McDonald Real Estate Stratford AFC got stuck into the 2021 football season with fixtures over the weekend.
On Saturday there was a Men's Over 45s team competing in the Taranaki Masters Games, although contesting strongly with solid performances from Nic Burroughs and John Gray they couldn't collect more than one win from their six matches.
A youthful side hosted Palmerston North Marist Celts in a pre-season match. Having won their local cup and building for a big season ahead, Marist were well settled and rocked out to an early 3-nil lead in the first third.