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Football: Hamilton Wanderers end season with draw against champions

Tom Rowland
By Tom Rowland
Hamilton News·
5 Sep, 2018 07:15 PM3 mins to read

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Hamilton Wanderers head coach Kale Herbert. Photo / Grant Stantiall

Hamilton Wanderers head coach Kale Herbert. Photo / Grant Stantiall

After two seasons of relegation battles, Hamilton Wanderers came back in the 2018 season with renewed energy under the eyes of coach Kale Herbert.

Herbert, son of former All Whites coach Riki Herbert, was appointed after previous coaches Michael Built and Juan Roman departed for different ventures in the off season.

Kale set about implementing his own style of football at the club, and on Saturday, he wrapped up his first season in charge with a 2-2 draw against the 2018 champions Onehunga Sports FC.

It was once again Tommy Semmy at the end of everything good for Wanderers. The striker has been in strong form for the club since joining in the summer of 2017, and caused Onehunga's defence some early problems.

In the 18th minute, Onehunga found the opening goal. Calvin Opperman from the right wing whipped in a dangerous cross, and pressure from Andrew Milne forced Wanderers defender Joseph Nottage to head the ball back into his own net.

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The game continued to be played at blistering pace as a cross from Boyd Curry missed the head of Thomas Boss by inches.

In the 37th minute Sean Lovemore doubled Onehunga's lead with a shot that curled past the outstretched hands of Wanderers keeper Matt Oliver.

In the second half Wanderers began to push Onehunga back in search of a goal, and in the 54th minute their hard work paid off.

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Semmy was played through on goal and with delicate ball control, beat keeper Louie Caunter and found the back of the net.

Caunter had to be on his toes again coming out of his box to stop Semmy from levelling the game.

A free kick from Milne in the 78th minute caused problems for the Wanderers backline, as Max Mata connected with the ball but couldn't find the target.

As the minutes ticked down both teams were searching for a goal to settle the game, and it was Wanderers who had the last say.

In the 87th minute, Semmy used his pace to beat the Onehunga defence before powering a shot into the bottom left corner levelling the game at 2-2.

The result of the game had no impact on the table, as Onehunga had been crowned champions in a midweek fixture against East Coast Bays, but Wanderers can take heart from the improved away result.

Wanderers focus will now shift to preparing their summer league squad, with the ISPS Handa Premier League to kick off in mid October.

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