Keeper key to United win

Matt Borren Goalkeeper Matt Borren was the toast of Trust House Wairarapa United after their 2-1 win over Western Suburbs in the top-of-the-table central football clash at Endeavour Park on Saturday.
Borren made several fine saves during a first half which ended with the two teams level pegging at 1-1, a score which Wairarapa United player-coach Adam Cowan conceded flattered his side.
"We probably should have been at least a couple of goals down but Matt was outstanding, he kept us in the game," Cowan said.
Through most of that first half Wairarapa United struggled to get any flow into their play and ball was turned over regularly.
"We were poor, very poor," Cowan said. "We weren't working as a team, there was no rhythm there at all. We were rushing things too much"
Fortunately for Wairarapa United, however, the second half was a far different story.Then they lifted their effort several notches and the confidence noticeably grew as they started to pose problems for the Wests defence by maintaining their structure and sticking to the game plan.
"We talked at halftime about being more patient, of being more deliberate in the way we brought the ball forward," Cowan said. "We knew that if we played the basics well we could pull it off, and that's what we did."
Borren was clearly the player of the match for Wairarapa United while Nathan Cooksley was again impressive on defence. Striker Seule Soromon scored both goals and was the pick of the attack, along with Campbell Banks who made an impact when he came off the subs bench in the second half.