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Otago Daily Times
2 days ago
- Sport
- Otago Daily Times
Royals reign after close-fought match
The top-of-the-table clash in the Women's South Island League between Dunedin City Royals and Otago University was a close-fought battle. But the Royals came out on top courtesy of Amy Hislop's goal in the 18th minute to secure a 1-0 victory. After a period of sustained early pressure, University were unable to clear and an attempted headed clearance landed at Hislop's feet two yards out to finish. The Royals continued to have most of the possession in the first half and the game saw some robust challenges with the students' Ella Morgan having to be carried off before halftime. The second half was more of an even affair with both teams doing extremely well to stop shots and cancelling each other out. The win puts the Royals on 21 points and University remain in second on 18 points. Roslyn Wakari made the long trip up to Nelson and took a 15th-minute lead through Zara Pratley. But Nelson replied with two goals in three minutes to lead 2-1 before the break to win. In the Southern League, the Royals' men travelled to Selwyn and were rewarded with a 5-2 win. It looked promising for the Royals early on when Brady Jacobs had a ninth minute shot that struck the post. But Selwyn played the ball through the middle and Finlay Cottoem struck from the edge of the box. The home side doubled their lead when Luke Mackay scored from the penalty spot on 31 minutes. Jacobs fired home a volley in the 33rd minute and the Royals very nearly equalised just before halftime. The equaliser eventually came 17 minutes from time when Max Davidson rifled home from the edge of the box. Charlie Fawcett, who was introduced as a substitute only two minutes earlier, was on hand to benefit from the Selwyn keeper spilling the ball. Fellow substitute Cato Williams found himself unmarked in the penalty box and he made no mistake striking home a well-directed cross from the left flank in the 89th minute. Jacobs scored the goal of the game in the sixth minute of injury time, cutting in from the left wing and unleashing an unstoppable shot from outside the penalty box . The Royals move into third-equal on in a very congested table with five teams on 13 points. After last week's heartache of conceding a late goal to lose in Nelson , Wānaka again succumbed to a late goal to lose at home 2-1 to Ferrymead Bays. Anthony Sprowson pulled the home side level with a 22nd minute equaliser. However, Bays Kasper Marson scored the winner with seven minutes left. Nomads upset Nelson 3-0 and Cashmere Tech won 8-4 against Universities of Canterbury. • Queens Park grabbed local bragging rights winning 2-1 against Old Boys in the Southern Premiership Invercargill darby. Queens Park took the lead in first half stoppage time when Cameron Johnson fired home from close range. Old Boys equalised with nine minutes remaining when a long ball forward caused Queens Park keeper Jayden Castle to come out of his box and with Old Boys pouring forward they regained possession, having their initial shot blocked on the line however Jayden Dawson was on hand to score. In the fifth minute of stoppage time Anton Fitzgerald secured the win. Northern continued their 100% record claiming their sixth consecutive victory with a 3-0 win against Northern Hearts. Rory Hibbert scored a brace in the first half and claimed his second consecutive hat-trick when he scored early in the second. Green Island upset Roslyn 3-1 at Ellis Park to claim their first win of the season. The home side started slow with Green Island looking to press and hassle. The tactic worked when they took the lead through Seb Smith. Roslyn equalised midway through the first half when Joe Wood pounced on the loose ball following a corner. Green Island took the lead on 66 minutes through Harrison Mclean's penalty and Ryan Walker secured the win when Roslyn failed to clear and he tapped home from close range. Mosgiel benefited from Roslyn's slip and moved into third place on the table with a comprehensive 6-0 win against the Royals. It was 3-0 at the break thanks to goals from Harvey Stephens, Reece Butenshaw and Morgan Day. Three goals in four minutes in the second half did the damage for the Plainsmen with Stephens claiming his hat-trick and Kowin Hancock getting the goal his all round play deserved.
Otago Daily Times
2 days ago
- Sport
- Otago Daily Times
Royals blow away competition
Round two of the Kate Sheppard Cup and Chatham Cup saw local teams meet each other. Both Dunedin City Royals' games were scheduled for Tahuna Park, but were moved to Logan Park due to the strong winds blowing the goals away. The Royals women did not let it disrupt them going 4-0 up at halftime against Roslyn Wakari thanks to braces to both Kylie Jones and Raegan Potter. After Roslyn's Morgan MacCormick pulled one back with 25 minutes to go, Jones claimed her hat-trick in the 77th minute to record a 5-1 win. Otago University were also too strong for Northern in the other Kate Sheppard Cup game, winning 5-0. Playing into a very strong wind, they took a 19th-minute lead through Aynsley Martin. Northern looked to defend deep to frustrate the students, but after the break, and with the wind at their backs, University doubled their lead on 56 minutes when Martin got her second. It was 4-0 on 72 minutes when Leila Hausia-Haugen scored two screamers within four minutes that gave keeper Katie Williamson no chance. Georgia Nixon calmly slotted the fifth in the 86th minute. In the men's Chatham Cup, Northern travelled to Invercargill and beat Queens Park 5-1, Rory Hibbert scoring four goals. His first came after 12 minutes on the edge of the box — he turned his marker and made no mistake. His second three minutes later from his own half, played a one-two, cut inside his man and keeper Mitchell Fowler could not stop it. Northern made all the early running and Nicholas Brett scored from the edge of the box to make it 3-0 after only 18 minutes. Queens Park pulled one back after 22 minutes when a diagonal ball cut out Northern's defence for Calem Castle to run on and slot home. In torrential rain and howling winds Hibbert scored his hat-trick on the hour mark when Northern regained possession, catching Queens Park upfield and Hibbert was afforded a couple of metres' space in the box. The final goal came four minutes from time when again Northern regained possession and a quick recycle saw Hibbert score from inside the box. There was another hat-trick in the Green Island v Wānaka match at Sunnyvale, Wānaka's Alex Plimmer getting all three in the Central Otago side's 3-0 win. It was 2-0 after 22 minutes and his third on 73 minutes allowed coach Ben Sippola to make a triple substitution including Plimmer himself. University also scored two early goals at the Turf against Timaru's Northern Hearts thanks to Ashton Hudson's 11th minute opener and Skipper Flynn Crocker's 20th minute goal. They finished with a 2-1 victory. It looked like they would blow Hearts away similar to their 9-1 win in the league earlier in the month. Hearts regrouped, grew into the game and, as it approached the final moments, Bailey Chambers pulled one back in the 90th minute. But the students held on to progress to the third round where they will be joined by the Royals, who were too strong for Mosgiel winning 5-1. The Royals got off to a great start after only six minutes with Jack Julian's surging run leaving defenders in his wake. He picked his spot and gave keeper Callum Roberson no chance. Playing into a strong wind, Mosgiel were constantly pegged back with the Royals dominating. A few minutes before halftime it looked like the Plainsmen would only be one down at the break, but the Royals had other ideas scoring three goals in the last seven minutes of the half. Centre back Ben Campbell's strong run down the right-hand wing, and subsequent cross, allowed Brady Jacobs to score from close range on 38 minutes. Then Campbell himself headed home from a corner on 44 minutes and Hugh Jack rifled home right on halftime to give the Royals a 4-0 lead. Jacobs made it 5-0 on 52 minutes. Mosgiel's Harvey Stephens rifled in a consolation goal in the third minute of injury time. — Neville Watson
BBC News
4 days ago
- General
- BBC News
Falkirk begin new season at Brechin
Falkirk will begin the 2025-26 season with a trip to Highland League Brechin City in Premier Sports Cup Group McGlynn's side return north to face Cove Rangers before home matches against Queen's Park and The Spartans.
