Southern fall to Hawke's Bay in 5-goal contest
After 2-2 at half, Southern fall to a freekick in the second half
With the summer well established in Napier, Southern faced an in-form Hawke's Bay United under hot conditions.
It was already 2-2 between Hawke’s Bay and Southern United by half-time. Benjamin Wade gave Southern an early lead off a break with a great finish from a tight angle following a pass from Garbhan Coughlan.
Southern United struggled to establish a proper rhythm in the first half, and Hawke's Bay enjoyed a fair amount of the pall and chances followed. Southern's goal was soon cancelled out by Sho Goto and the Bay then hit the front themselves through Sam Mason-Smith.
The hosts failed to take that advantage into the break as Garbhan Coughlan equalised just before the half-time whistle off a steal from the centre-back.
Southern came out in the second half with noticeably more fervor, with Southern creating plenty chances to score. However, despite the added pressure on the Hawke's Bay goal, it wasn't to be for Southern.
A bending free kick from Maxime Oliveri mid-way through the second spell proved enough to earn a third win of the campaign for Hawke’s Bay.
Southern United host Canterbury United next weekend before the league takes a short Christmas break.
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- Hawke's Bay United
- Southern United Football Club
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Benjamin Wade Goal 10:00'
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Ben Deeley Sub Off 41:00'
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Conor O'Keeffe Sub On 41:00'
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Garbhan Coughlan Goal 42:00'
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Erik Panzer Yellow Card 45:00'
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Danny Ledwith Yellow Card 63:00'
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Benjamin Wade Sub Off 69:00'
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Jared Grove Sub On 69:00'
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Tony Whitehead Yellow Card 70:00'
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Abdulla Al-Khalisy Sub Off 84:00'
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Blake Weston Sub On 84:00'
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Conor O'Keeffe Yellow Card 88:00'
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Little, Liam
Fjørtoft, Markus
Panzer, Erik
Last, Stephen
Findlay, Rory
Wade, Benjamin
Deeley, Ben
Whitehead, Tony
Ledwith, Danny
Al-Khalisy, Abdulla
Coughlan, Garbhan
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