Havelock North Wanderers have drawn level on points with Waterside Karori at the bottom of the Ultra Football Central League after a gutsy 1-0 win at Guthrie Park on Sunday.

Gagame Feni's 36th-minute goal helped keep the Wanderers' season alive. They are now equal on 12 points with Karori in the relegation battle, but they sit a whopping 21 goals behind on goal difference, so still need results to go their way over the last three matches to avoid the drop.

Meanwhile, it was a case of as you were at the top of the table as Napier City Rovers and Western Suburbs both bagged resounding wins.

Napier beat Wellington United 4-1 at Newtown Park thanks to a hat-trick from golden boot leader Martin Bueno.

Wests needed to answer that on Sunday against Miramar Rangers to maintain the three-point gap. They did so in astounding fashion with an 8-2 thrashing. Eli Just and Callum McCowatt both bagged braces, as did Angus Kilkolly for Miramar. Miramar led 1-0 early on, but four Wests goals in the first 20 minutes of the second half put the result well beyond doubt.

Other results saw Wairarapa United beat Lower Hutt City 4-1 and Stop Out defeat Wellington Olympic 3-0.

In the Capital Premier division, Kapiti Coast United gained breathing room over the bottom two with a 2-1 win over Wellington Olympic.

That result, combined with Lower Hutt's reserves' 4-1 loss to Wests' reserves, meant two points separated Lower Hutt and Olympic at the bottom, with Kapiti now five points clear of Lower Hutt.

Island Bay United also just about ensured their safety with a 1-0 win over Tawa.

Champions North Wellington dropped points for only the second time this season when drawing 1-1 with Petone, while Upper Hutt City beat Miramar's reserves 1-0 to move into clear second.

In the W-League, Wellington United were made to work for their win over Seatoun, eventually prevailing 2-1.

Wairarapa United had a much more comfortable time against Upper Hutt City, winning 6-1.

It was a thriller in the final match as Western Suburbs came from 2-0 down to tie things up at 2- 2 with six minutes to play against Palmerston North Marist, only for Erin Carpenter to score one minute later to win it for the hosts.

In the Women's Premier League, Waterside Karori snuck past Brooklyn Northern United 1-0 to move one step closer to the title.

Wellington United's reserves and Victoria University both recorded 4-0 wins over Petone and Stop Out respectively, while Kapiti Coast United ran out 12-1 winners against Island Bay United.

Ultra Football Central League

Napier City Rovers 4 (Martin Bueno 44' 58' 73', Wesley Cain 31') Wellington United 1 (Oliver Whyte 36'). HT: 2-1

Stop Out 3 (Luke Grindlay 48' 61', Luis Corrales 16') Wellington Olympic 0. HT: 1-0

Wairarapa United 4 (Hamish Watson 44' 78', Azariah Soromon 80' 90') Lower Hutt City 1 (Sam Johnson 36'). HT: 1-1

Havelock North Wanderers 1 (Gagame Feni 36') Waterside Karori 0. HT: 1-0

Western Suburbs 8 (Eli Just 45' 57', Callum McCowatt 54' 59', Mohamed Awad 18', Dalton Wilkins 63', Matt Garbett 83', Nati Hailemariam 90') Miramar Rangers 2 (Angus Kilkolly 11' 77'). HT: 2-1

Standings: Napier 37, Wests 34, Stop Out 29, Olympic 21, Wairarapa 20, Wellington 19, Lower Hutt 18, Miramar 16, Karori 12, Haveloclk North 12

Golden Boot: 19: Martin Bueno (Napier); 15: Sam Johnson (Lower Hutt); 13: Eli Just (Wests)

Capital Premier

Kapiti Coast United 2 (Magno Vieira 2', Barry Lewis 82') Wellington Olympic 1 (Daniel Mulholland 7'). HT: 1-1

Western Suburbs 4 (Xavier Green 25', Marko Stamenic 67', Oliver van Rissel 69', Jaga Scott-Greenfield) Lower Hutt City 1 (Cameron Roberts 12'). HT: 1-1

Petone 1 (Isaac Snell 41') North Wellington 1 (Kieran Cripps 23'). HT: 1-1

Upper Hutt City 1 (Sam Patterson 27') Miramar Rangers 0. HT: 1-0

Island Bay United 1 (Jesse Randall 56') Tawa 0. HT: 0-0

Standings: North Wellington 41, Upper Hutt 28, Petone 26, Wests 23, Tawa 20, Miramar 18, Island Bay 18, Kapiti 16, Olympic 13, Lower Hutt 11

Golden Boot: 19: Maksym Kowal (North Wellington); 14: Jesse Randall (IBU)

W-League

Wellington United 2 (Dani Ohlsson 17', Hermina van Dam 50') Seatoun 1 (Nicola Blacklaws 24'). HT: 1-1

Wairarapa United 6 (Kelsi Rutene 16' 27', Meisha Boone 35', Florence MacIntyre 39', Anna McPhie 63', Rosie Aitkenhead 75') Upper Hutt City 1 (Sydnie Williams 25'). HT: 4-1

Palmerston North Marist 3 (Jess Mason 11', Torijan Lyne-Lewis 8', Erin Carpenter 85) Western Suburbs 2 (Michelle Bgoni 58', Maya Hahn 84'). HT: 2-0

Standings: Wellington 34, Wairarapa 29, Wests 13, PNM 13, Upper Hutt 10, Seatoun 6

Golden Boot: 12: Torijan Lyne-Lewis (PNM), Dani Ohlsson (Wellington); 11: Jemma Robertson (Wellington); 9: Kelsi Rutene (Wairarapa)

Women’s Premier League

Kapiti Coast United 12 Island Bay United 0

Waterside Karori 1 Brooklyn Northern United 0

Victoria University 4 Stop Out 0

Wellington United 4 Petone 0

Standings: Karori 33, Wellington 28, Victoria 25, Kapiti 18, Petone 16, IBU 6, BNU 4

Article added: Monday 23 July 2018