Swifts edge past Rotorua
Comag Matamata Swifts won their penultimate away game of the 2017 season, 2-1 at Rotorua United, to maintain their good recent form and keep alive their hopes of a top two finish in the Loaded WaiBOP Premiership. It wasn’t an easy afternoon for Matamata, missing several regulars and playing against a side fighting for their Premiership survival. Jasom Khatkar and Mike Candy made their first starts for the Swifts this season and the...
What’s Happening – September 16/17
We’re on the wind down now. Only one senior team is in action this weekend, when Comag Matamata Swifts travel to play Rotorua United in the Loaded WaiBOP Premiership (2.45pm kick-off at Neil Hunt Park). Richardson Racing Stables Matamata Reserves have the weekend off before playing their final match next Saturday, while both the Swifts A team and Challenge Matamata Ladies have finished their seasons. The Swifts futsal team plays...
Swifts held but stay in top four
Comag Matamata Swifts recorded their first draw of the season on Saturday after being held 1-1 at the Domain by visitors Taupo. With a top two spot still a realistic proposition Matamata began brightly against a Taupo side that had also come to play. The slick conditions produced an open encounter but neither could find the back of the net during the first half. Having said that, the Swifts did score when Glen Carmichael nipped in...
What’s Happening – September 9
We have our final Domain triple header of the 2017 season tomorrow, with the three senior men’s teams set to host visitors from Taupo, Te Puke and Hamilton. Our first prizegiving of the season takes place in the morning when our Mini-Kickers group winds things up. We’ve had a dedicated from of 4 to 7 year olds who have enjoyed their football in 2017. If it’s wet we’ll just move inside the clubrooms and proceed...
Ladies finish excellent season with another win
The Challenge Matamata Swifts Ladies team have finished their 2017 football season with yet another victory. The team’s 3-2 win against Waikato Unicol in Hamilton on Sunday completed an excellent year of football for a team that was unexpectedly promoted to the Waikato’s top flight a week before the season started. The Ladies took several weeks to get going but after their first win in May went on a long unbeaten run that included a...
What’s Happening – September 2 & 3
Just about everyone’s away from home this weekend. Comag Matamata Swifts and Richardson Racing Stables Matamata Reserves travel to in opposite directions for matches either side of the Kaimais, while the A team heads to the North Waikato. Several junior teams, along with our Mini-Kickers group, are at home so there will at least be some signs of life at the Domain. On Sunday, the Challenge Matamata Swifts Ladies head to Waikato...
Strong Swifts beat second-placed Unicol
Only two of Matamata Swifts senior teams were in action over the weekend, with both Comag Matamata Swifts and Richardson Racing Stables Swifts reserves heading to Hamilton to play their Waikato Unicol counterparts. In the result of the Loaded WaiBOP Premiership weekend, the Swifts fought back from a half time deficit to beat second-placed Unicol 2-1 in a result that has almost snuffed out the students’ title chances. After talking an...
What’s Happening – August 26 & 27
Only three of our senior teams are in action this weekend. Comag Matamata Swifts and Richardson Racing Stables Matamata Reserves travel to Hamilton to play their counterparts from Waikato Unicol. The Swifts Futsal team faces a top of the table clash against Hamilton Wanderers in the Loaded Futsal Premiership on Sunday. Both the Swifts A team and Challenge Matamata Swifts Ladies have the weekend off before playing their final fixtures...
Unbeaten weekend for Swifts teams
Matamata Swifts’ senior teams completed an unbeaten weekend on the back of a significant goal haul at the Domain. There were 27 goals in the four games as the teams recorded three wins and a draw. Comag Matamata Swifts notched their fourth win in a row, beating Rotorua United 3-1 in an almost totally one-sided Loaded WaiBOP Premiership match. If not for an inspired performance from Rotorua’s goalie the margin would have been far...
What’s Happening – August 19 & 20
We have a busy weekend at the Domain, with a full house of men’s games on Saturday and one for the ladies on Sunday. Find out more in this weekend’s edition of Pulling A Swift One. Match Details – August 19 & 20 Comag Matamata Swifts v Rotorua United, 2.45pm, Matamata Domain (Saturday) Richardson Racing Stables Matamata Reserves v Rotorua United Reserves, 12.30pm, Matamata Domain(Saturday) Swifts A v Hamilton...
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