Recap
Comag Matamata Swifts slipped to a 2-1 defeat at home to Cambridge on Saturday, which was a result that sent the visitors to the top of the Loaded WaiBOP Premiership table and left the Swifts marooned in mid-table.
Matamata took the lead 20 minutes into a tight, scrappy match that had few real openings to that point. Brad West was upended in the box leading to a penalty kick, which Jamie Baxter comfortably converted.
The visitors, after a slow start, started to gain a bit more control, forcing a number of free kicks and corners which, by and large, the Swifts dealt comfortably with. It was from a corner three minutes before the break, however, that the visitors scrambled home their equaliser after Matamata failed to clear.
Cambridge got the game’s decisive goal ten minutes after half time when they broke down the Swifts right to convert. Matamata should have been back on level terms almost immediately, but leading scorer Chris Walker shot over when put through.
The visitor’s defence tightened up as they determined to see the game out and claim the three valuable points. The Swifts biggest strength going forward – their pace – was somewhat nullified by the heavy conditions and their organised opponents.
Details
Date | Time | League | Season |
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July 22, 2017 | 2:45 pm | WaiBOP Premiership | 2017 |
Ground
Matamata Domain |
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7 Huia Street, Matamata 3400, New Zealand |
Results
Club | 1st Half | 2nd Half | Goals | Outcome |
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Matamata Swifts | 1 | 0 | 1 | Loss |
Cambridge FC | 1 | 1 | 2 | Win |
Matamata Swifts
# | Player | Position | Goals | Assists | Yellow Cards | Red Cards |
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1 | Patrick Steele | Goalkeeper | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
4 | Jamie Baxter | Midfielder | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
5 | Michael Dawson | Defender | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
7 | Brad West | Midfielder | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
8 | Scott Parsonage | Midfielder | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
9 | Chris Walker | Forward | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
10 | Dayne Willemsen | Forward | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
11 | Sam Masterson 6 | Defender | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
13 | Glen Carmichael | Midfielder | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
15 | Dwayne Signel | Defender | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
18 | Shaun Richardson 22 | Defender | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
6 | Reuben Wigelsworth 11 | Midfielder | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
22 | Mike Candy 18 | Defender | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Total | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Cambridge FC
Position | Goals | Assists | Yellow Cards | Red Cards |
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0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |