Waikato Unicol stay three points clear at the top of the WaiBOP Premiership after winning their Matariki weekend game against bottom-placed Tauranga Old Blues by default.
Given the disparity in their league positions, Unicol could well regret having the default win as it credits them with a 3-0 victory whereas the score could have been greater if the fixture had gone ahead.
Nearest rivals Taupo kept in touch of the leaders with a 4-0 win at Hamilton Wanderers, while third-placed Otumoetai missed a beat, losing to lowly West Hamilton United.
WaiBOP Premiership
Results
Games played Saturday June 25, 2022
Hamilton Wanderers 0
Taupo 4 (Dylan Foster 12′, Joseph O’Donoghue 43′, Finlay Smith 45+1′)
Waikato Unicol 3 (win by default)
Tauranga Old Blues 0
Te Awamutu 2 (Tawhiri Ball 59′, Waikato Ball 70′)
Melville United 2 (Campbell Halley 30′, 51′)
West Hamilton United 4 (Jibrill Mire 24′, Noor Mire 33′, Liban Mire 41′, Anas Mohamed 75′)
Otumoetai 0
Papamoa P
Ngongotaha P
Standings
WaiBOP Championship
Results
Games played Saturday June 25, 2022
Papamoa 1 (Joshua Vialoux 27′)
Te Puke United (Harry Hall 19′, 69′, 71′, Finn McDonough 21′, Shaun Bell 62′)
Tauranga City 3 (Daniel Page 7′, Sam Arthurs 18′, Nathan Haymes 58′)
Taupo 2 (Matthew Barry 13′, Robert Williams 44′)
Cambridge 4 (Aaron Huesser 10′, 90′, Adam Brady 42′, Jordan Silvester 81′)
Matamata Swifts 1 (Reuben Davis 65′)
Claudelands Rovers (Juan Revelo 45′)
Otumoetai 3 (Dylan Monteiro 43′, 57′, Mitchell Evans 64′)
Standings
WaiBOP W–League
Results
Games played Sunday June 26, 2022
Otumoetai United 4 (Halle Carr 2′, 10′, 22′, Talia Kennedy 55′)
Waikato Unicol 1 (Sarah Stokes 79′)
Melville United 7 (Manaia Elliott 7′, 19′, 25′, 29′, Clare Mackintosh 65′, 90’+2′, Tyla Tapp 88′)
Claudelands Rovers 0
Otumoetai 0
Lakes FC 13 (Halee Smith 5′, 53′, 60′, 75′, 85′, Morgan MacCormick 16′, 20′, 38′, Brooke Barclay 33′, 54′, Briana Osborne 41′, Delana Trask 83′, Allie Clarke 87′)
Standings
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