Havelock North Wanderers and Waterside Karori have produced upset 2-1 wins to add a new level of intrigue to the Ultra Football Central League relegation battle.

Karori got the better of Wairarapa United at Karori Park on Saturday thanks to a brace from their leading scorer, Ryan Cain.

Wairarapa got a goal back through Shakille Belle 11 minutes from time. The same player missed the chance for an equaliser from the penalty spot in injury time which would have earned his side a point, despite playing the last eight minutes with 10 men after Seule Soromon was given his marching orders.

Havelock North toppled Wellington Olympic in Wellington following goals from Ethan Dent and Gagame Feni after Christian Baz had opened the scoring for the hosts in the 17th minute.

Those two teams moved to six points with their wins, one point behind Miramar Rangers, with three points to Olympic and four to Wairarapa.
Miramar will be left wondering what should have been against Stop Out on Saturday after going up 2-0 in the first 35 minutes, only to lose 5-2. Luis Corrales scored a hat-trick for Stop Out as they moved to outright second on 16 points, five adrift of leaders Napier City Rovers.

Rovers were too good for Lower Hutt City on Sunday, winning 5-2 after another brace to Martin Bueno, who moved one clear in the Golden Boot race, while Western Suburbs beat Wellington United 3-0 in the round’s other match.

In the Capital Premier division, North Wellington extended their lead to nine points, although didn’t have things all their own way in a 4-3 win over Upper Hutt City. New Golden Boot leader Maksym Kowal netted a hat-trick, including the winner in the 83rd minute.

Petone moved to second with their 3-2 win over Olympic’s reserves, while there were also wins for Tawa and Kapiti Coast United. The other game saw Western Suburbs’ reserves and Miramar’s reserves draw 3-3.

In the W-League, a three-horse race is starting to develop, with Wellington United the leaders of the front trio.

They kept their five-point buffer over Upper Hutt City and Wairarapa United intact with a 6-0 win over Western Suburbs. Danielle Ohlsson grabbed a hat-trick for Wellington.

Upper Hutt continued their resurgence with a 4-1 victory over Seatoun, although got an almighty shock when the winless visitors took a second-minute lead through a Grace Surridge goal. Kennedy Bryant struck a hat-trick to ensure her side walked away with the three points.

Wairarapa were also in top form, scoring seven second-half goals in an 8-1 win over Palmerston North Marist.

In the Women’s Premier League, Waterside Karori went three points clear at the top after a 4-1 win over fellow early-season pacesetters Victoria University.

Wellington United’s reserves joined University on 12 points thanks to their 3-1 win over Brooklyn Northern United, while Petone and Kapiti Coast United scored big wins over Island Bay United and Stop Out respectively.

Results

Men’s

Ultra Football Central League round eight

Havelock North Wanderers 2 (Ethan Dent 41’, Gagame Feni 78’) Wellington Olympic 1 (Christian Baz 18’). HT: 1-1

Waterside Karori 2 (Ryan Cain 9’ 58’) Wairarapa United 1 (Shakille Belle 79’). HT: 1-0

Stop Out 5 (Luis Corrales 37’ 69’ 77’, Steven Gulley 67’, Jerram Tuck 86’)  Miramar Rangers 2 (Ruairi Cahill-Fleury 22, Mikhail Bredeveldt 35’). HT: 1-2

Napier City Rovers 5 (Martin Bueno 41’ 42’, Liam Schofield 21’, Wesley Cain 24’, Patryk Misik 90+4’) Lower Hutt City 2 (Ryan Kelly 7’, Jared Cunniff 53’). HT: 4-1

Western Suburbs 3 (Callum McCowatt 40’, Matt Garbett 58’, Dalton Wilkins 63’) Wellington United 0. HT: 1-0

Standings: Napier 21, Stop Out 16, Wellington 15, Wests 15, Lower Hutt 11, Wairarapa 10, Olympic 9, Miramar 7, Karori 6, Havelock North 6

Golden Boot: 9: Martin Bueno (Napier City Rovers); 8: Calvin Harris (Wellington United); 7: Benjamin Waine (Wellington United); 6: Ryan Cain (Waterside Karori), Gagame Feni (Havelock North Wanderers), Sho Goto (Napier City Rovers), Samuel Johnson (Lower Hutt City), Jerram Tuck (Stop Out)

Capital Premier round eight

North Wellington 4 (Maksym Kowal 24’ 65’ 83’, Martin Packer 31’) Upper Hutt City 3 (Matthew Fong 43’ 54’, Sam Patterson 45+1’). HT: 2-2

Tawa 3 (Mike Ramaekers 34’ 69’ 90+3’) Lower Hutt City 0. HT: 1-0

Kapiti Coast United 3 (Dylan Hayes 48’, Malcolm Finnie 61’, Peter Moger 68’) Island Bay United 0. HT: 0-0

Petone 3 (Own goal, Hayden Stuthridge 52’, Alex Shepherd-Reynolds 62’) Wellington Olympic 2 (Dimitri Apostolakis 67’, Luke Agalawatta 78’). HT: 1-0

Miramar Rangers 3 (Wiremu Patrick 32’, Dom Rowe 67’, Matthew Chadwick 72’) Western Suburbs 3 (Ryan Feutz 17, Marko Stamenic 24’, Cameron MacKenzie 37’). HT: 1-3

Standings: North Wellington 22, Petone 13, Miramar 12, Kapiti 12, Tawa 11, Island Bay 10, Lower Hutt 10, Upper Hutt 9, Wests 7, Olympic 7
Golden Boot: 11: Maksym Kowal (North Wellington); 10: Jesse Randall (Island Bay Utd); 6: Mike Ramaekers (Tawa), Alex Shepherd-Reynolds (Petone)

Women’s

W-League round five

Saturday

Wairarapa United 8 (Anna McPhie 44’ 55’, Kelsi Rutene 52’, Gorgi van Lienen 62, Meisha Boone 68’, Amber Phillips 74’, Florence MacIntyre 82, own goal) Palmerston North Marist 1 (Torijan Tyne-Lewis 11’). HT: 1-1

Upper Hutt City 4 (Kennedy Bryant 24’ 61’ 84’, Sarah Gregorius 23’) Seatoun 1 (Grace Surridge 2’). HT: 1-1

Wellington United 6 (Danielle Ohlsson 42’ 66’ 79’, Jemma Robertson 52’, Francesca Grange 53’, Ella Wilson 62’) Western Suburbs 0. HT: 1-0

Standings: Wellington 15, Wairarapa 10, Upper Hutt 10, Palmerston North 4, Wests 4, Seatoun 0

Golden Boot: 7: Sarah Gregorius (Upper Hutt), Jemma Robertson (Wellington United); 5:

Kennedy Bryant (Upper Hutt); 4: Jess Mason (PNM), Torijan Lyne-Lewis (PNM), Anna McPhie (Wairarapa), Danielle Ohlsson (Wellington United), Grace Surridge (Seatoun)

Premier League

Petone 7 (L Boobyer x5, E Strik, E Stirling) Island Bay United 1 (H Newport)

Waterside Karori 4 (M Lynskey, L Carter, M Murrihy, OG) Victoria University 1 (C Loheler)

Wellington United 3 (WU | N Olson, C Murphy, S Cumpstone) Brooklyn Northern United 1 (Tessa Finnigan)

Kapiti Coast United 7 Stop Out 0

Standings: Karori 15, Wellington 12, University 12, Petone 9, Kapiti 6, Brooklyn 3, Island Bay 3, Stop Out 0