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Everyone was available for the game except midfielder Dave McCorkindale, said Piper. Massey squeezed past North End 2-1 in their first game of the season in April and the students are third on the league ladder. North End co-coach Michael Sheridan said his team would be missing the suspended Shamus Moffat and veteran defender Crispin Moore, who is away, but on the bright side, prolific goalscorer Nathan Cooksley would be back after his red card was overturned. “Massey are a better side than some give them credit for, but they’re beatable though,” he said. “We let them get away from us a bit last time, but I’d like to see us use our experience and play a high-pressing game against them to put some pressure on their defence.”
Veteran Adam Cowan will be a key player again for Palmerston North Marist (file photo).
FOOTBALL: There is a new look to the men’s Federation League club competition this year with Gisborne Thistle taking part, Red Sox-Manawatū dropping out due to a lack of players and Palmerston North Marist going international again. The upshot is once more there is a bye every week in the nine-team league, something they had hoped to avoid this year by keeping Levin in the picture despite the side finishing bottom by a country mile last season. At Marist, Brazilian Juliano Schmeling is at the coaching helm, taking over in February from Belgian Kenny Santy, as the city side has another crack at winning the federation title and with it, the chance to compete for promotion to the Central League.