Rangers women take down Whanganui 3-0

New Plymouth Rangers women travelled to Whanganui on Sunday for their Central Federation League clash against Team Whanganui.

It took 10-15 minutes before Rangers (NPR) got their first shot away. A free kick by Lizzie Ingram beat the keeper but not the crossbar. From then on the team settled in to their work.

Good work down the right by Lilly Dowsing slipped in striker Holly Kleinsman, who made it 1-0 after 12 minutes. Dowsing was again in action shortly after driving through the middle, beating her player before popping her left foot shot past the keeper only to see it hit the post and run wide.

Whanganui had two good opportunities from NPR turnover of pass but on both occasions the early shot was comfortably saved by keeper Sophie Campbell. Before the end of the first half, NPR made it 2-0. A free kick in to the box fell to Kleinsman to score her second.

After halftime the game became a little scrappy with high turnover of passes from both sides. Kleinsman had further opportunities to get her hat-trick, but the Whanganui keeper Megan O’Connor kept her team in the game.

Zara Errol Watt’s energy helped keep NPR on the front foot.

Just as Whanganui was beginning to put NPR under pressure, a sweeping move down the left involving player of the day Ruby Hales more than once, opened up a ball across the edge of the penalty box to Aimee Wisnewski, who lashed her right foot effort into the top left corner of the net to seal a 3-0 win. It was important to go in to the bye next week with a win.

In the Taranaki Women’s Premier League, Moturoa eased to a convincing 8-1 win over Ha¯wera, despite conceding early on with Paula Chittenden netting. The free-scoring Moturoa scored through Danielle Lucinsky (3), Kate Phipps (2), Fernanda Toscani, Sophie Bolton and Brooke Carter.

New Plymouth Girls’ High School beat the struggling Woodleigh side 15-0. A feature of the match was three girls scored hat-tricks – Eva Hilliam, Paris Liu and Kailey Hastie. In all eight players found the back of the net – Gemma Feek, Chloe Baldwin, Brooke Eliason, Briar Jensen-Voullaire and Sophie Riddick (2).

Waitara maintained their 100 per cent start to the season against New Plymouth Rangers, overturning a 1-2 deficit inside the last 10 minutes to snatch a 3-2 victory.

Goals from Dana Phillips, Reyse Taylor and the late winner from Cassidy Pringle saw them home. Reese Kuriger-Churstain and Jennifer Stoiber scored for Rangers.

In the other matches, Inglewood comfortably beat Peringa 3-0. Goals came from Adelaide Campbell, Katelyn Stewart and Jesseka Fairclough.

Stratford got their first win of the season beating Eltham 2-0. Nicole Gibson and Samantha McGhie scored for the home team.