Hat tricks were the order of the day as strikers came out with all guns blazing in Saturday's Footballsouth Premier League games.
Caversham's Robbie Deeley, Northern's Sean Brand and University's Luke Macris all scored three goals.
There were also three 4-0 wins, by Caversham (over Queenstown Rovers), University (over Roslyn-Wakari) and Grants Braes, which registered its biggest win in the competition against Green Island.
Deeley has set a hot pace in the Golden Boot race, averaging two goals a game with six in total, and not far behind is Macris on four.
Northern claimed its first win of the season by beating the Spirit 4-2 in Invercargill.
The tightest match of the round was at Memorial Park, where Dunedin Technical grabbed a 1-0 win in front of the enthusiastic Mosgiel support.
Both sides started without key players.
Mosgiel striker Phil Kelly was committed elsewhere in a triathlon, while Technical's Andy Coburn was at a wedding and Aaron Burgess was sidelined through injury.
Defying the wind, Mike McGarry created pools of calm with his nearly error-free technique, and Mosgiel made a smooth start as Morgan Day, Regan Coldicott and impressive new signing Luke Burgess stitched passes together.
Possibly Mosgiel's attacks tended to break down due to playing a solo striker in Shayne Danielson, although Coldicott had a high-mileage match in support.
Technical's Blair Scoullar was a last-minute call-up for the team, and although he, too, ploughed a lonely furrow for most of the match, he struck in the 38th minute to score the solitary goal.
Mosgiel only half cleared an attack, and when the ball was played back into Mosgiel's penalty area, Scoullar surged through to slam a shot past keeper Pat Howell.
Howell went on to make several top saves, and his physical presence was invaluable as Technical won more ball and forced a series of set plays.
Technical's midfield had more physical drive than Mosgiel's, with Matt Bruin and George Milne fiercely contesting anything loose and spreading play to the wings, where Justin Prattley, Nick Dale and Justin Flaws pushed forward.
However, a steady game by centreback Tom Bekkers and Mike Abbott kept Mosgiel's shutters up, and youngster Matt Brook played like a veteran in the crowded box.
Whatever the reason - gale force wind or poor technique - many crosses and shots were shanked wide.
Typically with a 1-0 scoreline, Mosgiel cranked up pressure in the final stages and Coldicott missed a handy chance to snatch a draw.
The frustrated home side was gutted at the final whistle, and Technical coach Mike Fridge recognised the hard nature of the game.
"[Mosgiel] are not a bad side, and with us having a couple of key players out, I am more than happy to take the win, and a hard-won clean sheet," he said.
