With just
a handful of games left it’s going to be a close run thing at the top of in all
the Tier 1 divisions, and there’s some decent relegation battles going on as
well. First, and starting from the
top, MPL leaders Cashmere Technical retain the #1 rankings spot despite being
held to a scoreless draw by Nelson Suburbs. The MPL title is still a four-way race and next weekend’s
fixtures will be decisive as third placed Ferrymead Bays (ranked #6) face
Cashmere at home and second placed Nelson Suburbs (ranked #11) host fourth
placed Western (ranked #15).
FCTwenty11’s loss in the weekend sees them relegated from the MPL.
Holding on
to #2 in the rankings are Roslyn Wakari who were 4-0 victors away at Northern. Elsewhere in the FSPL, Caversham AFC
welcomed new Southern Utd coach Luis Uehara to Tonga Park before dispatching
his Otago University side 6-0; that big win sees Caversham climb to #3 in the
rankings. And FSPL league leaders
Dunedin Technical got up at the last 2-1 over Mosgiel AFC and now sit in
#7. Any of the three Dunedin sides
that sit in the rankings top 10 can still claim the FSPL title. Rooted to the bottom of the FSPL are
Grants Braes and anything but maximum points in their remaining four games will
see them relegated. A battle royal
is also facing Queenstown Rovers, Invercargill Old Boys and Mosgiel AFC to
avoid relegation. This puts next
weekend’s clashes between Rosyln Wakari and Queenstown Rovers, and Dunedin
Technical and Invercargill Old Boys in clear perspective – at the top and the
bottom there are often no easy games at this stage of the season.
Staying in
the the #4 rankings spot are Miramar Rangers who were held 1-1 away at
Wairarapa Utd but still able to take advantage at the top of the CPL as
Wellington Olympic slumped 3-0 at Western Suburbs; Olympic remain ranked #5 and
Miramar remain favourites to take out another CPL. At the ‘other end’ of the CPL Tawa scored a massive win over
fellow strugglers Wellington Utd, which sees them leapfrog off the bottom of
the table. Wellington Utd need
something from next weekend’s game against Upper Hutt City if they are to avoid
seeing their sojourn in the CPL end.
Finally in
the NRPL, #8 ranked East Coast Bays continue to lead #9 ranked Birkenhead Utd
by three points thanks to a tight 1-0 win over Ellerslie AFC. Birkenhead has a game in hand over the
Bays and got home late to defeat third placed Hamilton Wanderers 2-1,
effectively ending the Waitako club’s title challenge. Manurewa AFC look destined for Division
1 football in 2014, but their hopes will be revived if they can get three
points away at Bay Olympic next week.
Remarkably, since they were the 2011 and 2012 NRPL champions, the Bay also finds
themselves in a relegation battle along with Ellerslie AFC and Onehunga
Sports. Waitakere City aren’t out
of trouble yet either, but they have put together a suburb run in the league
and Chatham Cup which has seen them record five straight wins and up to #17 in
the rankings; things looked bleak at the end of May when Waitakere were ranked
#36, but not many would bet on them being relegated now.
Ranking
|
Team
|
Points
|
Change
|
1
|
Cashmere Technical
|
1198.04
|
0
|
2
|
Roslyn Wakari
|
1187.37
|
0
|
3
|
Caversham AFC
|
1184.88
|
1
|
4
|
Miramar Rangers
|
1183.12
|
-1
|
5
|
Wellington Olympic
|
1178.39
|
0
|
6
|
Ferrymead Bays
|
1178.34
|
0
|
7
|
Dunedin Technical
|
1177.85
|
1
|
8
|
East Coast Bays
|
1177.84
|
-1
|
9
|
Birkenhead Utd
|
1176.57
|
0
|
10
|
Lower Hutt City
|
1171.93
|
0
|
11
|
Nelson Suburbs
|
1171.31
|
0
|
12
|
Wairarapa Utd
|
1168.18
|
0
|
13
|
Western Suburbs
|
1166.11
|
1
|
14
|
Green Island
|
1164.22
|
2
|
15
|
Western
|
1162.39
|
0
|
16
|
Hamilton Wanderers
|
1162.37
|
-3
|
17
|
Waitakere City
|
1160.41
|
2
|
18
|
Three Kings Utd
|
1159.15
|
0
|
19
|
Otago University
|
1155.89
|
-2
|
20
|
Napier City Rovers
|
1152.73
|
3
|
21
|
Petone
|
1151.80
|
0
|
22
|
Bay Olympic
|
1151.25
|
0
|
23
|
Central Utd
|
1150.86
|
-3
|
24
|
Onehunga Sports
|
1148.38
|
0
|
25
|
Coastal Spirit
|
1146.39
|
0
|
26
|
Halswell Utd
|
1141.87
|
1
|
27
|
Northern AFC
|
1140.32
|
-1
|
28
|
Mosgiel
|
1135.02
|
0
|
29
|
Ellerslie AFC
|
1132.69
|
0
|
30
|
Upper Hutt City
|
1129.87
|
0
|
31
|
Queenstown Rovers
|
1129.63
|
1
|
32
|
Invercargill Old Boys
|
1126.22
|
-1
|
33
|
Tawa
|
1123.09
|
2
|
34
|
Nomads Utd
|
1120.24
|
-1
|
35
|
Manurewa AFC
|
1117.20
|
-1
|
36
|
Grants Braes
|
1115.81
|
0
|
37
|
Wellington Utd
|
1110.80
|
0
|
38
|
FC Twenty11
|
1099.41
|
0
|
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