses Coastal Spirit in the Robbie's Women's PL. Coastal the champs since 2012 leading  the table with 25 points, Tech three points behind in second place, with Universities in third on 19 with Coastal having played two more game than their rivals. Plenty of permutations with any of the sides able to take out the title. Coastal's four year reign likely to be over if they do not defeat Tech.

Garrick Park 12:30

Bring it!

Selwyn 4-0 over Waimak

WPL

CTFC 2 Coastal 3

Spirit were 3 up. 

Comp should still go to the last week. Good. 

Great result for Rams. Game on for relegation battle? If Halswell go down will that hasten their demise to Selwyn?

Mainland Premier League

Men's - Round 16 of 21

Cashmere Technical 2 (Roddy Lockhart, Sho Mathieson) Christchurch United 2 (Chris Costanti, Andy Tuckey) HT 1 - 1

Ferrymead Bays 4 (Michael White 2, Renta Yamamoto, Mark Peers) Universities 0 HT 2 - 0

Western 7 (Jacob Allen 2, Sam Miles 2, Fraser Angus, Andreas Wilson - pen, Jeremy Adams) Halswell 0 HT 5 - 0

Nelson Suburbs vs. Coastal Spirit played Sunday

Points: Technical 39, Suburbs 34, Bays 30, Coastal 24, Western 17, Universities 15, Halswell 10, ChCh United 8 

Women's - Round 11 of 14 (each team plays 12 and has two byes) 

Cashmere Technical 2 (Monique Barker, Mia Daniell-Cook) Coastal Spirit 3 (Annalie Longo 3) HT 0 - 1

Parklands 3 (Emma Fellowes 2, Meike van der Meer) Western 0 HT 2 - 0

Selwyn 1 (Ashleigh Leonard) Universities 6 (Gabrielle Brodie 3, Emma Johns 2, Aynsley Martin) HT 0 - 2

FC Twenty11 the bye

Points - games played in (  ): Coastal (11) 28, Technical (9) 22, Universities (9) 22, Parklands (9) 10,  Selwyn (9) 7, Western (10) 3, FC  Twenty11 (10) 3

Two big MPL games for ChCh United coming up - Western next Saturday followed by Halswell the following Saturday

Unbiased view - Utd had about 2 shots (maybe 3) scored 2. First was a screamer! Second was rubbish, the Tech keeper got booked after about 30 mins and just got the yips. Couldn't catch, sweep, do anything - even wanted to change gloves

Tech should have scored 5-6. However, the Utd keeper pulled off 2-3 stunning saves. And were otherwise wasteful

Football.

Glad Tech drew as we now have a proper title race on our hands. It's no fun when the win every game.

Suburbs 2-1 up over Coastal at half time

FT Nelson Suburbs 3 Coastal 1 so Tech's lead now just two points.

And they play the 4 teams directly behind them in the run in. Getting interesting. 

Some interesting match-ups next Saturday:

Men's PL

Cashmere Technical vs. Universities - Hurley Shield Challenge

Coastal Spirit vs. Halswell

Christchurch United vs. Western

Nelson Suburbs vs. Ferrymead Bays

Women's PL

FC Twenty11 vs. Western - Hawkey Shield Challenge

Parklands vs. Selwyn

Universities vs. Cashmere Technical

Coastal Spirit the bye

Uni v CTFC WPL

Draw here is all good.

Stats for Coastal Spirit from their 100 MPL games - this milestone reached today against Nelson Suburbs

Wins: 38 Draws: 20: Losses: 42

Goals For: 156    Goals Against: 162

Clean Sheets: 23

Games Scored: 76: Failed to Score: 24 

Mosts Wins In a Row: 3

Most Draws In a Row: 2

Longest Sequence Without a Loss: 5

Most Losses In a Row: 4

Longest Sequence Without a Win: 5 

 Some interesting times in both MPL and Div1 mens. 2 points separate Nelson and CashTech at the top with them still to play each other. Halswell and Chch Utd also separated by 2 points and still to play each other. Div1 tight too, 4 points from 1st to 3rd with both Selwyn and Nomads having a game in hand on FC2011. These 3 still to play each other too. 

  Goal difference may well come into things, so the humping Halswell got yesterday won't help. Squeeky bum time for lots of footballers in the region.

Likewise in the Women's Premier League, with any one of Coastal, Technical and Universities still able to win with enough permutations which could see all three finishing level in 28 points.

The last nomad ??

Big last few weeks for tech, nelson, halswell and chch. Any predictions? Caught half the tech united game, tech a bit flat and united fighting for survival.  Roll on tech nelson game!! 

The Suburbs / Bays games will also be interesting this Saturday 

Stadium Cars English Cap

Midway into second half and ChCh United leading Hurunui Rangers 5 - 2 after Hurunui opened the scoring.

Full Time

ChCh United 7 Hurunui Rangers 3

From tonight's Nelson Mail:

https://www.stuff.co.nz/nelson-mail/sport/70376655/talented-nelson-suburbs-midfielder-ross-mcphie-heads-to-the-united-states

First time poster, long time follower.

Predictions for the weekend...?

Coastal to beat Halswell

CTFC v Uni a draw (please).

Selwyn 2 FC2011 3