SCMK Accountants Stratford Avon played Te Kiri Rovers on Friday evening in Stratford.
Both teams took the field with only nine players, with the first half very even with play back and forth, Rovers managing to score 1 goal.
Avon made it into Rovers' circle a number of times but could not finish off. First half Rovers 1, Avon 0. Second half saw both teams with 10 players. Rovers' fitness let them command more of the play running in some goals easy. Avon did try hard and came so close to scoring on a couple of occasions. Final score 5-0. Avon's player of the day went to Kobie Hey.
Matthew & Co Real Estate Stratford B Women had a tough game on Saturday against the forever-improving Te Kiri side. Demi Ward played her heart out in the goal, saving many goals for Stratford. Stratford's player of the day went to Chrissy Engelen, who saved four goals on the line. The Stratford side are improving each week and are hanging out for a win. Unfortunately, Te Kiri were too strong.
CMK Accountants Stratford A Women came up against their top of the table opponents Northern United Wild Cats, in very miserable conditions. Stratford always knew from the beginning that they had to stick to their own game plan to make things work.
Northern were ready for anything and put the pressure early on in the game. They came at Stratford's goal fast in the first quarter, sneaking one past the keeper and then slotted one in off a penalty corner, a while later.