Bay SportsMed WaiBOP United also secured back-to-back wins to start the season, a 3-2 victory over defending champions Auckland City coming at St Peter’s College in Cambridge thanks to goals from Dylan Bull, Scott Hilliar and Reid Drake.
Bull drew the scores level in the 35th minute after the visitors had opened the scoring 20 minutes into the game, and that’s how it stayed until half time.
Auckland went ahead for a second time after the break but Scott Hilliar headed home from a corner for WaiBOP’s second equaliser, before captain Reid Drake stroked home the winner.
WaiBOP United squad: 1-James Towers, 2-Liam Williams, 10-Tom Probert, 5- Shaun Morgan, 15-Nathan Kinney (6-Cade Fleming 59m), 8-Liam Hayes (12-Jono Viviani 49m), 16-Scott Hilliar, 17-Reid Drake (C), 7-Jama Boss, 11-Lebon Bulamba (14-Matt Nixon 59m), 9-Dylan Bull (62m). Subs (not used): 4-Mat Wheeler, 19-Fawaz Ali, 20-Ryan Foord.
