ASB Premiership Week 9

The goals continue to flow, 18 in this round, we also got 2 hat-tricks, 6 penalties (only 1 missed) and 4 red cards. The Thursday night TV game saw WaiBOP staking a claim for a top 4 finish with a repeat of their round 2 achievment in putting 5 past Waitakere United, Stephen Hoyle getting 3.

Paul Ifill got his 1^st goal for Hawke's Bay United as they held off Southern United, who missed a late penalty, 2-1. Team Wellington struggled for goals from open play but luckily Chris Bale got 2 penalties and they drew 2-2 with Canterbury United. Joao Moieria got a hat-trick (including 1 penalty) for Auckland City as they beat the Weenix 4-2 at a very hot Kiwitea Street.

Here are the highlights

Goal of the week – Hard one this week with so many penalties, will give it to Stephen Hoyle's 3^rd for WaiBOP against Waitakere, even if he did make it harder for himself

That leaves the Top 4 as Auckland City, Hawke's Bay United, WaiBOP United & Canterbury United. Team Wellington are 5^th on goal difference. Waitakere United 6^th, 6 points adrift of Team Wellington and then the Weenix & Southern United with only 1 win apiece battling to stay off the bottom spot.

Results

WaiBOP United 5 Waitakere United 0

Southern United 1 Hawke's Bay United 2

Team Wellington 2 Canterbury United 2

Auckland City 4 Wellington Phoenix 2

Beer League – As I started out doing every game and then changed it to just 2 per round there is no beer league this week as I have already done all these match ups in earlier rounds (I would like to say my wallet & liver are pleased but can't....)

Instead I got the day off work and went to the Team Wellington v Canterbury United game and tried out by new camera so here a couple of the Photos and more on my FLICKR page