Wanaka 1. V Green Island 0

It was a game of contrasting styles as Green Island  looked to impose their long ball game and play through and off the robust Matt Brazier while Wanaka looked to play a shorter passing game.

It was Green Island through Brazier who attacked early and Brazier twice found himself scoring from off side positions in the first 20 mins as Wankas centre back pairing of Al Carmichael and Thomas VanHees kept a well organised defensive line.

For Wanaka - striker Steve Pleskun and left back Adam Hewson  were causing Green Island  problems , Pleskun forced a save from Christian Firth  in the 10th minute then in the 15th minute he blazed over the bar from a handy position whilst Hewson was making dangerous runs down the left wing but not quite finding that final pass or shot to finish of the promising moves.

Firth in goal continued  delivering long balls to Brazier but Wanaka stood firm matching his physical presence - something they had failed to do in previous encounters.

As the half wound down it was another jinking run by Hewson that almost broke the deadlock as he beat players and drove into the penalty box, his cross to the on running Peskun was well read by Brynn Sinclar who cleared the danger.

Into the  2nd half  with both teams well matched there are few clear cut chances to either team in the first 20 mins. 

In the 65th minute  Firth with a long goal kick finds Brazier ,who  flicks onto  the  run of Liam Carrington - with Carrington continuing his run into the box and he collides with Wanaka keeper Aaron  Molloy .Green Island  appeal for a penalty which is initally given but after a review its over turned.

 Wanaka continue to absorb the  pressure  Green Island  are applying from free kicks and corners and the game looks like it could end in an exciting 0-0 draw. Wanaka bring on substitutes Xion Lippe and Scott Mitchell  in the 75th min for Ethan Arratia and Fletcher Cavanagh who have both had fine games .

Hewson ,Pleskun and  Roode all have shots which don't trouble Firth and Molloy makes a couple of great saves to deny a free kick from Tom Milton and one on one at the feet of Brazier.

Then in the 93rd minute Wanaka take the lead when a long ball from Carmichael is partially cleared to Scott  Mitchell who from   the centre circle  clips a tantalising ball in behind centre back Blake Porteous, Firth comes out as Porteous retreats to cover and from the blindside Pleskun nips in between the two and heads  the ball over the advancing Firth into the empty GI goal to put the home side 1-0 up .

Mosgiel 4 v University 1

On a very windy Memorial Park the home side had the tail wind and Mosgiel had their tails up with the diminutive Cam Anderson dragging an early shot wide. An inswinging Anderson corner  was narrowly headed wide  by skipper Rory Findlay on 16minutes.

It was Anderson who created the first goal with  his through ball to Matt Kelly who from fully 35yards out  looked up and saw Universties custodian Luke Schaffer-Swan off his line and his half volley sailed into the roof of the net. Anderson was heavily involved and in the 35th minute with the ball at his feet he was fouled in the box and he drove the resultant penalty low and hard to his left.

Right on half time Findlay took the ball down the right wing and with the defence back pedalling he drifted inside and scored with his left foot into the far corner.

With the 2nd half wind University started to enjoy more time on the ball and the industrious Colin Fagan  was heavily involved.

Mosgiel broke out and a raking diagonal ball from the left across the field split the students defence and Finn Cattaway racing up from right back steered the ball home in the 56th minute to make it 4.0 University then had its best spell of the match with a flurry of chances  - first Ben Stanleys header was saved by Liam Whittaker ,then a free kick was tipped over the bar, Allan McBride flicked a shot that forced Whittaker into a diving save , Stanley then dragged another effort wide.

Dom Scahill finally got one to go in with 67minutes played. Scahill was denied moments later when from a corner his header was cleared off the line.

Anderson narrowly missed with an attempted chip from 40 yards out that landed onto the roof of the net and in injury time Scahill agonisingly  dragged a last effort wide for the students.

Roslyn Wakari 4 v Northern 0

On a windy Ellis Park both teams Roslyn used the conditions to their favour while also playing some good shorter play too - Roslyn settled and were soon  peppering Northern's full backs, looking to get in behind the defence-  Harley Rodeka went close for Roslyn from the edge of the box. 

Roslyn then had a flurry of  corners  from Luke Clissold 's  which  Northern dealt with. However  when Shay Thom flicked on Nathan Wilkie's long throw Clissold drove a volley from 12 yards out past Alex Van Hessing.Northern created a couple of half chances with some neat play forcing a couple of free kicks around the edge of the box and a cross that wizzed across the 6 yard box, but weren't able to produce the final product.

Curtis Day nearly doubled Roslyns lead just after half time, hitting the post from 25 yards. When Roslyns Tennessee Kinghorn was sent off  following an  altercation the extra man presented Northern with 2 opportunites  to equalise, first through Seamus Grey with a nicely struck volley and then through  Harry Fraser but on both occasions keeper Tom Stevens was equal to it.

Roslyn settled and took control when first Yunny Chang Sung dispossessed a  defender and calmly slotted past Van Hessing.

Roslyns  Matt Cordelle came off the bench and  made it 3-0 following a one on one and  Clissold made it 4-0 with  a free kick into the top left hand corner from 30 yards in a final minutes of the game

Photos: Adam Binns

Caversham 1  v Queenstown Rovers 3

Queenstown travelled to a windy Hancock Park where the winner would claim 5th spot and Queenstowns match day squad had a lot of youngsters with several  of their  senior players missing.

Queenstown make a positive with their fullbacks Cohen Nash and Rowan Marsh 

frequently making overlapping runs  overlapping but don't capitalise. They still continue to  dominate the first half and take the lead when Jan Kumar struck  a stunning, swirling free kick from long range past Sean Van Dyk mid way through the first half.

Willem Ebbinge then finds himself vearing down on goal with only Van Dyk in his way but cant keep  his shot on target.

Into the 2nd half and  Caversham come out stronger, and look to make  runs  from deep and get  beyond Queenstowns back four.

When Queenstown win the ball back- keeper Daniel Bocatios drives  a chest high pass to Kumar who brings it down  on the left, then plays a delightful ball in behind the full back for the on rushing Ebbinge who this time makes no mistake as he coolly steps inside the centre half and passes the ball in the bottom corner  to make it 2-0 on the hour mark.

Caversham pulls  one back when Kaleb De Groot-Green  powers when a corner is whipped in with pace and then flicked on to De Groot -Green.

Queenstown made  sure  of the points with five minutes to play  when following a sweeping move which saw the inital shot saved by Van Dyk, Thomas  Mills was on hand to smash in from close range.