Waikato Unicol have taken over as leaders of both the WaiBOP Premiership and WaiBOP Championship after weekend results favoured them.
In the Premiership, they stay in top spot, despite drawing 3-3 with mid-table Melville United, though Taupo have reduced Unicol’s lead to a point.
In the Championship, Otumoetai’s surprise loss to Tokoroa means three clubs are tied on points but Unicol lead on goal difference.
In Sunday’s WaiBOP W-League fixtures, Otumoetai United drew 0-0 in a top-of-the-table match with Lakes that kept the gap between them at nine points.
Here’s our round-up of latest results:
WaiBOP Premiership
Games played Saturday July 23, 2022
Waikato Unicol 3 (Thomas Wright 61′ pen, Reuben Henderson 65′, Krishaant Singh 71′)
Melville United 3 (Campbell Halley 11′, Jamie Walker 24′, Jarrod Briggs 84′)
Ngongotaha 0
Taupo 4 (Joseph O’Donoghue 9′, 52′ pen, Dylan Foster 38′, own goal 42′)
Papamoa 3 (win by default)
West Hamilton United 0
Te Awamutu 2 (Tawhiri Ball 14′, 60′)
Hamilton Wanderers 2 (Samuel Musty 56′, Thomas Burt 87′)
Otumoetai — bye
Standings
WaiBOP Championship
Games played Saturday July 23, 2022
Waikato Unicol 4 (Adam Lawrence 14′, Marshall Forrester 26′, Benjamin Mackay 59′, Jose Manuel Gonzalez 79′)
Matamata Swifts 0
Te Puke United 3 (Nick Johnson 38′, 61′, Ethan Ramsay 68′)
Taupo 0
Tokoroa 3 (Chris Teague 54′, 67′, Connor Wood 75′)
Otumoetai 1 (Shuto Akatsu 22′)
Papamoa 2 (Morgan Wellsbury 8′, Vincent Callister 86′ pen)
Claudelands Rovers 1 (Nicholas Bertram 27′)
Cambridge 2 (Ryan Ashby 10′, Adam Brady 50′)
Tauranga City 1 (Sam Arthurs 46′)
Standings
WaiBOP W-League
Games played Sunday July 24, 2022
Waikato Unicol 1 (Maggie Leaver 64′)
Claudelands Rovers 1 (Stella Neems 77′)
Otumoetai United 0
Lakes 0
Otumoetai 0
Melville United 5 (Marie O’Neill 8′, 67′, Zaineh Abdelrazeq 54′, 60′, 70′)
Standings
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