ASB Premiership review - Round 10



Thursday's game was actually a round 4 catch up game between the 2 Oceania Champions League teams, Auckland City & Team Wellington. It was Auckland City who edged it 1-0 with a late goal.

3-1 was the scoreline of the week. The Phoenix lost 3-1 in the A-League game in Christchurch, the curtain raiser was Canterbury United v the Weenix and Canterbury won 3-1. Auckland City went 7 points clear and extended their unbeaten run in the ASB Premiership to 23 games with a 3-1 over Hawke's Bay United. Team Wellington got their first win in 5 games with, you guessed it, a 3-1 win over WaiBOP United. Only Waitakere United broke the mold with Sean Lovemore getting a hat-trick in a 6-0 demolition of the increasingly more hapless Southern United

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Here are the highlights



Goal of the week – Aaron Clapham's free kick for Canterbury against the Weenix just ousts Michael Lea'alafa's goal for Auckland City against Hawke's Bay United

Goalkeeping howler – Lewis Italiano what were you doing letting the ball run through your legs like that?

Beer League 

Only 1 game this week Auckland City v Team Wellington
 
Auckland City
Liberty Brewing – Sauvin Bomb Hop Atomic Pale Ale (7%)

Team Wellington
Panhead Vandal NZ IPA (8%)

Now I tried these after a couple of other beers and I can't really make out what my notes said! These were quite similar beers with the Sauvin Bomb being quite tart while the Vandal was slightly sweeter. If you don;t like hoppy beers don't drink these, but if, like me, you do then these are great beers. A 3-3 draw is the result.

Results - Football

Canterbury United      3      Wellington Phoenix       1
Auckland City             3      Hawke's Bay United      1
Team Wellington         3     WaiBOP United              1
Waitakere United        6     Southern United             0

Football & Beer
Auckland City                     1     Team Wellington           0
Liberty Sauvin Bomb (7%) 3     Panhead Vandal (8%)   3



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