Central Federation League Peggy Gordon’s New Plymouth Rangers suffered a second successive defeat, this time 6-1 away at Havelock North. The Hawkes Bay side dominated the first half and led 4-0 at half time. Referee Edward Cook gave three penalties, the first after just seven minutes, with Bjorn Christensen scoring for Havelock North. Goals from Jerome Groot, Josh Stewart and Jack Albertini followed. In the second half, NP Rangers showed more composure but conceded a second penalty, again scored by Christensen. Rangers rallied and were the better team for the second half, with Oskar Wano and Hamish Pittams providing goalscoring opportunities.