Top of the table clash between MAGS & EGGS - Saturday 7 August

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Last season  MAGS won by 3 goals in the Auckland final . However, Saturday saw two new teams battling it out for staying 1st place of the top 6. The first quarter was competitive with the game swinging goal for goal. MAGS goal keeper Ashleigh Kelmon-Poto made an impressive intercept and GS Tera-Maria Amani scored the goal. MAGS finished the first quarter leading 10-8.

EGGS came out strong and scored the opening two goals drawing level. MAGS responded with some great defensive pressure from the whole team and methodical, controlled work on attack, scoring the next four goals. Ashleigh Kelmon-Poto at GK and Y10 GD Jamie-Lee Price started to increase the pressure in the circle, creating errors from EGGS shooters and taking dominant intercepts. The whole team were focussed and played with more
intensity and MAGS finished the quarter 20-12. EGGS continued to challenge MAGS, especially from C Chonaire. However, MAGS were still leading by seven,  looking strong.

MAGS stayed in control to eventually win the game 34-26. Overall, it was a squad performance from MAGS playing their whole bench, putting out a new combination each quarter. MAGS coach Paula Smith was pleased with the result. She said, "The game today was about looking at different combinations and giving young players experience in a pressure game. All of the girls stepped up, but there is still work to do for our next game."