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Official Matchday Magazine of WaiBOP United who play in New Zealand football's ASB Premiership.
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1 Offi cial match programme of WaiBOP United
THE RANGEOFFICIAL MATCHDAY MAGAZINE OF WAIBOP UNITEDOFFICIAL MATCHDAY MAGAZINE OF WAIBOP UNITED
February 18, 2015February 18, 2015
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John Kerkhof Park, CambridgePhoto: Grant Stantiallantiall
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THE RANGEOFFICIAL MATCHDAY MAGAZINE OF
WAIBOP UNITED
WaiBOP UnitedBrian Perry Sports HouseWintec Rotokauri CampusAkoranga RoadHamilton
WWW.WAIBOPUNITED.CO.NZ
Editors: Dwayne Barlow and Josh EasbyContributors: Bruce Holloway, Jeff Neems, Grant Stantiall, Louis Roberts, Gemma Sliz.Copyright: None of the contents of this publication should be reproduced without prior permission.Inquiries to: [email protected]
Home on The RangeEditorial comment — Josh Easby
With fi ve games to go, WaiBOP United fans
are in for a thrilling fi nish to the season.
With the ASB Premiership table the tightest it's been in years — or, arguably, since the competition began — every team except bottom–placed Southern United has a chance of making the play–off s.
It's become diffi cult to classify results as "upsets" because every team this summer has been capable of taking points from each other.
No side has developed a stronger reputation for refusing to give up than our own WaiBOP United.
In their last three wins, the side has conceded the fi rst goal but still come back to take victory. Against Canterbury United, the side trailed three times but still got home.
That takes a special spirit and our players seem to have it in spades.
It's now up to us on the sidelines to show similar spirit in the way we support the team, as the season comes down to the business end.
At the two Cambridge home games, a bond has been growing between crowd and the players, a sign of acceptance and pride in what our region is achieving.
But tonight we face the challenge of meeting the current champions, a side who only weeks ago were playing before crowds of more than 30,000 in Morocco.
Auckland City have set the standards for club football in this country since this iteration of the national league launched in 2004.
Our players get the chance tonight to show what they can do against the team regarded as the benchmark.
Auckland's fans are also the most vocal and openly supportive of their side in the competition.
Tonight gives a midweek home crowd the chance to show we can out sing and out chant the visiting supporters.
The WaiBOP players have been saying recently how much they've been lifted by the home support. It's fuelled their desire to give of their best, especially late in the game. Let's make tonight special ...
Josh Easby is the
co–editor of The Range
and is secretary of the
Cambridge Football
Club
NZ Programme of the Year 2014
From the Dug OutA coach’s perspective — Peter Smith
Peter Smith is in his
second season as
Head Coach of
WaiBOP United.
Hello, everyone, and welcome back to John
Kerkhof Park for what is undoubtedly one
of the highlights of our home schedule.
I probably don’t need to remind anyone that this evening’s visitors, Auckland City Football Club, continue to set the standard for the domestic game in New Zealand.
Their eff orts in Morocco were, of course, a highlight but that was no accident.
They are an incredibly well run organisation and have led the way for over a decade.
As for us, we’re on a decent run. The lads are playing well and we’re getting the results our performances deserve.
That’s not always the case in football, so it’s important we focus only on the next game, trust in the system and keep fi ghting for each other.
We learnt a lot from our fi xture at Kiwitea Street a few weeks ago. It’s so important to keep focussed as the best teams will punish you if you switch off . Auckland is one of the best so we’ll fi nd out tonight if we’ve learnt our lessons.
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At 21 (and 6 foot 2 inches in the old
money), Danyon Drake is one of the
younger goalkeepers on the national
league scene.
And while this is his fi rst season as a fi rst–choice keeper, he actually made his debut as an 18–year–old back in the middle of the 2011–12 season for Waikato FC, away to Waitakere United.
While Waikato lost that one 4–1, Danyon still considers it his most memorable match.
“Some players take the national league for granted, but it is the highest domestic level, and am really humble to have got my chance so young,” he said. “It was a special time.”
