Football
Wairarapa United's chances of winning their first Central League title in 2013 took an absolute nosedive when they were beaten 3-1 by Petone at Petone on Saturday.
Going into the match on the back of impressive wins over table-toppers Wellington Olympic and Miramar Rangers over Queen's Birthday Weekend and desperately needing another victory to have any real prospect of overhauling those two in the weeks ahead, Wairarapa United were completely outgunned by a Petone side playing with far greater purpose and assurance.
In fact, Wairarapa United coach Phil Keinzley readily conceded the final score probably did an injustice to Petone such was their dominance in virtually all areas of the game.
"They played well and we were abysmal, that's about it," Keinzley said. "We had talked a lot about not being complacent but the message obviously didn't get through. There was just no intensity there at all, we were that bad it was embarrassing."