Brooklyn Northern Public Servants first home game of the season started well - aided by the ferocious wind at Happy Valley, they laid siege to the Karori goal for much of the first half.

Unfortunately the football gods were on Karori's side, who despite barely leaving their own half for the first forty-five minutes, took the lead on the stroke of half-time after a mistimed back-pass.

Brooklyn did well playing into the wind in the second-half, but despite sustained possession and some well-worked play from the midfield, chances were few and far between. Carter came closest to scoring, hitting the cross-bar late in the game.

In the end Karori's resilient defence held out for the win.
 
Jarrod Clyne