31 Jan 2009

Team Wellington sticking with front runners

5:36 pm on 31 January 2009

Team Wellington has moved closer to the leading football teams in the New Zealand Football Championship, after a 3-1 win over fourth placed Auckland City on Saturday.

While they remain in sixth overall on 14 points, Wellington is now just two points off second place.

Second placed Hawke's Bay United face third placed YoungHeart Manawatu in one of Sunday's fixtures.

Waitakere United leads on the NZFC on 20 points with a game in hand.