By Joan Grey
Tauranga Moana have pulled further ahead in the Lotto NRFL Women’s Championship, putting a four-point gap on nearest challengers Onehunga Sports.
Tauranga secured a commanding 5-0 victory over bottom-placed Manukau United last weekend, while second-placed Onehunga Sports drew 2-2 with Melville United.
Tauranga Moana’s four-point buffer over Onehunga Sports has been forged by having the league’s most prolific attack with 48 goals, and the tightest defence, having conceded only 17.
Sunday sees Tauranga welcome Northern Rovers to Gordon Spratt Reserve in Papamoa.
Meanwhile, Onehunga Sports face third-placed Franklin United. Franklin United trail Onehunga Sports by four points but have two games in hand.
In other fixtures, Melville United take on Manukau United, while Birkenhead United meet Central United.
Golden Boot
16 — Britney Cunningham-Lee (Franklin United)
11 — Sarah Carpenter (Franklin United), Grace Duncan (Tauranga Moana)
10 — Annie Byrne (Onehunga Sports), Laura Bennett (Melville United)
8 — Holly Patterson (Onehunga Sports), Ivy Calonne (Northern Rovers)
7 — Kerri-Ann Jones (Tauranga Moana), Briana Osborne (Tauranga Moana), Abi-Witney Collins (Tauranga Moana)
6 — Pip Meo (Onehunga Sports), Sylvia McDougall (Central United)
5 — Jaime Govind (Birkenhead United), Mia Humphrey (Melville United)
Fixtures
Games to be played on Sunday July 21, 2024
Birkenhead United v Central United
Shepherds Park, Birkenhead, 1pm
Franklin United v Onehunga Sports
Drury Sports Complex, Drury, 1pm
Melville United v Manukau United
Gower Park, Hamilton, 1pm
Tauranga Moana v Northern Rovers
Gordon Spratt Reserve, Papamoa, 1pm
Joan Grey
Friends of Football writer Joan Grey loves playing and writing about football.
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