Age–wise Danyon is eligible for the 2016 Rio Olympic squad (U23) but knows the competition will be tough against the likes of Max Crocombe (Oxford United), Scott
Basalaj (Partick Thistle), Oliver Sail (Phoenix), and Matt Gould (Cheltenham).
In the interim he’s happy getting regular game time at national league level, where he can best make his case by being part of a team which has become hard to beat.
He turned to goalkeeping as a 15–year–old, with the key infl uences on his career being dad Paul (member of the WaiBOP coaching staff ), who has coached him since he could walk, and mum Liz.
“Mum has been important with the psychological factors, in helping me deal with my setbacks. Psychology is a massive part of goalkeeping, and while you try to limit your mistakes, how you manage your disappointments and bounce back is a big part of the game. You have to be strong mentally.”
Also infl uential in his early years was current Phoenix goalkeeping coach Jonathan Gould, who used to be based at Hawke’s Bay, while as far as goalkeeping role models are concerned, he’s keen on Spurs custodian Hugo Lloris (despite himself being a Newcastle United fan).
Danyon’s career to date has taken him from Taupo to a brief stint at Wanderers, then Te Awamutu, Ngaruawahia, Melville, and back to Ngaruawahia, while at national league level he also had a summer with Hawke’s Bay as well as Waikato and WaiBOP.
Danyon DrakeProfi ling our goalkeeper — Bruce Holloway
Bruce Holloway ,
chairman of Melville
Utd, has been following
national league teams
for nearly 40 years
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One of Danyon’s critical interventions this summer was his penalty save against Team Wellington’s Cole Peverley in WaiBOP’s last home match, which was vital in securing a key victory.
It helped that he had some inside knowledge. The pair used to hang out together at Hawke’s Bay, where they often did penalty routines on Friday nights.
“I remember Cole telling me his favourite
Ever wondered what goes on in the dressing room before teams are ready for action in the ASB Premiership? In WaiBOP United's case, team manager Seamus Marten ensures players' kits are set out (above) and sometimes adds a motivational message to remind the squad of key messages. He ensures there's plenty of liquids to help players hydrate properly before kick off while physio Hamish Ashton gets to work on muscles, preparing players for the hard work ahead. Routine has been a key feature of WaiBOP United's plan this summer, including pre–match team meals and dressing room management. Photo: Grant Stantiall
side — so I dived to my left.”Danyon is currently working as a painter
(for former Waikato and Auckland City veteran Matt Williams) though is toying with studying psychology in the near future.
And if he wasn’t a goalkeeper, what position would he fancy playing?
“Centre midfi eld. Chad Coombes and Robbie Greenhalgh would certainly have to work for their spots.”
Behind the dressing room door ...
Give your children the chance to get
close to the ASB Premiership action by
volunteering as match mascots and ball
boys and girls.
To take part, contact WaiBOP Football's event co–ordinator Shaun Kipara by emailing: [email protected].
Kids wanted!
TONIGHT'S half–time entertainment in
the Good George Hospitality Area is a
performance by the Cambridge Brass Band
who will perform four songs, including
two from the movie Brassed Off .
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Football Dad’s foot stank.
Hunched in a kitchen chair, he slowly peeled off a mud–and–water–soaked Merino sock.
“Yuck,” he muttered, followed quickly by a word that rhymed with multiple meanings.
“We wonnnnnnnn!!!!!!” screamed the Youngest One, tearing through the kitchen faster than she had moved all morning. “Maaaaammmmaaaaaaa…….we won, and I scored a goal!!!!!! And I smashed this really horrible girl in a tackle!”
The stinky sock was down past Football Dad’s ankle.
The dog — believed responsible for the six bite marks in Football Dad’s left gumboot — was nowhere to be seen.
“I scored a gooaaaaaaalllllllll!”The excited girl ran through the house
again, slid across the kitchen fl oor, and in one motion swung open the fridge door, grabbing the 2–litre juice bottle just a little too precariously for Football Dad’s liking.
Football Mum appeared at the kitchen door, looking puzzled.
“Really?” whispered Football Mum. “She scored a goal? Really?”
Football Dad nodded, half–smiling.They’d spoken about it the night before,
in bed.Neither parent thought she was capable,
not in her fi rst game anyway.“Won’t happen,” Football Mum had said.
