After ending last week's game on such a high note with scoring more than 100 goals for the season you would have thought that it would have given Matamata that extra bit of edge to really start applying pressure against opposition teams, but no that would not be the case yet again.

Matamata spent 90 % of this game camped out in the attacking half and were just not able to send the ball into the back of the net. So much hard work went into working the ball around, passes were direct and everyone played brilliant but it was the elusive goals that were the bain of the game.

But in saying that credit cannot be taken away from the Taumaranui side for they held a very solid defensive line that did catch Matamata off side on more than one occasion.

The stand in keeper for Matamata, Viki McLean, had a very lonely 90 minutes as she may have only touched the ball half a dozen times. Also worth a mention is Nat Gaskell who walked away from the game with a healthy 5 goals.

This game was also a very, very physical game, more so for centre midfielder, Leah Higgins, who seemed to be spending a lot of time on the ground.

Everything about this game seemed to take for ever, starting with the kick off being delayed by 15 mins with a few of the Taumaranui players not making it to the Domain on time, right through to the whole game having a good 20 mins of stoppage time added to it!

It has been yet another learning curve for the Swifts Ladies who are already discussing the future of the team for the season next year, which will see them go up to the first division.

Goal scorers for the game were Nat Gaskell - 5,Sarah Monteith - 2, Sarah Hockley - 2 and Kerrie McVeigh - 1.

The Matamata Car Painters Player of the day went to fullback, Roxanne Hansen, who just keeps on improving with each game that she plays. Matamata travel away next Sunday to play against Cambridge. Kick off is 11 am.