Football competitions tight at the top
Trojans player Phil Newport curls in a cross against Wolves at A and P Park. Photos Peter Jones
Call Care Trojans and Central Buccaneers continue to share top spot in the Mayfield Motorworld men’s division one football competition after the weekend's action.
Both sides have won three of their four clashes so far, with last week’s 1-1 draw between the two illustrating how evenly-matched the teams are this season.
On Saturday they both scored big wins. Buccaneers took on Rangers Woodbourne at the base and came away with a comprehensive 8-0 victory. Early goals to Jono Masters, Jason Scammell and Kerwin O’Malley saw them take charge early, then Daniel Segovia added a fourth just before the break.
Masters and Segovia added second goals in the final 45 minutes, while Ben Shallcrass and substitute Joel Collingwood also got on the score sheet.
Trojans, who played Central Wolves at A&P Park, also got on the scoreboard early as they efficiently ground their way to a 6-0 victory. Tomas Lupani and Matt Weaver had them two up after three minutes, Lupani, Nathan Mathieson and Brayden Livingstone adding further goals to put them ahead 5-0 at the break. Wolves regrouped after halftime and conceded just one more goal, Lupani completing his hat-trick.
The third division one match produced the highest score of the day, BV Masters downing Picton Wildcats 13-1 at A&P after leading 5-0 at the break. Four Masters players shared the goals, Ben Blackman scoring four, Lee Batty notching a hat-trick, while Grant Eden, Michael Jay and Ben Clarke bagged braces. Jack McFadden scored a consolation goal for Picton.
Division one points: Call Care Trojans 10, Central Buccaneers 10, BV Masters 9, Picton Wildcats 4, Rangers Woodbourne 1, Central Wolves 0.
There are also two sides atop division two. Rangers City, who beat Rangers Masters 8-1, and Call Care Spartans, who accounted for Trojans Marlb Men 8-2, are tied at the top with four wins from their four fixtures.
In the other fixtures played on Saturday, Central Privateers beat Picton Crow Tavern 3-1 and, in the closest match of the round, Rangers Reserves drew 2-2 with Call Care Red.
Division two points: Rangers City 12, Call Care Spartans 12, Rangers Reserves 7, Central Privateers 7, Picton Crow Tavern 3, Rangers Masters 3, Call Care Red 2, Trojans Marlb Men 0.
The Rangers AFC side, who were drawn to play Tahuna in the Nelson division one competition on Saturday, had their game postponed due to the state of the Nelson grounds.