Wainui deliver victory for home faithful

It was a classic cold winters day at Richard Prouse Park this afternoon as Wellington United made the trip over the hill into the valley.  There was a lot riding on todays game for both teams with only one point separating them before kick off, a loss for Wainui would see them drop below Wellington into the relegation zone.

Andrew Oliver lends a hand in defense

It was a real ding dong battle between the sides right from the kick off and a combination of some good defending and Wainuis crossbar prevented Wellington from claiming an early lead.  Callum Patterson came close to breaking the deadlock on two occasions before Joel Evans set the game alight.

Joel picked up a pass on the halfway line, slipped pass his marker and set off on a run towards goal.  With a defender bearing down on him he unleashed an unstoppable low shot past Wellingtons despairing keeper that cannoned in off the post.  Cameron Blake was then denied by the visitors keeper moments later and the score remained 1-0 heading in to the half time break.



Michael Howells kept Wellington at bay

Wainui pushed hard for the killer second goal and again Wellingtons keeper kept the game alive as he made two great saves from Cameron Blake leaving us with the feeling that Wellington could sneak an equaliser.  Just as the thought entered our heads Andrew Oliver raced through and buried the ball past the keeper to double the lead and allow Wainui to breath a little easier.

Callum Patterson almost added a third late on but Wellingtons goalkeeper, who bagged the player of the day award for his team, pulled off another fine save.  The game wound down to its conclusion and Wainui gained their second win of the season to move four points clear of Wellington.