The scramble is on for Football South Premier League teams to clinch a place against top opposition with the competition about to split into a top four and a bottom six.
Dunedin Technical repulsed a spirited challenge from Mosgiel to stretch its lead in the Footballsouth Premier League with a 3-0 win at Memorial Park on Saturday.
A 40-something, father-of-five striker could be the key to the clash between Mosgiel and top side Dunedin Technical at Memorial Park today.
Dunedin Technical was pushed to the limit before beating Caversham 2-1 in a Footballsouth Premier League match at Tahuna Park on Saturday.
Both ends of the Footballsouth Premier league will come into sharp focus today when top sides Caversham and Dunedin Technical tussle at Tahuna Park and bottom teams Otago Youth and Grants Braes clash at the Caledonian.
In the clash between Footballsouth's top sides, Dunedin Technical emerged triumphant, beating Roslyn-Wakari 2-0 at Ellis Park on Saturday.
Defenders facing Aaron Burgess these days must feel theirs is a lost cause, as the in-form Dunedin Technical striker continues to rattle in goals.
One again it was the Aaron Burgess show, as Dunedin Technical's in-form striker rattled in five goals during his side's 6-1 win over Northern in the Footballsouth Premier League clash on Saturday.
Something has got to give today when two of the unbeaten Footballsouth Premier League sides, Mosgiel and Spirit FC, meet in Invercargill.
University coach Alan Bain threw caution to the winds at Ellis Park, where despite a brave attacking game, the students lost 4-2 to Roslyn-Wakari in the Footballsouth Premier League yesterday.
Aaron Burgess set a Footballsouth Premier League record by scoring all the goals in Dunedin Technical's 6-0 win over a depleted University side at Tahuna Park on Saturday.
Otago's Youth Development side is using the Footballsouth Premier League as preparation for this year's Milk Cup in Northern Ireland, and Federico Macheda's late winner last week for Manchester United was a reality check for the youngsters.
Aaron Burgess spearheaded Dunedin Technical to a 4-0 win over the Otago Youth Development side at the Caledonian Ground on Saturday, to earn the side top spot in the Footballsouth Premier League.
Top marksmen are sure to make a difference as Footballsouth's premier league kicks off its winter competition today.
Roslyn-Wakari remained unbeaten at Tahuna Park to win the Otago Football Referees Association Challenge Cup on Saturday.
Players at today's Football South matches at Tahuna Park will wear black armbands to mark the death on Thursday of Ron Little, a stalwart of the Northern club.
New signing James Vaughan took only 2min to open the scoring in Roslyn-Wakari's 3-1 win over Dunedin Technical at Tahuna Park on Saturday.
A significant step forward for Football South, under the guidance of new executive officer Bill Chisholm, has been the move towards improving contact with other regions in the federation, and with New Zealand Football.
There is a dearth of top goalkeepers in the Football South Tournament this year, and the situation has not improved with news that Otago United's Liam Little has transferred north to play for Central United in Auckland.
The Football South pre-season tournament kicks off today at Tahuna Park where visiting international-class referee Mike Hester will be in charge of the 2.45pm match between Mosgiel and Northern.
