Div 3 : Manakau Thirsties 2-0 Levin Vets

Josh Sannazzaro picked up the
man of the match award with
another high energy  display.

After defeating league leaders Waikanae Jets 1-0 last week, the Manakau Thirsty 3rds were amped up to take on yet another top club from Division 3 Levin Vets.

Manakau started with a very solid defensive line-up and were hoping to play the ball through the park while stopping Levin from starting any attack.

For the first 20min both teams were fighting for a foothold in the game with most of the play compressed around midfield.

But Manakau grabbed a breakthrough on the half hour when Craig Vidulich received a quality through ball from Andy Cooper and showed a cool head to control the ball and place it in the bottom corner to open the scoring.

Manakau grew in confidence after the goal and were 2-0 ahead just before halftime when a Logan Vanhooff shot hit the post and in-form striker Gavin Lafrentz was on hand to score for the second time in two games.

Levin started strongly in the 2nd half and trying to create chances but the ever solid defence of Shaun Stout, Alan Crosby and Rob Pollock guided by Thomas Day were able to hold them out.

With Andy Pieta and Ben Henry maintaining a strong midfield with Josh Sannazzaro and Logan Vanhooff doing alot of running, Manakau were able to win the ball in the center of the pitch and keep pressure on Levin.

Final result was a 2-0 victory for the Manakau Thirsty 3rds.

That makes it now 2 wins in a row now for Thirsty 3rds. Team morale is at a high and the team is meshing well with good combination play. By maintaining a solid back line and now making the most of our chances upfront Manakau are firmly in mid-table and improving fast.

MAN OF THE MATCH POINTS :
3 = Josh Sannazzaro (Right wing)
2 = Shaun Stout (Defender)
1 = Thomas Day (Sweeper)