By Joan Grey
With six matches to go and a solid six-point lead, Tauranga Moana is charting a course for promotion from the Lotto NRFL Women’s Championship.
The WaiBOP side has exhibited fierce form, winning their last seven games, and scoring a hefty 28 goals in their last five.
They take on Melville United this weekend.
Only Tauranga Moana, Onehunga Sports and Franklin United remain in mathematical contention for promotion to the Lotto NRFL Women’s Premiership.
Onehunga and Franklin need to bring their A-game every weekend to have a chance of closing in on Tauranga and keeping their promotion hopes alive.
Onehunga are pitted against tenacious Birkenhead United at Shepherds Park.
Meanwhile Franklin United challenge Northern Rovers in a match likely to be a high-scoring affair. The two teams’ previous meetings this season produced a total of eleven goals, with Franklin coming out on top on both occasions.
In South Auckland, Manukau United will challenge Central United in a bottom-of-the-table clash.
Golden Boot
19 — Britney Cunningham-Lee (Franklin United)
13 — Grace Duncan (Tauranga Moana), Briana Osborne (Tauranga Moana), Sarah Carpenter (Franklin United)
11 — Laura Bennett (Melville United)
10 — Annie Byrne (Onehunga Sports)
9 — Ivy Calonne (Northern Rovers)
8 — Holly Patterson (Onehunga Sports)
7 — Kerri-Ann Jones (Tauranga Moana), Abi-Witney Collins (Tauranga Moana), Pip Meo (Onehunga Sports)
6 — Sylvia McDougall (Central United)
5 — Chloe Marthe (Franklin United), Jaime Govind (Birkenhead United), Kate Mori (Tauranga Moana), Mia Humphrey (Melville United), Robyn Fisher (Onehunga Sports)
Fixtures
Games to be played on Sunday August 4, 2024
Tauranga Moana v Melville United
Links Ave, Mt Maunganui, 1pm
Manukau United v Central United
Walter Massey Park, Manukau, 1pm
Northern Rovers v Franklin United
McFetridge Park, Glenfield, 1pm
Birkenhead United v Onehunga Sports
Shepherds Park, Birkenhead, 1pm
Joan Grey
Friends of Football writer Joan Grey loves playing and writing about football.
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