It’s hard to know what to write after reading the match report on Melville United’s website from yesterday’s Chatham Cup quarter-final. I certainly can’t hope to beat it, let alone match it, such is the ability behind a keyboard of the one and only Cordwainer Bull. So what can I do? Well, I have a few pics to offer as well as a movie of what turned out to be Melville’s winning goal (see below)....
Read MoreThere’s more than one way to be successful at this sport they call football. That’s why we love it. This match was a contrast of two defined styles. Birkenhead, new to the division and already top of the table, are a tidy footballing side. They have some good technical players who play the ball on the deck and with the sort of pace that stretches sides. During the first 20 minutes or so of this match they put Wanderers to...
Read MoreEverytime I visit a match I’ll take a minute long movie so readers can get a feel for the venue. In the latest in our One Minute At… series we’re at East Coast Bays’ Bay City Park for their NRFL Premier Division match against Birkenhead United on April 13, 2013. It was a cracking derby between to motivated sides. The match finished 2-1 to Birkenhead. Here’s a match report of the game.
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