“Not from what I have seen.”“Seriously, odds are massive,” Football
Dad had chuckled. “She only managed one in 10 attempts against the ‘keeper at training last night.”
An excited, confi dent, glowing, beautiful 9–year–old slammed the fridge door with
added conviction, grabbing a banana from a bowl.
“You owe me 20 bucks,” she said, pointing an accusatory banana at Football Dad. “You said yesterday morning… ‘$20 if you score on debut, darling’…you did, you did, you said that.”
The wet sock hit the fl oor with a squelch. To Football Dad — hangover downgraded to a seven out of 10 — it still sounded like a sonic boom.
“Did you not think I could do it, Dad?” That question. And then the eyes.A lump in the throat. “Shower time for goal–scorers,” said
Football Mum, shepherding the mud–caked child down the hallway. “C’mon dear.”
The Eldest One emerged at the other end of the kitchen, clad in a dressing gown and towelling her hair.
“How does a kid with two left feet score?” she hissed, oozing teenage bad attitude. “I set up three goals for Charlotte today. Third one, she had nothing on without me giving her that perfect pass outside the box.”
Football Dad groaned. “Sweetheart….,” he started. “She’s nine.
It’s her fi rst game. Be kind. Don’t let your frustrations ruin her day.”
The Eldest One changed the subject, embarrassed.
“I scored a goooooallllllll!” came the muffl ed cry from the bathroom, inserting itself boldly into the conversation.
Football DadThe wet socks
Football Dad tries to keep
up with football and
ahead of his footballing
off spring but not
necessarily in that order.
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We continue our series of WaiBOP United lookalikes with WaiBOP United chair Merv Williams (on the left). We reckon he could pass for Joe Cocker at the karaoke.
DOUBLE TAKE
“I need new boots,” the teenager demanded. “There are some new Nike Mercurial out, and oh Dad…they perfectly match my strip.”
Football Dad groaned again, cast off a damp jacket, followed by a sweater, and further down the hall, his pants.
The Eldest One took her chance to groan.
“Ewww, Dad, that’s gross! Yucky yucky yucky”
“I need sleep….the boots…,” he mumbled, stalled. “Go with your mother. I must sleep. Get your sister her $20.”
From the bathroom, another yelp: “A goallllllllllll! I scored a goal…..yeeeeyahhhhhh!”
New WaiBOP Football CEO, Mark Christie,
(above) has been in the role for barely two
and a half weeks, but he already has a
feeling for the potential of football in the
Waikato Bay of Plenty region and, indeed,
throughout the country.
“It seems I’ve spent most of my time meeting and talking with passionate people,” chuckled Mark during some rare down time.
“And that’s just with staff and people directly employed in the game.
"One of my key tasks now will be to get out and about within our region to meet and build relationships with the people who really make football happen.”
While Mark is from the local area, he is new to the sport of football and is extremely keen to understand the dynamics and work through the priorities.
"That’s why it’s so important I talk with as many coaches, players, administrators and supporters as possible,” said Mark.
“These people are the heart of our game and I need to know what’s working well for them and how we, as a Federation, can help make a diff erence.
"There are certainly challenges ahead, but exciting times too. I’m looking forward to it all.”
New CEO eager to learn
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Today’s VisitorsSuccess brings new challenges for heroes of Morocco
Auckland City's heroics at the FIFA Club
World Cup in Morocco have given the
ASB Premiership a welcome boost, raising
awareness of the quality of players
competing in the competition.
But the international interest in the team's achievement of fi nishing third — missing out on a dream fi nal against Real Madrid by a whisker — has given the club the challenge of keeping a stable squad.
Off ers of contracts abroad have understandably led to change with striker Emiliano Tade the fi rst to leave, signing for Club Atletico de Mitre, his home–town club in Argentina.
All White Tim Payne has lined up trials with MLS side Portland Timbers in the United States.
Striker Fabrizio Tavano is trialing with Club De Futbol Tigre in Mexico, a club in the top tier of Mexican football (Liga MX) and league champions as recently as 2011.
Defender John Irving has trialled with English side Portsmouth and will reportedly return for another spell in July.
Such is the experience and talent in the squad, City coach Ramon Tribulietx is confi dent he can steer his way through any changes.
"It's going to make it very hard but it's the way it is," he said.
"On the one hand, we are delighted for these players that they get to fulfi l their professional dreams.
"On the other hand, it's very diffi cult to lose key players at this stage of the season, especially with our structures and the way we play. It's not that easy for someone else to slot in."
THE COACH — Ramon Tribulietx
Tribulietx is in his fourth season in full charge of Auckland City and can rightly claim to be the most successful club coach in our sport's history.
The Spaniard arrived in New Zealand in 2008 and after spells as an assistant (to Paul Posa) and as co–coach (with Aaron McFarland), he got the chance to put into action is philosophy of passing and possession footall.
ALL WHITE TO WATCH — Ivan Vicelich
Auckland City skipper Ivan Vicelich is New Zealand's most capped international player with 88 appearances in an All Whites shirt.
The 38–year–old defensive midfi elder has won almost every New Zealand honour possible with four ASB Chatham Cup wins, three ASB Premiership championships and four Oceania Club championships.
He was named Oceania Footballer of the Year in 2009 and was the New Zealand International Player of the Year in 2002.
He was a member of the All Whites squad that was unbeaten at the 2010 World Cup Finals in South Africa.
He capped all of these achievements in December when he was awarded the Bronze Ball in Morocco, being judged the tournament's third best player behind greats Sergio Ramos and Cristiano Ronaldo, and then being awarded the New Zealand Order of Merit in the New Year Honours.
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Our Chosen CharityWaiBOP United backs Macular Degeneration New Zealand
WaiBOP United is pleased to announce
that Macular Degeneration New Zealand
(MDNZ) is the charity the franchise
will support during the 2014/15 ASB
Premiership season.
Macular Degeneration causes progressive loss of central vision but the peripheral vision is not aff ected. It is the leading cause of severe vision loss. One in seven people over the age of 50 years is aff ected in some way and the incidence increases with age.
The macula is the central part of the retina, the l i g h t – s e n s i t i v e tissue at the back of the eye. The retina processes all visual images. It is responsible for your ability to read, recognise faces, drive and see colours clearly.
WaiBOP United will promote awareness of Macular Degeneration within the football community. “We hope that off the back of whatever profi le our club is able to build we can help raise awareness of what Macular Degeneration is and how people can get tested,” says Dwayne Barlow, WaiBOP United’s Communications Manager.
“This is something that has the potential to cause functional blindness and yet is easily treated if detected early enough.”
Macular Degeneration is thought to be caused by genetic and environmental
factors. People over the age of 50 years are at risk. If you smoke or have a family history of Macular Degeneration, your risk
of developing the disease is much greater.
Amsler GridThe Amsler grid
is a useful tool to detect vision problems resulting from damage to the macula (the central part of the retina).
How to do it:1. Cover one eye,
then focus on the dot in the centre.
2. Do any of the lines look wavy, blurred or distorted?
3. Are there any missing areas or dark areas in the grid?
4. Don't forget to test both eyes.5. If you see wavy, broken or distorted
lines, or blurred or missing areas of vision, you may be displaying the symptoms of Macular Degeneration.
Contact your doctor or optometrist immediately.
For more information we encourage everyone to visit www.mdnz.org.nz.
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WAIBOP UNITED goalkeeper Danyon
Drake saves a penalty at a crucial stage
of the game against Team Wellington
at John Kerkhof Park. Photo's: Gemma
Sliz (Harlequin Photography).
THE RANGETWaiBOP United Heroes
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THANKS TO OUR SPONSORS
Spectators at FIFA U–20 World Cup games
at Hamilton's Waikato Stadium may well
get the chance to see a future superstar
in action.
The four teams drawn to play group games in Hamilton are Portugal, Colombia, Qatar and an African nation, still to be determined through qualifi cation games.
The three confi rmed nations coming to our region all have exciting players on the books of some of the world's biggest and best known clubs.
Portugal have players from domestic giants Benfi ca and Porto, two who play for Barcelona's second string and two who are with English clubs Liverpool and Manchester City but are currently on loan to other sides.
