ASB Premiership

Former Southern United striker Joel Stevens came back to haunt his old side with a hat trick in Invercargill yesterday.

Victor da Costa's 67th minute strike lifted Southern United to a memorable 2-1 win over highly fancied Waitakere United at Forsyth Barr Stadium on Saturday.

Southern United scored a sweet derby win by beating Canterbury United 1-0 in Christchurch on Saturday.

Southern United ran and tackled for the whole match against Auckland City on Saturday, but the champion side won 3-0 with a composed performance that showed its pedigree.

Southern United lost by a record 10-0 to Auckland City in the ASB Premiership match played yesterday at the Forsyth Barr Stadium.

Coach Luiz Uehara was the first to hold his hand up after Southern United was crushed 6-1 by Waikato-Bay of Plenty at Forsyth Barr Stadium yesterday.

It was a game to savour between Southern United and Team Wellington as spectators were treated to a 2-2 draw that might have ended up 6-6, there were so many goal-scoring chances in yesterday's ASB Premiership football match.

Hawkes Bay delivered a reality check with a devastating 6-1 win over Southern United in a premiership match at Forsyth Barr Stadium on Saturday.

Southern United appeared on track for a breakthrough win under the franchise's new name on Saturday.

Otago United's run of bad luck continued yesterday at Forsyth Barr Stadium with a 3-1 loss to Hawkes Bay, and a fractured leg for striker Aaron Burgess, that means the end of his ASB Premiership season.

Otago United did enough to win, hitting Waikato's woodwork four times in Ngaruawahia yesterday.

Invercargill hosts its first ASB Premiership match when Otago United and Wellington meet at Rugby Park tomorrow.

Two late goals gave added gloss to Waitakere United's 4-1 win over Otago United in the ASB Premiership match at Dunedin's Forsyth Barr Stadium yesterday.

Canterbury United was too good yesterday and beat Otago United 4-1 in the ASB Premiership match at Forsyth Barr Stadium.

Waikato administered six of the best to a below-par Otago United in the national league match played at Forsyth Barr Stadium yesterday.

Otago United made Waitakere United work very hard, but the ASB Premiership leader eventually hit late goals for a 4-1 win on its own patch yesterday.

Otago United went down 2-1 to Canterbury in the ASB Premiership football match played yesterday in Christchurch.