NUAFC 1968-2018

2004
WAIKATO TIMES 28 AUG 2004
Wanderers and United
facing tough weekend
Hamilton Wanderers and Ngaruawahia United play
for their promotion playoff lives in round 22 of Northern
League soccer today.
It is reward or rejection for Ngaruawahia at
Papatoetoe AFC today, kick-off 2.45pm. A win would get
them the second division title and into the promotion playoffs,
while a loss could see them miss on both.
"It's a very difficult situation but we just have to be
confident that we can go out and win it," captain Matt
Williams said.
Ngaruawahia have scored 16 goals in their past three
games. Papatoetoe have not lost since July 10.
WAIKATO TIMES 30 AUG 2004
Wanderers miss out
while Ngaruawahia left waiting
By SCOTT PRESTON
Ngaruawahia missed their chance to seal the second
division league title, losing 1-0 to new leaders Papatoetoe AFC
at Murdoch Park in Auckland, and could miss out on the
promotion playoff.
Third-placed North Force play bottom-ranked
Manukau City in a catch-up game on Saturday, a North Force
loss or draw enough to keep Ngaruawahia second and with a
shot at first division.
"We can just keep our fingers
crossed," Ngaruawahia coach Jeff Coulshed said.
A goalkeeping error from a Papatoetoe free kick in
the 50th minute accounted for the game's only
goal. Ngaruawahia had two shots cleared off the line as they
attacked in the closing minutes.
WAIKATO TIMES, 6 SEP 2004
Late goals costly for Melville
By: PRESTON Scott
As if the challenge of avoiding automatic relegation
was not difficult enough, Melville United are not helping
themselves.
Melville gave up 78th and 88th minute goals and
squandered a two-goal second half lead to draw 3-3 with East
Coast Bays in Northern League premier division soccer at
Gower Park in Hamilton on Saturday.
Level 1-1 at halftime, midfielder Josh Billman scored
minutes after the resumption, then L J Pijnenburg scored his
second on a curling left-foot free-kick in the 57th minute as
Melville were on track for just their fourth win of the season.
Starting with Friday's decision by New Zealand
Soccer to reverse Melville's loss to Onehunga Sports on
August 21, then the two-goal buffer on Saturday, Melville
appeared to be finally dancing with fortune.
Instead, it was more of the same for coach Chris
Smith and his players.
Melville sank back in defence in the last half-hour,
allowing East Coast to play at them with almost 100 per cent
possession.
"If we had won, you could have said we would be in
the playoff," Smith said. "Up 3-1, we should've won that
game."
Strikers Nathan Holten and Gordon Glen Watson,
defenders Wayne Bates and Richard Harris, keeper Ed
Trubshoe and midfielder Jeremy Prasad had outstanding
games.
Melville host Waitakere City at Wintec in Hamilton
on Friday night, at 8pm, and travel to Mangere United on
Sunday in their last two catch-up games.
* Hamilton Wanderers ended 2004 third in first
division with a 1-0 win over Three Kings United at Porritt
Stadium on Saturday. Stu Watene scored the game's only goal,
tapping in after Darryl Gibbs had beat a defender and
goalkeeper one-on-one.
* Watching results did not play out the
way Ngaruawahia United wanted on Saturday. Needing thirdplaced
North Force to draw or lose to Manukau City to hold
their place in the second division promotion
playoff, Ngaruawahia were denied as the Force prevailed 1-0
in Whangarei.
Ngaruawahia will accompany fellow Waikato teams
Cambridge and Claudelands Rovers in the second division in
2005.
WAIKATO TIMES 7 OCT 2004
Claudelands dominate
Force Three's squad
New Zealand representative Anne Ormrod was the
most notable inclusion in the Force Three squad of 20 named
yesterday for soccer's National Women's League.
Ormrod is currently in the US with the national
women's team --- the Swanz.
The midfielder played her club football for
Claudelands Rovers in the Northern League women's premier
division, under Force Three head coach Grant Hastings, but
lives in Tauranga, attending Tauranga Girls' College. She was
chosen for the national team on September 22 and played in
the Swanz's 5-0 loss on Monday.
Ormrod is one of five Tauranga-based players in the
Force Three squad, along with Emma Butler, Dana Braunias
and Tarryn Laing, who all played for Claudelands in 2004,
plus Tauranga Girls' Tessa Seivers.
With 12 players, Claudelands dominate the squad,
which also includes New Zealand secondary schools player
Katie Hoyle and former NZ under-19 rep Katherine Whittle.
"There's a few experienced players there, like Terri
Comber and Andrea Timings, plus some exciting young
players, who are very good technically," said Hastings.
Force Three finished sixth in the past two seasons,
going winless in 2003 with a 0-1-5 record and 1-0-6 in 2002.
The women's national league kicks off on Saturday,
but Force Three do not open their season until October 16,
hosting United Soccer at Weka St, kick-off 2pm. Other home
games include on October 30 against Capital Soccer at Links
Ave, Tauranga, and on November 14 hosting Soccer 2 in
Hamilton.
Force Three squad: Kelly Aitken, Dana Braunias,
Emma Butler, Jo Chambers, Selena Holmes, Katie Hoyle,
Katherine Whittle, Tarryn Laing, Kirsten Moore, Cherie
Newman, Anne Ormrod, Lucy Thompson (Claudelands), Terri
Comber, Andrea Timings, Tanya Wakefield (Melville),
Stephanie Bell, Stacey Smith (Cambridge), Lynda Hemming
(Eastern Suburbs), Kirsten Henkel (Ngaruawahia), Tessa
Seivers (Tauranga Girls' College).
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