MANAKAU DOMAIN - 9th June 2012 :
Ben McHugo scored an equaliser with 10 minutes to go to earn Manakau Hui Mai a 2-2 draw with defending champions Paekakariki at the Manakau Domain.
A strong westerly wind greeted both sides and blew straight down the ground making the match definitely a "game of two halves" with very contrasting conditions.
Manakau kicked off with the wind at their backs in the first half, but Paekakariki were playing the more composed football and dominated possession while the home side played on the counter attack.
That fast breaking tactic paid dividends for Manakau just before halftime when Neil Harvey got on the end of a cross from Nick Cudby and knocked the ball back in to the centre for James Wylie to control and then drill a shot of the only goal of the first half.
However, Paekakariki quickly redressed the balance in the second period, using the wind to good effect with two goals in the first 10 minutes of the half to take a 2-1 lead and a potential rout looked possible.
But Manakau dug in and kept defending stoutly, and as the match progressed Neil Harvey, and Brixton Cowie started to create breaks enabling Manakau to get a couple of chances - one of which was converted by the determined Ben McHugo.
MAN OF THE MATCH POINTS :
3 = Ben McHugo
2 = Logan Vanhooff, Thomas DAy, the referee (for doing two games back to back)
1 = the rest of the team
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