Colombia's midfi eld star Juan Fernando Quintero has already played 11 full internationals for his country, including a goalscoring eff ort against Ivory Coast at last year's World Cup in Brazil.
Only 1.68m (5'6") he's been compared to Lionel Messi, and he plays for Portugese side Porto so will face some of his clubmates when the Colombians meet Portugal in Hamilton.
Qatar's squad includes players with Spanish clubs such as Villarreal, Real Sociedad, Atlético Madrid and Real Madrid, while four members turn out for Belgian side K.A.S. Eupen and one defender is with Scottish champions Celtic.
New Zealand will play Ukraine, the United States and Myanmar in Group A in Auckland. Darren Bazeley’s side will open the event against Ukraine on May 30 at QBE Stadium.
Hamilton's fi rst games will kick off on May 31.
FIFA U–20 World CupCounting down to football's big event
Hamilton's Waikato
Stadium (right) will host
eight matches during
the 2015 FIFA U–20
World Cup
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Bringingfootball peopletogetherwww.friendsoff ootballnz.com
Former All Whites and Football Ferns gathered at WaiBOP United's last home game in what has quickly become a January tradition in Cambridge. They included (above, from left): Ken Cresswell, Julie Hogg, Bill de Graaf, Jo Fisher, Ricki Herbert, Barbara Cox and Brian Turner, a group that represents more than 300 appearances for New Zealand. Other internationals at John Kerkhof Park for the game against Team Wellington included
1982 All Whites coach John Adshead, current Fern Helen Collins and Wanderers coach Mark Cossey. The match was preceded by a Friends of Football lunch at which Ricki Herbert was the special guest. A year ago, Turner was the special guest and Friends of Football and Cambridge FC are now working to ensure each year is marked by a gathering to recognise those who have represented New Zealand at the highest level.
Legends come to WaiBOP match
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A group of sponsors have got behind
WaiBOP United by joining the team's
newly–formed 100 Club.
The club provides entry level sponsorship investment for organisations and individuals who see benefi ts from their association with the region's ASB Premiership team.
Membership of the club is restricted to 100 but is steadily growing as supporters start to understand how the club works.
There's still time to join and receive the wide range of benefi ts that come from membership, including: Two season passes for all WaiBOP
United’s home games. Access to pre–match functions— a
great networking opportunity! Invitation to the end of season awards
evening. Their name listed in every issue of The
Range, our match day magazine A full–colour advertisement on our
featured sponsor’s page in an issue of The Range (see page 16). Their logo on the WaiBOP Utd website
with a link through to their website. Acknowledgement of their support
over the PA system at every home match. The opportunity to erect pitch side
signage on match day. (Signage produced to WaiBOP United’s specifi cations and provided at the sponsor’s cost.)
All this is available for an investment of only $249, including GST (conditions may apply).
Please contact WaiBOP's Graeme Blake for more information.
email: [email protected]: 027 585 9011, ph: 07 211 7895
1 Hurricane Press Ltd (Josh Easby)
2 Rose Lynn Fashions (Tommy Lynn)
3 InGoal (James Bannatyne)
4 Allfast Solutions (Greg Hansen)
5 Bettle and Associates (Merv Williams)
6 Phil Rogers Builders Ltd (Phil Rogers)
7 DBMM (Dwayne Barlow)
8 The Matamata Bus (Dwayne Barlow)
9 MIMICO (Rex Davies)
10 Hukanui–Rototuna FC (Hamish McMillan)
11 Pete Lawrence
12 Colliers International (Duncan Woodhouse)
13 The Terraces (Kim Van Gog)
14 Sealed Air (Mark Browning)
15 Tauranga First National (Anton Jones)
16-17 Stone Age Tiling Ltd (Shane Finlay)
18 Thrifty Car Rental (Nicole Moke)
19 Steel and Tube (Hamilton) (Stu Davidson &
Shane Gleeson)
20 Jet Creative (Geoff Wheeler)
21 Cambridge Sportsworld (Jay & Dael Marshall)
22-26 Total Industrial Solutions (Dianne Knight)
27 Holcim (Andy Campbell)
28 Carters Cambridge (Liam Heff ernan)
29 Andy Baylie
30 Challenge Cambridge (Dave Wilkinson)
31 Latham Builders (Ben Latham)
WaiBOP United 100 ClubGetting behind our team
100 Club Members
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United We StandWhat's happening inside WaiBOP United
A feature of WaiBOP United's season has
been the growth in the team's support,
especially with families and children.
