First team rack up fifth victory in row
3-0 at Tauranga Old Blues.
This means Cambridge is now within eight points of Unicol, with a game in hand, and with the two sides due for a showdown at John Kerkhof Park on July 15.
Cambridge’s second team lost their unbeaten record when going down at home 3-1 to Te Awamutu in the WaiBOP Championship.
The result saw Cambridge drop into second place on the table.
The Cambridge A team continued their improving form with a comprehensive 3-0 win at Matamata Swifts.
Cambridge’s goals came from Mauro Pereira (2) and Andrew Thomas.
Cambridge’s tilt at the Waikato B title missed a beat when the side lost 1-0 at Otorohanga, due to a first-half goal from Trent Maguire.
The win lifted Otorohanga above Cambridge who now lie third but still with a chance of taking the division. Cambridge’s A and B teams both remain in the Soccer Shop Waikato Cup having reached the competition’s quarter-finals.
Cambridge A play Melville United at home in the cup on Saturday while the B team travels to Hamilton Wanderers for a last eight tie at Porritt Stadium.
In Waikato Division D, Cambridge’s two sides played a fivegoal thriller which left the D1s with bragging rights after a 3-2 victory.
Ben Ward, Dennis Hommel and leading scorer Dave O’Donnell found the net for the D1s in a result that leaves the D2s at the foot of the table.
The Cambridge women’s first team beat Otumoetai 5-2 in the opening game of the WaiBOP Women’s Premier League, thanks to a hat trick from Kura Falleni and goals from Rebecca Brown and Rachel Westend.
Cambridge qualified for the top regional competition by winning the Waikato Women’s A League, and will meet three more top Bay of Plenty teams (Tauranga City United, Whakatane Town and Rotorua United) in their quest for the regional title.
In the women’s Waikato division B, Cambridge lost 11-0 at Te Awamutu.
The Cambridge U-14 boys lost 9-0 to Rotorua United Geyser, the leading team in the WaiBOP Federation Youth League.