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By halftime at Gisborne on Sunday, Massey led 3-2, which completed the scoring. The students’ goals came through Cole Freeman, Zac Farmer and Michael Hilson. Coach Donald Piper said returning from Gisborne with three points was impressive. “We didn’t win it statistically in terms of chances created but we scored the goals.”. Five Massey players are in the leading group of the Golden Boot contenders: Rhys Galyer, Farmer, George Andrew and Cole and Joe Freeman. At Havelock North, Marist coach Juliano Schmeling said “individual mistakes” cost his side the game as Marist struggled to cope with Wanderers’ long ball game in a 3-1 loss. ....
WARWICK SMITH/Stuff Marist’s Adam Gill, centre, competes for the ball with Gisborne s Tonek Frooms, right, during their clash on Saturday. FOOTBALL: Palmerston North Marist swept aside Gisborne Thistle 5-1 with a scintillating display of attacking football in the men’s Federation League on Saturday. In what was their most accomplished team effort so far this season, Marist buried previously-unbeaten Thistle, announcing their intentions within the first five minutes of the game when striker Nick Carrick scored the first goal of his hat-trick. His goal haul saw Carrick leap to the top of the Golden Boot competition as unbeaten Marist moved the ball from side to side interspersed with short-passing rushes up the middle in a patterned approach that left Gisborne struggling to cope. ....
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. ....