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Royals downed after late flurry of goals
Cashmere Technical came from behind to beat the Dunedin City Royals in bitter conditions on Saturday.
After the Royals held a 1-0 lead at halftime in the Southern League clash in Dunedin, the visitors pushed through with a couple of late goals to head home with a 3-2 victory.
It put the Canterbury side in third place in what has been a tight field.
Cashmere now hold a record of five wins, one draw and three losses, while the Royals are in joint fifth place.
The game was scheduled for Tahuna Park but moved to the Logan Park turf due to the weather.
The Royals held a 1-0 lead at halftime following Will Turner's opener in the 28th minute.
Cashmere came out of the break with a determined approach and Yusi Van Dan eventually found an equaliser in the 58th minute.
It became a stalemate through the middle until the floodgates opened, and a flurry of last-minute goals ensued.
Jed Collings nudged the Royals back in front with his shot in the 86th minute.
But Cashmere replacement Charlie Peacocke fired home back-to-back goals in the 89th and 90th minutes for Cashmere to claim all three points.
Wanaka had a tough task away against top-of-the-table Christchurch United.
The home side inflicted all the damage in the first half to secure a 7-0 win and remain on top of the league.
Oliver van Rijessel buried his shot in the bottom right corner in the opening two minutes to give Christchurch the lead.
Josh Tollervey added another on 18 minutes, banging home in nearly the same spot as their opener.
Then forward Shogo Osawa sparked the start of his flurry.
He headed home from a corner on the 23rd minute, before he set up Joel Stevens.
Stevens dished off the ball to Osawa at the top of the box, and Osawa clipped it behind for Stevens to run on to and finish in a lovely mood.
Osawa then chipped over for his second in the 46th minute and added another to complete a first-half hat-trick and give Christchurch a 6-0 lead at halftime.
It was a game in yet again dreadful conditions, as the rain began to pelt into the night.
Ben Stroud made it 7-0, but Wanaka tightened up a lot in the second half to quieten the home side.
In the other Saturday Southern League games, Ferrymead Bays and Nomads United had 1-1 draw and Coastal Spirit thumped Universities of Canterbury 7-2.
In the women's South Island league, Otago University celebrated a 3-0 win over Nelson Suburbs in Dunedin.
Leila Hausia-Haugen scored the first of the game then set up University's second.
She broke away and drew Nelson's goalkeeper out and cut it back across for Georgia Nixon to score. Ruby Brathwaite then cut back across the box and put the ball on her left foot and gave it a go, which curled into the top corner.
University had plenty of chances in the second half but were unable to find the back of the net again.
The table-topping Royals women charged to an eighth consecutive win as they beat Cashmere 2-1 in Christchurch yesterday.
In the men's ODT Southern Premiership, Green Island and Otago University battled to a 3-3 draw, and the Royals had a 2-2 draw with Roslyn-Wakari.
George Duncan scored a brace for Mosgiel in their 2-0 win over Old Boys, and Michael Larsen also bagged two for Queens Park in their 4-2 victory over Northern Hearts.
Some games in the women's Premiership were postponed due to the rough weather and ground conditions.
Sophia Body scored the winner for Roslyn in the 41st minute in their 1-0 win over Queens Park.
