Division Two : Manakau Hui Mai 5-3 Levin Sports

Jamie Allcock marked his return to the side with two goals as Manakau United beat Levin Sports 5-3 in a remarkable game at the Manakau Domain.

The hosts dominated the opening 45 minutes, and James Hoskins opened the scoring after 20 minutes with a solid shot from 12 yards out that the Levin keeper could only parry into the net.

Then Paul Kulhavy headered home a perfectly flighted corner from Peter Rowe to make it 2-0, and Allcock was on hand to make it 3-0 before halftime, providing a fierce stooping header to a cross from Hoskins.

When Allcock put Manakau 4-0 in front from the penalty spot on the hour mark it seemed the game was over, but Levin Sports roared back into the match and quickly scored twice in five minutes to throw the visitors a lifeline.

Chris Reed, (pictured below), then settled Manakau’s nerves and wrapped up a win, by latching onto a loose ball in the Levin penalty area and thumping the ball home to make the score 5-2, but it was Levin Sports who scored the final goal of the game with a well worked move and a bullet-like finish.
 

Chris Reed scores Manakau's final goal of the game