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Green shoots Goals galore in cup on show Wānaka’s development at junior football level was underlined last weekend in a 4-2 loss to Queenstown. “The clue is in the name - we are a Youth Development team,” coach Thomas van Hees said. “We are primarily looking at developing the players - winning games will come later.” He noted it was the first time Wānaka had competed at this level, playing the best teams from Timaru to Dunedin and Invercargill every week. “It is going to be tough but the team is up for it and can’t wait to show them how we can play exciting football.” Both teams have entered the Football South Under 15 Development League and the regional competition starts in a fortnight. Queentown hosted the match on a very tidy pitch at Queenstown Event Centre on Saturday in bright sunshine. The sides met the previous weekend when Queenstown won by a big margin in Wānaka. In a similar fashion to that encounter, Wānaka took the lead early through a long shot from the captain Jacob Fielding. Queenstown’s response came quickly from a long range effort that dipped just under the crossbar before winger Harry Lamb was presented with an easy finish inside the goal area and Wānaka went ahead 2-1. The hosts levelled before half time and took advantage of Wānaka making full use of their squad to add two more in the second half.
Bouncing back from last week’s mauling by Lakes United, Cromwell seniors beat Queenstown’s GLTU to make the Radio Central Plate final on penalties after an amazing game of football finished 5-5. At Alpha Reserve after Flynn Reyntjes and Mitch Hurring had both scored twice, it appeared that GLTU had done enough edge the encounter. But a floated corner produced a mad goalbox scramble, and ended in an own goal to square the game 5-all. That led to a penalty shoot-out and stand-in Cromwell goalie Hunter Norton proved the hero – saving two GLTU attempts with a third going over the bar.
Cromwell converted all but one of their attempts to take out a dramatic game in front of a good-sized crowd and much sideline banter. In the Radio Central Cup games, Lakes defeated the Uruguayan expat Charruas team 5-1, and the Brazilian-influenced Falcons defeated Queenstown Classics 6-3. In the Plate competition, Wakatipu squeaked home 3-2 against Wānaka Reserves and Cromwell performed its great escape to edge GLTU. The final games for both Cup and Plate will be played at Queenstown’s Events Centre on April 23. Cromwell plays Wakatipu at 12.45pm, and then Lakes take on Falcons at 2.45pm.
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Seniors beaten Josh Shackleton earned man of the match honours despite conceding five goals as Dunedin City overwhelmed Wānaka in Southern League premier football last weekend. Having won on opening day, Wānaka was looking to pick up maximum points from two games, but was two down by half time. Wānaka conceded three more in the second half and were not helped when Tony Sprowson suffered a knee injury after 58 minutes and was replaced by Ronald McCormack. Wānaka hosts Queenstown in a derby clash on Saturday.
Cromwell’s stand in goalie hero Hunter Norton.
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