Football: Bay sides stay in the hunt for playoff places

AFC Fury have edged further in front of Tauranga City United at the top of the table in Federation One.Photo/Andrew Warner

Bay of Plenty clubs in the promotion race fared well during the latest round of matches, with Tauranga City United and AFC Fury's top teams both solidifying their places at the top of their respective standings.

The Blues' 7-0 romp over Warkworth AFC took them to 30 competition points - six points clear of fourth place Waiuku AFC in a league in which the top three teams win promotion.

The result improved Tauranga City's claim to the Northern Region Division Two's best goal differential; their 43 goals for and 10 against puts the side eight goals clear of second-placed Forrest Hill Milford.

AFC Fury extended their margin at the top of Federation One with a routine 5-0 win over Otumoetai Football Club.

Goals to Connor Irvine, Dave Molloy, Federico Gomez, Lee Garnham and Simon Stafford-Bush, combined with Tauranga City United's second side drawing with Taupo AFC 1-1, mean the Fury sit six points clear and are almost certainly assured of another trip to the promotion playoff.

Tauranga Old Blues' 2-0 loss to Cambridge leaves them in a tie for fourth place.

In Federation Two, Papamoa FC beat Rotorua United 4-3 and Tauranga City's third side lost to Tokoroa 4-2.

Northern Region Division Two standings: Tauranga City United 30, Forrest Hill Milford 27, North Force 24, Waiuku AFC 24, Papakura City 21, Oratia United 18, Fencibles United 18, Albany United 13, Onehunga Mangere AFC 11, Claudelands Rovers AFC 10, Lynn Avon AFC 8, Warkworth AFC 3.

WaiBOP Federation One results, June 21: Taupo AFC 1 Tauranga City United 1, AFC Fury 5 Otumoetai Football Club 0, Matamata Swifts 3 Tauranga Boys' College 1st XI 1, HRFC - Clube 1 Ngongotaha AFC 2, Waikato Unicol AFC 4 Melville United 0, Tauranga Old Blues 0 Cambridge 2.

WaiBOP Federation One standings: AFC Fury 32, Tauranga City United 26, Cambridge 22, Ngongotaha AFC 19, Tauranga Old Blues 19, Waikato Unicol AFC 13, Melville United 12, HRFC Clube 11, Otumoetai Football Club 10, Taupo AFC 10, Matamata Swifts 6, Tauranga Boys' College 1st XI 6.

WaiBOP Federation Two results, June 21: Papamoa FC 4 Rotorua United 3, Ngongotaha AFC 3 Cambridge 4, Tokoroa 4 Tauranga City United 2.

WaiBOP Federation Two standings: Katikati 30, Rotorua United 22, Papamoa FC 21, Cambridge 14, Te Awamutu AFC 10, West Hamilton 9, Tauranga City United 9, Tokoroa 9, Ngongotaha 6.