Report from ANZ Premiership
The Good Oil Tactix have kept their ANZ Premiership play-off hopes alive but they needed to use every tool in their kit to net maximum points against a determined Te Wānanga o Raukawa Pulse.
With every game now a must-win for the Mainlanders, they were forced to dig deep for a 52-49 victory at Te Rauparaha Arena in Porirua in the rescheduled Round 11 match.
Thirteen goals separated the teams when they met five days earlier but a dogged Pulse team wanted to celebrate captain Claire Kersten’s birthday in style and came close to snatching their first win off the Tactix this season – a held ball in the last two minutes of play giving the visitors the edge they needed to claim victory.
Mainland Tactix edge champions Central Pulse in three-goal thriller
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The Good Oil Tactix Defeat Te Wānanga O Raukawa Pulse 52-49 In Porirua
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Brendon Egan19:50, Jul 04 2021
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Tactix defender Karin Burger, pictured in a previous game, was busy defensively against the Pulse.
The Mainland Tactix have boosted their ANZ Premiership finals hopes with a crucial win over the Central Pulse. Sunday s 47-34 victory at Nelson s Trafalgar Centre pushes the Tactix to third equal with the Southern Steel on the table with 21 points. With just three rounds left, the two South Island teams will battle it out for a finals berth with every result pivotal over the next few weeks. They could both potentially make it if the Stars, who started 5-0, stumble over their last three games, having lost their last two to the Mystics.