Manakau have an unbeaten record at the Manakau Domain stretching all the way back to the start of 2011, and the newly promoted Green and Whites showed no sign of letting that record go easily as they started strongly on Saturday.
The opening goal arrived on the quarter-hour mark when a Neil Harvey corner was headered firmly into the net by Paul Kulhavy, and 10 minutes later Jackson Murray made it 2-0 after working some clever passes with James Hoskins and slotting the ball past the stranded KCU keeper.
The second half was a more even affair, although the evergreen Mike Urlich and central midfielder Dan O'Neill both created good chances to extend the Manakau lead, before KCU were given a lifeline late on with an accidental handball resulting in a penalty which was converted.
However, the final five minutes were negotiated without incident and Manakau had a well deserved victory.
MAN OF THE MATCH POINTS :
3 = Dan O'Neill for a massive effort in midfield.
2 = Paul Kulhavy for a ball-winning display and a timely goal.
1 = Jackson Murray grabbed a goal and worked tirelessly upfront.
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