Canterbury United

Otago United

2

0

Scorers Tom Lancaster 67

Aaron Clapham 78 - pen

Scorers

by Gavin Searle at English Park
nzfc.co.nz

Canterbury United achieved a rare derby double and 2-0 win over arch-rivals Otago United and at the same time moved into third place on the NZFC table at English Park this afternoon.

Victory came at a cost after Dragon's captain Dan Terris left the field early in the game and was taken to hospital at half time with a suspected broken collar bone.

The result sees Otago drop out of the top four for the first time in over a month after Team Wellington had earlier edged out Waikato FC 3-2.

Canterbury will cement a place in the play-offs if they can defeat Hawke’s Bay in their catch up game in Napier next weekend.

As is typical of derby matches, this affair rarely rose to any great heights of technical quality, although Otago had the better of the chances in the first half.

Both teams turned at the break scoreless but Canterbury started to gain the ascendancy in the second half and finally broke the dead lock when Tom Lancaster opened the scoring after 67 minutes.

Aaron Clapham ensured the win after he was upended in the penalty area eleven minutes later before he coolly converted from the spot.

As games go it as not a classic but with so much riding on the result and the 30 degree Celsius conditions it was hardly surprising the game failed to produce attractive flowing football.

Canterbury United coach Keith Braithwaite was pleased with the outcome if not the quality on display.

"It certainly was not or best performance of the year, it was a workman like performance ... but we got the result in the second half".

"In the first half I thought we struggled and all credit to Otago they did well. We got into it a bit more in the second half and once we got or noses in front I felt we were comfortable in the end", said Canterbury coach Keith Braithwaite.

Otago United coach Malcolm Fleming lamented missed chances in a tight first half but then turned toward the controversial omission of influential pair Stu Kelly and Robbie Deeley.

"We had three or four chances in the first half but did not take them and after the break Canterbury made the most of the chances they created".

"We need to beat YoungHeart Manawatu in the final game to have any chance and while we have improved this season I will be disappointed if we don't make the NZFC play-offs after being in the top four for since the turn of the year,” Fleming said.

Fleming then revealed that both Stu Kelly and Robbie Deeley had been dropped from selection in a team meeting prior to the match at English Park for a disciplinary breach before last weekend’s match with Waikato FC.

"We were playing the bottom side and looking to win to secure a play-off place and the players breached a curfew and have let themselves and their team mates down," Fleming said.

Fleming said the response of the players in the coming days would determine their future at the club.

Canterbury United

V

Otago United

18. Tom Batty (gk)

1. James Waggett (gk)

2. Dan Terris (capt) (out 11)

3. Tristian Prattley

4. Gareth Rowe

5. Mike Smith

5. Matt Boyd

7. Ben Light (out 69)

6. Andy Pitman

9. Ryan Faichnie

7. Aaron Clapham

10. David Dugdale

9. Russell Kamo (out 82)

11. Andy Coburn

11. Tom Lancaster

12. James Reichwin (out 66)

12. Nick Wortelboer

17. Tim Horner (capt)

15. Paul Dirou (out 69)

18. Nathan Knox (out 80)

19. Darren Overton

20. Rhys Henderson

Substitutes

Substitutes

1. Jordan Buchanan (rgk)

2. Michael Abbott

13. Hue Frame (in 82)

4. Dave Shaw

16. Daniel Burns (in 11)

6. Tom Sadd

17. Glen Collins (in 69)

8. Harley Rodeka (in 69)

23. Jordan Swaney

13. Brian Brown (rgk)

14. Dan Ede (in 66) 15. Morgan Day (in 80)

=goal

=yellow card

=2 yellow cards

= red card

Welcome to English Park in this vital game which will play a big part in decided the play-off spots. Stu Kelly has be dropped for breaking team protocol before their last NZFC game against Waikato. Canterbury are a full strenght and will be looking to match their youth team who defeated Otago 2 - nil, in the curtain raiser.

0 min

Play is underway and a nasty head clash between Matt Boyd and Dave Dugdale. Both players down.

3 min

Both Dugdale and Boyd but on the field but both still look a little shaken

7 min

Otago win freekick on the edge of penalty area and a low shot from Nathan Knox nearly catches the Canty defense out but cleared for a corner

9 min

Canty captain, Dan Teris holding chest

11 min

Sub: Canty forced to the bench with Daniel Burns on for Terris

15 min

Canty first chance when they win a corner by cleared

17 min

Good run by Tom Lancaster but tries to beat one Otago man to many

20 min

Canty win free kick after Aaron Clapham brought down on the 'D' but comes to nothing 

22 min

After Otago made the better start Canty starting to look danagerour on attack

28 min

A lack of communication the the Canterbury defence allows Ryan Faichnie to run down a long ball but one in the middle for the cross

32 min

Both sides have had their chances but so far defence are equal to the task

33 min

Otago win corner but Boyd heads clear

38 min

Best chance of the game with Nathan Knox put clear on the right of the Canty goal but Tom Batty down to smother shot

40 min

Knox again for Otago but decides to shot from a tight angle rather than cross

43 min

Otago win free kick near touch line but cleared easily

44 min

From an Otago corner Batty up high to take ball

45 min

Four minutes of added time

45 + 1  min

Boyd down again

45 + 1 min

Boyd back on

45 + 4 min

Half time 0 - 0 with Otago having the clearer of the chances in a tight game. With the news coming through the Team Wellington have defeated Waikato FC to move into third place on the table so both teams will know what is ahead of them in the 2nd half

Update on Dan Terris will be taken to hospital with a suspected broken collar bone

46 min

Back underway no changes

47 min

Otago win corner but cleared on near post by Andy Pitman

48 min

 Boyd in the book for a tackle

54 min

Canty win free kick 35 metres out taken by Clapham by Jame Wagget untroubled to take ball 

55 min

Canty win another freekick with Russel Kamo receiving ball and turns but low shot saved by Waggett

59 min

Otago waste chance at other end with play starting to open up more in this half

61 min

Faichnie into Canty goal area but takes too long on ball and cleared

63 min

Lancaster does well to set up Wortelboer but shoots straight at keeper

66 min

Sub Dan Ede replaces James Reichwin for Otago

67 min

GOAL: 1 - 0 Lancaster treads to needle between two defenders to score

68 min

Lancaster nearly scores again but just wide

69 min

Sub: Light off for Otago Harley Rodeka on

69 min

Sub: Paul Dirou off for Canty Glen Collins on

74 min

A cross from Ede goes across the face of Canty goal

75 min

Kamo fouled in front of Otago goal

75 min

From free kick Clapham just wide

77 min

Penalty: Clapham bundled over in area

78 min

GOAL: 2 - 0 Clapham cleverly waits to keeper to dive and then put ball into net were Waggett had been standing

80 min

Sub: Final Otago sub Day on for the hard working Knox

82 min

Sub: Kamo off for Canty Hue Frame on

85 min

Otago press for opening goal

86 min

Dugdale shots wide for Otago

87 min

Ede off injuried for Otago

90 min

Four minutes of added time

90 min + 1

Lancaster on a dangerous run into Otago area but cross cleared

90 min + 4

Faichnie brought down by Boyd by Batty down low to stop free kick

90 min + 5

FT: 2 - 0 game came alive after the break with maybe the hot condition's having and effect on the players. Canty move into third place with Otago dropping back to fifth place behind Team Wellington