Caversham thumped Northern 15-0 earlier this season but found the going much tougher at Forsyth Barr Stadium on Thursday night.
Caversham extended its lead at the top of the Football South Premier League with a resounding 7-0 win over rival Mosgiel at Memorial Park on Saturday.
With Caversham threatening to vanish over the horizon at the top of the Football South Premier League, today's match against Mosgiel has become extremely significant.
Caversham stayed in unrelenting attack mode against Roslyn Wakari at Tonga Park on Saturday, and eventually earned an 8 1 win, through good teamwork and lethal finishing.
The Otago youth team was given exceptional opponents when the draw for the group stages of the Milk Cup was made this week.
There was both feast and famine in the Football South Premier League on Saturday.
Football South Premiership challengers will be aiming to fire on all cylinders this weekend as goal difference becomes an important factor.
The squeeze is on at the top of the Football South Premier League.
German goalkeeper Lutz Pfannenstiel made a surprise appearance at De Carle Park this week as Dunedin Technical trained for its critical match with Caversham.
Dunedin Technical flexed its collective muscle to dominate Mosgiel at Tahuna Park on Saturday, winning 4-1 and moving into second place on the Football South Premier League table.
Ten football matches over Queen's Birthday weekend should be enough to satisfy even the keenest Dunedin fans, with games on all three days.
There were some spectacular strikes among the 17 goals scored in Football South Premier League matches on Saturday.
Footballers are advised to keep their eyes on the ball, and even with a log jam of action in the coming weeks, wise coaches will be insisting that their most important game is the next one.
Strikers were in excellent form - and so were the top teams - in the Football South Premier League at the weekend.
The haves and the have-nots - that could describe the Football South Premier League this season.
A predictably volatile clash between Caversham and Mosgiel lived up to expectations as the Football South Premier League leaders fought out a 2-2 draw at Tonga Park on Saturday.
Another pressure-laden round of Football South Premier League matches promises more drama for ambitious coaches and players today.
Two underperforming Football South Premier League sides, University and Dunedin Technical, will meet at the Caledonian Ground today knowing a win is required to stop a downward slide.
Form teams set the pace in yesterday's season opening Football South Premier matches, as Caversham and Dunedin Technical won easily, but at Tahuna Park in a mid-table cliffhanger University and Roslyn-Wakari battled out a 3-3 draw.
Mosgiel emerged with a 3-2 win over Green Island in the Chatham Cup tie at Sunnyvale yesterday.