Otago 2 Waitakere 2 Otago United rattled the cage of Waitakere at the Caledonian ground yesterday and it took a late equaliser for the Oceania and New Zealand Football Championship leader to get away with a 2-2 result.
One way or another, records are likely to be smashed when Otago United plays Waitakere at the Caledonian Ground tomorrow in the final New Zealand Football Championship match of the season.
Mike Eisenhut showed his class with a superb winning goal at Ellis Park, where a 10-man Roslyn-Wakari beat Dunedin Technical 1-0 in the Soccersouth Premier League match on Saturday
Mosgiel and Queenstown have come to a crossroads in the Soccersouth Premier League and today's match in Central Otago will map out possible directions for the future.
Roslyn-Wakari progressed to the next round of the Chatham Cup with a 4-1 win over Invercargill side Queens Park, but only after being forced into extra time.
There was a giant gush of adrenaline amongst Otago's Milk Cup team when it was announced yesterday that the youngsters will play Manchester United
Even diehard Otago fans will regard Waitakere United's match against Solomon Islands club Kossa FC in the O-League final tomorrow as the most important game of the year.
A Ryan Atherton hat trick gave Green Island the edge in its battling 3-2 win over Mosgiel in the Soccersouth Premier League match on Saturday.
Dunedin Technical's perfect record in the Soccersouth Premier League is unlikely to be blemished by Queenstown today in the 2.45pm match at Tahuna Park.
Morgan Day, Tristan Prattley and Darren Overton will miss this weekend's Soccersouth Premier League, and will be attending a New Zealand Under-20 training camp instead.
They are racing four abreast at the first bend in the Soccersouth Premier League race, with Dunedin Technical shading the bunch with intimidating statistics.
The much maligned species of match referees and the assistants that run the lines are in danger of becoming extinct, if present trends continue.
Otago United's season came to a predictable end. A 2-2 draw against the table-topping Waitakere summed up United's New Zealand Football Championship season - close, but not close enough. Football correspondent Rab Smith reports.
Defenders in the Soccersouth Premier League will already be marking down names of strikers worthy of attention this season and two new faces have already emerged.
Roslyn-Wakari and Caversham delivered a salvo of goals in the opening round of the Soccersouth Premier League on Saturday.
It was a goal made in Ireland that ignited a battling effort in Wellington, where Otago lost 1-3 in yesterday's New Zealand Football Championship match.
Life has been a bit of a blur for Colin Falvey, as the new Otago United import hit the ground running when he arrived in New Zealand just over a week ago.
Aaron Burgess hit a bullet-like free kick to score Otago United's winner in its 1-0 victory over Manawatu in a New Zealand Football Championship match at Carisbrook on Saturday.
It has been another dismal season for Otago United, with poor results in the New Zealand Football Championship followed by the departure of several players. Football writer Rab Smith looks at how the team is going to alter its recruiting policies in an attempt to get better results.
Another brave effort by Otago - and another defeat. Auckland City won 2-0 in Auckland, taking its tally against Otago in the New Zealand Football Championship to seven goals for and none against in three matches.
