Waitakere United rescue a draw against Eastern Suburbs but slip from the topPHOTOSPORT Jake Butler missed a late chance thay would have kept Waitakere United atop the Stirling Sports Premiership ladder. Waitakere United have slipped from the top of the Stirling Sports Premiership table after a 1-all draw with Eastern Suburbs on Sunday at Trusts Arena. Dylan Stansfield drew them level, after Suburbs defender Andrew Blake fouled Dylan Manickum in the box with just under quarter of an hour to go, handing Waitakere a penalty. Auckland City and Eastern Suburbs are the other two teams that make up the top four as things stand, three points behind the leading pair, with Canterbury and Hawke's Bay a point behind them. AT A GLANCEStirling Sports Premiership, Rd 13Waitakere United 1 (Stansfield) drew with Eastern Suburbs 1 (Lovemore)HT: 0-1Wellington Phoenix reserves 1 (Cahill-Fleury) lost to Canterbury United 4 (Hoyle 2, de Jong, OG)HT: 0-2Hamilton Wanderers 2 (Gunemba, Scott) lost to Team Wellington 4 (Bevin 2, Margetts, Moretti)HT: 0-1Hawke's Bay United 3 (Mason-Smith 2, Halpin) Tasman United 2 (Marowa 2)HT: 3-1Points: Team Wellington 24; Waitakere United 24; Auckland City 21; Eastern Suburbs 21; Canterbury United 20; Hawke's Bay United 20; Wellington Phoenix reserves 16; Hamilton Wanderers 12; Southern United 10; Tasman United 7- Stuff

Source: Stuff January 29, 2017 06:18 UTC