Win keeps Thistle on top of table

• Published date: 24 April 2024
• Publication title: Otago Daily Times: Web Edition Articles (New Zealand)

Two goals in the opening 45 minutes from Omoyajowo and Castrillo respectively and a Sheraan Mohammed on the 80-minute mark was enough for Thistle to maintain the top spot heading into the bye this weekend

In the other Donald Gray fixture, Laser Plumbing Gore Wanderers beat Southern Steel Windows Old Boys AFC 3-1 to register their first points of the campaign and keep Old Boys winless after week two of the competition.

At Level One this week, Queens Park entertain Old Boys at Surrey Park, while Gore welcome Waihopai out at Gore, both kicking off at 3pm.

In the Kolk Cup, iHire Thistle FC put 14 past Malloch McClean Waihopai, and Wyndham Town and Pacific Radiology Old Boys AFC fought out a 2-2 stalemate, Thistle are in pole position after two games in the women's premier competition.

In this Saturday's fixtures, Winton face Wyndham out at Winton, Thistle head to Southend, Waihopai entertain Gore with Old Boys having the bye. All matches kick off at 1pm.

In the women's South Island qualifying league, Queens Park AFC fell to a narrow 3-2 defeat at the hands of Otago University AFC in Dunedin.

It was a tightly fought contest with University managing to get a crucial third goal on the 63-minute mark, and Park unable to find an equalizer as the clock ticked down.

Despite the defeat, Park should remain upbeat as University are a league frontrunner and this was Park's first away fixture in the league.

Park get a break before welcoming Green Island to the ILT Turf on May 4.

In the SPL, a Calem Castle goal in the fourth minute was enough to take all three points against Queenstown at a very picturesque Frankton Events Centre on Saturday.

An injury to usual number one Jaden Castle, handed Nick...