Royals keen to prevent early goals

• Published date: 19 April 2024
• Publication title: Sports Tab

They found some form last week and fought for a 4-4 draw against Ferrymead Bays to gain their first point of the Southern League season

But they will be tested against the league’s only unbeaten team, Christchurch United, away this weekend.

Christchurch United beat ninth-placed University of Canterbury 4-3 in round three after conceding two late goals.

The Royals have let goals slip through in the opening five minutes in their past two games and will be keen to stop that from happening again.

Mosgiel v Wanaka shapes as the game of the round in the ODT men’s southern premiership.

Both teams have the same record, one win and a draw to start the season, and have looked commanding in the opening rounds.

They had vastly different weekends, though.

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