Matavera took the biggest upset of the round as they gained their first win five rounds into the season, 2-1 over Takuvaine at home. There were no further surprises, however, as highflying Nikao took a resounding 7–0 home win home against Titikaveka.
Rounding out the Men’s play on the weekend, Tupapa gained three valuable points by defeating Avatiu 1- 0 at Victoria Park on Saturday, leaving Avatiu languishing near the bottom of the points-table just ahead of Titikaveka.
In the Women’s Open, Titikaveka continued to top the points table after another win over Nikao, while Avatiu team upset Tupapa 2-1.
The Nikao U-16 Boys comfortably won their game against Titikaveka 2–0 while the Nikao U-14 Girls lost by the same score.
Matavera’s U-13 and U-16 Boys’ teams lost their respective matches against Takuvaine 0 – 2 and 0–1.
In the Tupapa versus Avatiu game fixtures, Avatiu won the U-13 Boys match 2 – 0, but lost the U-14 Girl’s fixture 1 – 2. Tupapa also beat Avatiu 0 -3 in the U-16 Boy’s grade.
Round 5 gets underway in Rarotonga this Thursday.
Courtesy of CIFA Media