Euan Cramer (pictured above with his favourite player, Mark Jones) travels from Pukekohe with his dad, Tam, to get behind their favourite team and they were at QBE Stadium, North Harbour, to celebrate the win against Wanderers SC.
Cambridge's Keziah Clark (pictured above right with Alexis Varela) is a regular mascot.
Recent crowds at Cambridge have drawn fans from over the Kaimai Ranges, as well as the Waikato, and one regular mascot travels from Rotorua especailly to help lead the players onto the pitch before kick–off .
The players and coaching staff appreciate the support they are receiving and thank you, especially those who have travelled from afar to cheer them on.
Replica WaiBOP
United home
shirts are now
available for sale
exclusively from
The Soccer Shop,
our front of shirt
sponsor for the
2014/15 ASB
Premiership.
Adult and
Children’s sizes
Time to get shirty
are available. Order them directly from The
Soccer Shop's website by going to:
http://www.nzsoccershop.co.nz/1390-waibop-
united
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2014/2015 WaiBOP United Squad
WaiBOP United midfi elder Robbie Greenhalgh (right) gets in a tackle against Wanderers SC at QBE Stadium, North Harbour. Photo: Grant Stantiall.
Neil
Mouncher
Goalkeeper coach
Peter
Smith
Head coach
Hamish
Ashton
Physio
Seamus
Marten
Teammanager
Paul
Drake
Assistantcoach
Simon
Mead
Performanceanalyst
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3Aaron
Scott
Defender
1James
McPeake
Goalkeeper
7Mark
Jones
Forward
11Van
Elia
Forward
5Sam
O'Regan
Defender
9Dylan
Stansfi eld
Forward
4Robbie
Greenhalgh
Midfi eld
2Alfi e
Rogers
Defender
8Chad
Coombes
Midfi eld
12Our
Supporters
Twelth man
6Peter
Overmire
Defender
10Federico
Marquez
Forward
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15Nathan
Kinney
Defender
19Wade
Molony
Forward
21Jerahl
Hughes
Forward
16Craig
Stephens
Forward
14Fergus
Neil
Defender
20Danyon
DrakeGoalkeeper
18Alexis
VarelaMidfi eld
22Craig
Wylie
Midfi eld
24Jarrod
Young
Midfi eld
23Thomas
Probert
Defender
17Reid
Drake
Midfi eld
25Shane
ViitakangasGoalkeeper
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Auckland City come to John Kerkhof
Park as the ASB Premiership leaders after
securing a 3–0 win against nearest rivals
Team Wellington on Sunday.
Wellington's Cole Peversley missed a sixth minute penalty — his second miss in as many games — and Auckland took advantage two minutes later when John Irving scored from the spot.
New signing Ivan Carril doubled the lead soon after with a free kick and that's how the scored stayed till the dying minutes when Oscar Garcia added a third with his fi rst goal for the Navy Blues.
The win was Auckland's sixth in a row and moves the team four points clear.
Meanwhile, Wanderers SC beat Canterbury United 4–1 in Christchurch.
Clayton Lewis opened the scoring in the fi rst half before Judd Baker, Andre de Jong and Regent Murati added goals in the second spell.
Canterbury recovered a consolation goal late in the game through substitute Mario Hoff man before top scorer Aaron Clapham had a penalty saved by Wanderers' 'keeper Damian Hirst.
Hawke's Bay United moved into third place with an exciting 3–2 victory over
Waitakere United at Napier's Bluewater Stadium.
Nathaniel Bowen gave Waitakere an eighth minute lead but Sean Lovemore levelled for the Bay soon after.
Lovemore added his second in the 49th minute and on the hour, Alex Palezevic made it 3–1. But Waitakere reduced the lead to 3–2 through Bowen's second goal.
Lovemore was denied a hat-trick when his 85th minute penalty was saved by goalkeeper Daniel Robinson.
Waitakere had two players, Godwin Darkwa and All White David Mulligan, sent off during the game.
