Tasked with doing battle on the unfamiliar University Number One pitch, the heroic pokemon of Team Unicol knew they were in for a fight against Team Eastern and their dastardly antics.
Match Report vs Eastern City, 6/9/14
Unicol 3rds vs Claudelands Cuckoos Match Report 17/8/2014
The Unicol 3rds arrived at the sacred Waikato University fields about 11.30ish and stood about shooting shit while they waited for the usual stragglers. We were all very curious and deeply concerned at how the top of the table Claudelands cuckoos were already at the ground and could have been there since dawn for all we knew.
09/08/2014 Unicol Men B Div vs Waihi
Unicol’s side battled to victory as they continued to perform in their current campaign, showing a fine display of defence and attacking intent. On a fine Saturday afternoon with a small breeze, it was an unusual location of Thames, where the match between Waihi and Unicol took place.
28th June - Unicol B vs Claudelands Numb Nuts
After the disappointment and heartbreak of last weekend's extra-time loss in the Waikato Cup to Claudelands A, an opportunity for some form of revenge was presented to the local heroes of the Hillcrest area. A clash with the high-flying Claudelands...
June 21 - Unicol B v Claudelands A
Print House Waikato Cup, 12.30pm Saturday, June 21, Waikato University
Only a pornstar with a mahogany dildo could pound more woodwork than Charles Daly has this season, and the relief and satisfaction on his face at finally scoring on Saturday may draw similar comparisons. That his equaliser before half time was only enough to send the game to extra time, in which Claudelands scored twice to take the win, would have left him frustrated all the same.
Unicol went behind early and kept 11 men on the field despite John Ryan blatantly clearing with his hand, the referee adjudging the ball had already crossed the line, but they struck back immediately with a Sam Cameron header. Cameron’s leap over a 7-foot defender just out-shining his midfield partner's delivery from the corner.
In fact the set-piece was remarkably solid considering the number of free headers the Unicol defence has given away in recent weeks. Unfortunately there was little they could do to prevent the second Claudelands goal, a curling free kick from just outside the 18-yard box.
Claudelands earned the free kick after Ryan had taken out the striker with only the keeper to beat, a feat he also escaped unsanctioned. If President Obama had sent him on a mission to commit every red card-able offence possible, he was only a Zinedine Zidane head-butt away from earning the Medal of Honor inside 30 minutes.
Daly’s goal levelled the game once more and set up a typical knockout second-half of nervy, tense football. Unicol failed to take numerous chances; striker Lee Warin, who is a haircut and a pair of contact lenses away from being Diego Forlán, hardly touching the ball. A soft penalty and an offside finish decided the game in extra-time.
Unicol 2; Claudelands 4.
June 14 - Unicol B vs Te Aroha
Saturday June 14. University of Waikato. A glorious day greeted Unicol’s flagship team, the 3rds, as they arrived at the hallowed University fields. Down two (relatively) important...
June 7th vs Eastern City Mens B
Derby day in Silverdale
On a high after a much needed win and with memories of last year’s crushing victory over the same opposition fresh in their minds, Waikato Unicol Mens B...
May 31st VS Cambridge FC B
On a brisk Saturday afternoon a decidedly dilapidated Unicol B turned up to the familiar University field to play a Cambridge team that seem out of sorts to what was expected from previous...
17 May 2014 - Claudelands Cockoo's vs Unicol B
Anticipating this to be a very tough match, given the cockoo's current record in the league, the Unicol boys started strongly giving nothing away at the back. The Cockoo's defence got found out after numerous high balls were left to bounce and...
