By Joan Grey
Heading into round six, Franklin United, Onehunga Sports and Tauranga Moana are locked together at the top of the Lotto NRFL Women’s Championship.
Before the Kate Sheppard Cup break, Onehunga Sports delivered a 5-3 triumph over previously unbeaten leaders Tauranga Moana, cutting their lead and levelling the playing field at the top.
Now the heat is on the three frontrunners to grab victories and keep pace with each other this weekend.
Franklin United gear up for a match against Central United at their Drury home field.
Onehunga Sports square off against Melville United, while Tauranga Moana duel Manukau United in the Bay of Plenty.
Meanwhile, sixth-placed Birkenhead will go up against fifth-placed Northern Rovers this weekend. Success is key for both teams to maintain hopes of catching the league leaders.
Golden Boot
8 — Britney Cunningham-Lee (Franklin United)
6 — Kerri-Ann Jones (Tauranga Moana)
4 — Sarah Carpenter (Franklin United)
3 — Abby Chad (Birkenhead United), Ashley Porter (Manukau United), Ivy Colonne (Northern Rovers), Jaime Govind (Birkenhead United), Pip Meo (Onehunga Sports), Sylvia McDougall (Central United),
Fixtures
Lotto NRFL Women’s Championship
Tauranga Moana v Manukau United
Links Ave, Mt Maunganui,1pm
Melville United v Onehunga Sports
Gower Park, Hamilton, 1pm
Franklin United v Central United
Drury Sports Complex, Drury, 1pm
Birkenhead United v Northern Rovers
Shepherds Park, Birkenhead, 1pm
Joan Grey
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