Bay of Plenty–born former Waikato FC player Tyler Boyd was the individual star of the weekend, scoring four in Wellington Phoenix's 6–2 win against Southern United.
Tom Jackson had given Southern a 2–0 half–time lead but All White Boyd led the comeback, with other goals from Nathaniel Hailemariam and Alex Rufer.
ASB Premiership WrapLatest action from the league
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ASB PREMIERSHIP STANDINGS
Team P W D L F A PtsAUCKLAND CITY 12 10 0 2 26 13 30
Team Wellington 13 8 2 3 29 18 26Hawke's Bay United 12 5 3 4 23 23 18Waitakere United 12 5 2 5 21 20 17WAIBOP UNITED 11 5 1 5 18 21 16
Wanderers SC 14 5 1 8 23 27 16Wellington Phoenix 12 5 0 7 30 28 15 Canterbury United 12 4 2 6 17 20 14Southern United 12 2 1 9 16 33 7
WAIBOP UNITED FIXTURE LIST
Date Opponents H/A Venue ResultNov 1 Canterbury Utd Away ASB Football Park, Christchurch L 0–2Nov 16 Team Wellington Away David Farrington Park, Wellington L 2–3Nov 22 Wanderers SC Home Links Ave, Tauranga W 3–1*Dec 6 Waitakere United Home Links Ave, Tauranga D 1–1Dec 13 Phoenix Away Eden Park, Auckland W 2–0Dec 20 Hawkes Bay Utd Home International Stadium, Rotorua L 2–4Jan 11 Southern United Away Caledonian Ground, Dunedin W 1–0Jan 17 Canterbury Utd Home John Kerkhof Park, Cambridge W 4–3 Jan 25 Auckland City Away Kiwitea Street, Auckland L 2–3Jan 31 Team Wellington Home John Kerkhof Park, Cambridge W 2–1Feb 8 Wanderers SC Away QBE Stadium, North Harbour W 2–1Feb 18 Auckland City Home John Kerkhof Park, Cambridge 6.00pm Feb 21 Waikatere United Away Fred Taylor Park, Waitakere 2.00pmFeb 28 Phoenix Home John Kerkhof Park, Cambridge 3.00pmMar 8 Hawkes Bay Utd Away Bluewater Stadium, Napier 2.00pmMar 14 Southern United Home John Kerkhof Park, Cambridge 5.00pm* Points deducted and awarded to Wanderers SC for technical breach of rules.Please check for any alterations to fi xture list at www.waibopunited.co.nz
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Table includes deduction of 3 points from WaiBOP Utd and awarded to Wanderers SC.
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1 James McPeake (GK)2 Alfi e Rogers 3 Aaron Scott (captain)4 Robbie Greenhalgh5 Sam O'Regan6 Peter Overmire7 Mark Jones8 Chad Coombes9 Dylan Stansfi eld10 Federico Marquez11 Van Elia 14 Fergus Neil15 Nathan Kinney 16 Craig Stephens17 Reid Drake18 Alexis Varela19 Wade Molony20 Danyon Drake (GK)21 Jerahl Hughes22 Craig Wylie23 Thomas Probert24 Jarrod Young25 Shane Viitakangas Head coach: Peter SmithAssistant coach: Paul DrakeGoalkeeper coach: Neil MouncherPhysio: Hamish AshtonStrength coach: Marcelo SosaTeam manager: Seamus Marten Performance analyst: Simon Mead
1 Tamati Williams2 Marko Dordevich3 Takuya Iwata4 Mario Bilen5 Angel Berlanga6 John Irving8 Tim Payne9 Darren White10 Ryan de Vries11 Cameron Lindsay12 Adam McGeorge13 Ivan Regueiro14 Sanni Issa15 Ivan Vicelich (captain)17 Joao Moreira20 Ivan Carril21 Oscar Garcia22 Andrew Milne23 Sam Burfoot24 Jacob Spoonley (GK)Head coach: Ramon TribulietxTech analyst: Carl EdwardsTech analyst: Ryan FaithfullLogistics: Patrick PrendergastGoalkeeper coach: Simone NaddiProperty steward: Arthur Egan
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