Waibop Premier matches were competitive at the weekend. Photo / File
The 2018 Loaded WaiBOP Premiership is a bookie's nightmare as Saturday's results thrust another side to the summit following the results of several pivotal matches.
West Hamilton United, who briefly tasted life at the top earlier in the season, dispatched Te Awamutu 2-0 at Weka Street for their fifth win
in eight games and nudged themselves a point clear of previous leaders Tauranga Boys' College, and Flying Mullet Papamoa.
Matthew Palmer and Nathan Holten scored the goals for the Hamiltonians, one in each half, to secure an important result for their club. Te Awamutu loomed as tricky opponents, having won their last two, and with the incentive of a derby victory in their nostrils, but West Ham proved to be the masters on the day.
Across town, Waikato Unicol handed Tauranga Boys' College their first defeat since the opening day of the season. Unicol were relentless, taking advantage of their visitors' heavy recent schedule of school encounters to emerge 4-0 winners.
Papamoa were another team favoured to do well, but they have found scoring goals a tough thing to do in recent weeks. Saturday's match against Melville United, however, proved something of a respite as they ran out 3-1 winners.
