Here are all the results from the weekend’s top games, covering women’s and men’s regional leagues throughout New Zealand.
Titles were settled for the OFC Men’s Champions League and the men’s A-League, while the A-League All Stars played top English clubs in end-of-season exhibition games.
Here’s our round-up for the weekend of May 24-16, 2024:
Results
OFC Men’s Champions League
Game played on Saturday May 25, 2024
Final
Auckland City 4 (Michael Den Heijer 6’, Liam Gillion 30’, Stipe Ukich 48’, Christian Gray 59′)
AS Pirae 0
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Men’s A-League
Game played on Saturday May 25, 2024
Grand final
Central Coast Mariners 3 (Ryan Edmondson 90+1′, 120+1′, Miguel Di Pizio 97′)
Melbourne Victory 1 (Jason Geria 50′)
*After extra time
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A-Leagues
Men’s A-League All Stars 8 (Ben Old 5′, Nicolas Milanovic 25′, Adam Taggart 34′, Apostolos Stamatelopoulos 62′, 74′, Jake Hollman 82′, Jordan Courtney-Perkins 90′, Bozhidar Kraev 91′)
Newcastle United 0
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Women’s A-League All Stars 0
Arsenal 1 (Alessia Russo 40′)
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Northern League
Games played on Saturday May 25, 2024
East Coast Bays 2 (Nathan Maisey 32′, Guy-Frank Essome Penda 75′)
Melville United 0
Birkenhead United P
Tauranga City P
*Postponed following serious injury in U-23 match
Eastern Suburbs 1 (Dylan Laing-McConnell 82′)
Hamilton Wanderers 0
Western Springs 1 (Jackson Manuel 10′)
West Coast Rangers 2 (Kofi Dwamena 15′, Dion Buckingham 63′)
Bay Olympic 0
Auckland United 1 (Ben Wallace 2′)
Central League
Games played on Saturday May 25, 2024
Island Bay United 1 (Stefan Ashby 90+1′ pen)
Wellington Phoenix Reserves 3 (Nathan Walker 67′, 77′, Daniel Makowem 85′)
Stop Out 0
Miramar Rangers 2 (Martin Bueno 43′, Spencer Cameron 90+2′)
Waterside Karori 2 (Tomas Alvarado 65′, Lachlan Candy 82′)
Petone 1 (Jaga Scott-Greenfield 55′)
Wellington Olympic 4 (Oliver Colloty 6′, Kaelin Nguyen 47′, Jack-Henry Sinclair 74′, 78′)
North Wellington 2 (Joshua Zatorski 19′, Zachary Newman 55′)
Game played on Sunday May 26, 2024
Central League
Napier City Rovers 2 (Oscar Faulds 57′, Max Chrétien 90+1′)
Western Suburbs 2 (Lucas Meek 72′, Albie Francis-Alles 90+6′)
Southern League
Games played on Saturday May 25, 2024
Dunedin City Royals 3 (Wil Turner 41′, Oban Hawkins 59′, Nicolas Zambrano 65′)
Selwyn United 0
Christchurch United 4 (Matt Brazier 14′, 24′, Joel Stevens 23′, David Yoo 45+3′)
Nelson Suburbs 0
Ferrymead Bays 2 (Charlie Peacocke 30′, Nikolas Fairley 82′)
Cashmere Technical 3 (Yuya Taguchi 35′, Jak Hallahan 62′, 86′)
FC Twenty 11 0
Coastal Spirit 7 (Ryan Stanley 3′, 27′, Liam Cotter 7′, 37′, Own Goal 17′, Alex Meaclem 33′, Kenshin Hayashi 75′)
UC Football 1 (Hunter Hine 90+3′)
Nomads United 1 (Flynn Holdem 40′)
Lotto NRFL Women’s Premiership
Games played on Sunday May 26, 2024
Eastern Suburbs 1 (Sofia Garcia 8′)
Fencibles United 0
Hamilton Wanderers 0
Auckland United 6 (own goal 6′, Chloe Knott 16′, 41′, Charlotte Roche 21′, 68′, Talisha Green 30′ pen)
Hibiscus Coast 4 (Danica Urlich-Beech 18′, 29′, 88′, Hannah Gray 44′)
Western Springs 2 (Kitty Jacob 24′, Rina Hirano 82′)
Ellerslie 3 (Anita Trudgen 29′, Laney Strachan 82′, Leigh Aitken 89′)
West Coast Rangers 4 (Bree Johnson 19′, 44′, 49′, Shannon Henson 57′)
Women’s Central League
Game played on Friday May 24, 2024
Wellington United Diamonds 3 (Misha Koyari 27′, Natalie Olson 70′, Jasmine Burnard-Leppinus 90’+4′)
Victoria University 0
Games played on Saturday May 25, 2024
Palmerston North Marist 0
Waterside Karori 2 (Nikki Furukawa 21′, Carena Oosterbaan 35′)
Petone 1 (Pepi Olliver-Bell 90+2′)
Motorua 1 (Sasha Rasmussen 68′)
Seatoun 0
Taradale 1 (Kya Solomon 36′)
South Island Women’s Qualifying League (A)
Games played on Saturday May 25, 2024
Roslyn Wakari 10 (Jemma Wilson 1′, 44′, Abbey Neilson 13′, 51′, 61′, 81′, Zara Pratley 30′, 62′, Sarah Ackerley 38′, own goal 85′
Green Island 0
Otago University 0
Dunedin City Royals 1 Hannah Mackay-Wright 90+1′)
South Island Women’s Qualifying League (B)
Games played on Saturday May 25, 2024
UC Football 0
Cashmere Technical 8 (Emma Kench 3′, Kate Loye 30′, 43′, Aimee Phillips 59′, Anna Mcphie 64′, Leanna Ryan 76′, Annalie Longo 80′, own goal 90’+2′)
NW United 0
Coastal Spirit 2 (Melanie Cameron 60′, Ella Hanton 90+2′)
Nelson Suburbs P
Selwyn United P
*Postponed due to flight cancellations
Lotto NRFL Men’s Championship
Games played on Saturday May 25, 2024
Fencibles United 5 (Micaiah Papa 19′, Kodie Nicol 26′, 34′, Frank Clarke 66′, