Te Awamutu 1 v Matamata Reserves 0

The Swifts reserves had a battle on their hands against one of the league front runners at Te Awamutu at the weekend.

The home side were a solid team all around the park which lessened the space and options the Swifts had enjoyed in past weeks. In a willing match it appeared that comments on tackles were punished rather than the tackles themselves which lead to the game becoming a bit scrappy at times. The home side were quick on the break and Connell Couchman at the unfamiliar role of sweeper and his defense line had their work cut out for the full ninety minutes.

Keeper Justin Read was busy all day with several important saves keeping the Swifts in the game. Te Awamutu had scored early in the match and although the Swifts had a number of chances the home side had the better ones.

The Swifts midfield of Chris Bedford, Scott Hudson, Joel Chamberlain and player of the day Robert Cox toiled hard all day, but when the Swifts were forced to play the last twenty minutes of the game with ten men some of the sting went out of their efforts.

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Claudelands A 4 v Cambridge 3
Claudelands B 1 v Hamilton North 2
Unicol 1 v Otorohanga 5
Wanderers A 4 v Te Kuiti 0
Wanderers B 1 v West Hamilton 2