Mainland Premier League (Part 2)

Three rounds this season in Division 1 so still a long way to go with nine point between the top five so still all on.

Transfer pending to Coastal

After seeing everyone now I'd say it will be one of the current top 3 but out of the top 5 especially, anyone can beat the other if the you don't turn up on top of your game. Think it will be a good race to the finish.

Have Waimak ever beaten Nomads?

Money plus players and coaches not wanting to stick with a club that gets relegated and maybe build a strogner team, culture.

Nomads are back to when Keith Braithwaite started at the club in the early 2000s. Nomads going backwards and losing players, another one of Keiths 2007 MPL winning team about to give it away.

Men's MPL games on tomorrow:

Bays vs. ChCh United - Midday ASB

Nelson vs. Universities - 1pm Saxton Fields

Western vs. Coastal - 2:45pm ASB

Halswell vs. Cashmere Technical - 2:45pm Halswell Domain

and in the Women's National Knock Cup both at Midday

Universities vs FC Twenty11 - Ilam Fields

Parklands vs Halswell - Parklands Reserve

just received word that nelson v uni game abandoned due to unplayable pitch. Long way to go for no game!

That's pretty weird - Saxton fields are usually pretty good.

Edit - Heavy rain.

heavy rain this morning I believe left the pitch water logged. Coaches from both sides wanted to go ahead, however referee made call just before kick-off.

Dunno - but its not looking good today.  HT 3-1 Nomads v Waimak

Selwyn currently 2-0 up over Bays. Dan Ede scoring both

Selwyn finish up 2-1 over bays.  Nomads look to have beaten Waimak 4-1

Coastal lost 1-0 to Western and Tech beat Halswell 3-1.

How did Bays go v Chch United?

Mainland Premier League - Round 8

Ferrymead Bays 0 Christchurch United 1 (Jordan Anderson) HT 0 - 0

Halswell 1 (Leon Vannoort Cashmere Technical 3 (Sho Mattieson, Roddy Lockhart, own goal) HT 0 - 0

Nelson Suburbs vs. Universities postponed water logged pitch

Western 1 (Micky Willis) Coastal Spirit 0 HT 1 - 0

Points Technical 21, Suburbs 14, Coastal 14, Bays 12, Universities 10, Western 10, ChCh United 4, Halswell 4 

National Women’s Knock Out Cup

Parklands 4 (Emma Fellows 4) Halswell 1 (Marcella Wood) HT 3 - 1

Universities 7 (Molly Pascoe 2, Sophia Cormark 2, Amira Abaza, Aynsley Martin, Courtney Johnson) FC Twenty11 0 HT 2 - 0

United won 1 - 0 with a late goal.

FC beat Hornby 5-1

Hornby gonna have a v long season I think

Parklands beat CashTech Turtles 1-0

Tech v Western

Halswell v Uni

Chch United v Coastal

Waimak v Parklands

Selwyn v Burwood

Nomads v FC2011

Richmond v FC Nelson

Bays have a bye.

FC2011 back after taking last year off; no Nelson Suburbs yet again.

So 3xDiv1 (or below) and 3xMPL teams plus 1xNelson team into next round. If the MPL teams keep drawing each other will be interesting

some potentially tight ties in there

Gnats Chuff indeed big fella.

Yes was Bays, when the MPL started in 2002 took them 82 games.

Mainland AGM on next Monday evening 4 May at 7pm - more details on the Mainland Website.

Draw for Women's Knock Out Cup to be play weekend 9/10 May

Mainland Region

Coastal Spirit v Universities AFC
Parklands Utd v Cashmere Technical

Football South Region

Queenstown Rovers v Dunedin Technical AFC
Otago University v Roslyn Wakari AF

Some good match up's in the MPL on Saturday

Men's - Round 9

Coastal vs. Nelson Suburbs - 1pm Cuthberts Green

ChCh United vs. Cashmere Technical - 2:45pm ASB Football Park

Halswell vs. Western - 2:45pm Halswell Domain

Universities Vs. Ferrymead Bays - 2:45pm Ilam Fields

Women's - Round 3 all at 12:30pm 

Cashmere Technical vs. Selwyn Garrick Park

Coastal vs. Western - ASB Football Park

Universities vs. FCTwenty11 - Ilam Fields

Parklands the bye  

Selwyn beat Turtles 6-1 HT 1-1

Men’s Premier League - Round 2

Coastal 0 Nelson Suburbs 1 (Omar Guardiola) HT 0 - 0

ChCh United 0 Cashmere Technical 4 (Aaron Clapham 2, Stu Kelly, own goal) HT 0 -2

Halswell 3 (Leon Vannoort, Joey Clapperton, Dagan Bland - pen) Western 3 (Daniel Thoms 2 Jake Laurent) HT 2 - 2

Universities 1 (Simon Tither) Ferrymead Bays 1 (James Deehan) HT 0 - 1

Points: Technical 24, Suburbs 17, Coastal 14, Bays 13, Universities 11, Western 11, Halswell 5, ChCh United 4 - Suburbs and Universities both a game in hand.

Women’s Premier League - Round 3

Cashmere Technical 10 (Megan Shea 4, Monique Barker 3, Beth Elliot, Emma Kench, Kathryn van Empel) Selwyn 1 Hollie Carlisle-Reeves - pen) HT 4 - 1

Coastal 3 (Mel Cameron 2, Lily Bray), Western 0 HT 1 - 0

Universities 4 (Kat Mason 3, Ashley Martin) FC Twenty11 0 HT 1 - 0

Parklands the bye

Points: Technical 9, Coastal 9, Universities 6, Selwyn 3, Parkland 0, Western 0, FC Twenty11 0 - Universities, Selwyn and Parklands all have a game in hand.

Nomads 7 - 0 over Hornby. Two divisions within the one in this grade as has been the case since we had the 8 team MPL and club amalgamations.

Something for Mainland to have a look at and tie in with a SI league if they are committed to growing the game.

Hornby team would be the worst supported team as in people watching  I've seen in years. Such a nice day to not like last Monday.

A few more milestones reached in the MPL today.

The 100th MPL goal of the season was scored.

Simon Tither scored for Universities in his game 100th club for the club..

Christchurch United loss was their 100th in the MPL.

Cashmere Technical played their 100th competition game (MPL, Chatham Cup, English Cup and South Island Championship) since their merger, their record is 75 wins, 15 draws and 10 losses, 207 goals for and 71 against. 

Bit of a thump back to earth for the Selwyn WMPL team. I watched the 1st half before heading to the Men's Div1 game, and while CashTech were the better side, it really didn't seem like a 10-1 game or even close to it. Not sure what happened in 2nd half, whether it be fitness or chances taken....Hollie Carlisle-Reeves may be disappointed to have her goal called a pen, it was a screamer freekick from 20 yards that blasted past everyone.

Could be a thump back to earth for the Burwood A mens team neat Saturday as well.

Selwyn will not only want to win in the Chatham Cup game, they may want to put as many past Burwood as Burwood scored against the Div5 Selwyn team in the first league game of the season. 

Tech to get Waimak in the next round and Bays the winner between Nomads and FC20, Selwyn to go to Nelson.

Are you guessing the next round? I thought it was all out of a hat?

Not that I'm thinking about the next round already, I got enough issues...

Apoligies to Hollie but I was advised by her club that it was a pen. 

Plus the fact Burwood beat Selwyn in pre season. Dan Ede goal fest?

No announcement of a new CEO at the Mainland AGM, awaiting a contact to be signed but have a feeling that person was in the room.