Wairarapa undefeated after dramatic weekend

Wairarapa United are alone at the top of the points table in the 2012 central league football competition.

They went into the weekend's action equal first with Olympic but that situation changed dramatically when Olympic suffered a shock 3-1 defeat at the hands of to Wellington United on Sunday, a result which came just 24 hours after Wairarapa United had maintained their unbeaten record with a 2-0 win over Petone at Carterton.

In other central league games, Lower Hutt City thrashed Maycenvale United 7-1, Western Suburbs and Miramar Rangers drew 1-1 and Napier City Rovers beat Tawa 4-0.

Competition points are: Wairarapa United 10, Wellington United 9, Western Suburbs and Olympic 7, Lower Hutt City, Napier City Rovers and Petone 6, Tawa 3, Miramar Rangers 1 and Maycenvale United 0.

Douglas Villa went down 2-1 to Upper Hutt in their Capital second division match on Saturday but the result was no indication of the run of play. Douglas Villa created several more scoring chances than their opposition but, unfortunately, their finishing work did not match their creativity. Sean Jarvis and Troy Burling starred for Douglas Villa with Burling netting their goal.

Second division points table: Stop Out and Upper Hutt City 10, Seatoun 9, Naenae and Tawa Bulldogs 7, University Scarfies 5, Olympics and Wellington United 3, Douglas Villa and Waikanae 1.

Gardners Electrical Masterton were on unfamiliar territory when they played a Capital third division match against University Scarfies on the artificial turf at Wakefield Park, Scarfies winning 3-0. Young Arnon Tapp shone for Masterton with a performance which belied the fact he had already played for his Wairarapa College side earlier in the day.

Third division points table: Island Bay United 10, Petone Armanis 9, University Scarfies and Petone 7, North Wellington 6, Marist, Waterside-Karori Barcodes and Lower Hutt City 4, Masterton and Waterside-Karori Cougars 3.

Wairarapa United are sharing fifth place in the Capital fourth division series after their 2-2 draw with Kapiti Coast United on Saturday. It was 0-0 at half-time.

Fourth division points table: IBU-Massey 10, Waterside-Karori Magpies 9, Wainuiomata 7, IBU-HHH 6, Wairarapa United and Upper Hutt City 5, Kapiti Coast United 4, Island Bay United 3, Tawa Devilz 2.

Results from Wairarapa championship matches played on Saturday are:

Division one: Masterton Lions 3, Carterton Redbacks 0; Douglas Villa Good Beginnings 2, Masterton Trevs Sports Athletic 1; Greytown White Swan 4, Greytown A1 Homes 1; Carterton Skulls 2, Masterton McAuleys 0.

Division two: Douglas Villa Wairarapa Funeral Services 4, Masterton Pacific United 1; Greytown Turkey Red 4, Featherston United 3; Evergreens 1, Carterton Shoe Clinic Social 0; Masterton Farmlands Presidents 1, Douglas Villa Hasbeens 0.