Northland FC striker Mark Prowse (left), seen here congratulating fellow front-man Jeremy Rintoul, scored three goals against Onehunga Mangere at Tikipunga Sports Park on Saturday. Photo / File
Three goals from striker Mark Prowse saw Northland FC's men's first team move up the table as they toppled Onehunga Mangere, 3-0, at Tikipunga Sports Park on Saturday.
While sitting third from the bottom isn't a great position to be in this deep in the season, Northland FC lie only
seven points away from fifth on the 12-team Lotto NRFL second division ladder.
Both sides took time to settle into the game early on but once the home side found their rhythm, Prowse opened his account in the 19th minute with a superbly drilled shot into the corner to give Northland the lead.
While they lost momentum going into the halftime break after some good play from the visitors, Northland maintained a vital one-goal lead which was doubled by Prowse in the 63rd minute after he latched on to a through-ball from midfielder Johnny Fletcher.
Going into the final stages of the second half, the home side dominated the game with two penalties awarded and one converted by Prowse to seal his hat-trick in the 88th minute.