Otago Daily Times
21-05-2025
- Sport
- Otago Daily Times
Royals in 1-0 loss after goal ruled out
After Southern League powerhouses Cashmere Technical and Coastal Spirit dropped points on Friday, the Dunedin City Royals had an opportunity to move up the congested table on Saturday. They came up against Universities of Canterbury away and gave away possession in the middle in the 11th minute. The home side's cross found Pero Forman unmarked in the penalty box to finish — and record a 1-0 victory against the Royals. The Royals thought they had forced an equaliser in the 85th minute only for this to be ruled out and despite eight minutes of time added on the Royals would not be able to find a way through. The loss left the Royals on 10 points and fourth equal. Wānaka made the long trip up to Nelson and thanks to keeper Josh Shackleton's heroics it looked like the Central Otago side would come away with a share of the points. He denied Nelson twice early, but was helpless to stop Lennon Whewell's 29th-minute opener. Shackleton again pulled off a couple of stunning saves early in the second half and Wānaka equalised on the hour mark when Ed Belingher ghosted in unmarked at the far post to score from close range. Heading into injury time, it looked like Wanaka would secure a draw but Whewell beat a couple of defenders and shot across goal to secure a 2-1 win. Frontrunners Christchurch United had a 2-1 win against Cashmere, Ferrymead Bays beat Coastal 3-1 and Nomads United had a 2-1 win against Selwyn United. Men's Southern Premiership In the men's Southern Premiership, University looked to claim their fifth consecutive victory when they went 2-0 up over Roslyn at Ellis Park after only 23 minutes. The students had the better share of possession and led through goals to Blake Allison and former Roslyn player Simba Muwunganirwa. University stretched Roslyn and should have added to their tally but paid for their missed chances. Roslyn were more structured in the second half with some slick touch passing resulting in Hamish Mair being on the end of a cross at 58 minutes. Roslyn's Jack McFarlane found himself in space on the left, dribbled into the box and calmly passed it into the net for the equaliser. McFarlane then turned creator, curling a right-sided free kick into the path of substitute Ben Williams-Davies who scored an 88th-minute goal for a 3-2 win. Northern steamrolled Old Boys 8-1 in Invercargill. Nicholas Brett scored a first-half hat-trick. William Fleming's 29th-minute strike gave Old Boys some hope, but Rory Hibbert also scored a hat-trick and Toby Orchiston a brace to leave Northern top of the table on 15 points. Queens Park and Royals had an entertaining 2-2 draw. The Royals had a halftime lead, following a passage that involved 13 passes. It was crossed into the box and found Charlie Fawcett, who bent his right-footed shot perfectly past the outstretched hand of the keeper into the top corner. Queens Park equalised on the hour mark when Tom Kent's long-range free kick found Rodrigo Schmidt De Camargo in the penalty box. Queens Park took the lead when Anton Fitzgerald planted a far-post header into the back of the net. The Royals claimed a share of the points when skipper George Barker equalised with the 77th-minute penalty. In the battle at Sunnyvale, Mosgiel beat Green Island 2-1. Green Island took a 46th-minute lead through Finley Kruger. The Plainsmen responded when Luke Clissold showed great technique to volley home the equaliser and Mosgiel claimed three points when Patrick Koppert headed home an in-swinging corner on 65 minutes. In the women's South Island league, the Royals thumped Nelson Suburbs 8-0 at Logan Park. Amy Hislop claimed a hat-trick — leading the golden-boot race with a total of eight goals — and Raegan Potter bagged a brace. Hannah Mackay-Wright's goal made it 4-0 at halftime. Toni Power made it 7-0 on 65 minutes and substitute Georgia Kennedy rounded out. Roslyn Wakari moved up the table with a 2-1 victory in Kaiapoi over NW United. Zara Pratley's opener on 15 minutes was cancelled out when NW equalised 10 minutes before the break. However, Catriona Galvin scored the winner on 56 minutes to move Roslyn to fourth. Otago University held on for a 3-2 win against Universities of Canterbury at Logan Park yesterday. By Neville Watson
Yahoo
17-05-2025
- General
- Yahoo
Bournemouth Rotary Club to host unique Tea in a Tent event
THE Rotary Club of Bournemouth East Cliff is set to host a unique Tea in a Tent event. This will be part of the Picnic in the Park at Queens Park on Sunday, June 15, from 2pm onwards. The aim is to raise awareness for ShelterBox, an international disaster relief charity. Visitors will be treated to complimentary pastries and iced tea, while learning about the charity's work in global disaster zones. The centrepiece of the club's initiative is a ShelterBox family tent. This will allow visitors to get a first-hand experience of the emergency aid provided to families displaced by weather disasters and humanitarian crises. READ MORE: Magna Care Centre holds spring fair for Forest Holme Hospice ShelterBox survival pack (Image: Rotary Club of Bournemouth East Cliff) Saleem Rangoon, president of the Rotary Club of Bournemouth East Cliff, said: "Our Tea in a Tent event offers a perfect opportunity for the community to relax with refreshments while discovering how ShelterBox supports people in the long process of rebuilding their lives after disaster or conflict. "Every cup of tea shared helps raise awareness for this vital humanitarian work." ShelterBox provides emergency shelter and essential items to families who have lost their homes due to disaster and conflict. It works with affected communities, volunteers and trusted partners to provide tailored aid packages, including tents, tarpaulins, tools, cooking sets, mosquito nets and water purification kits.
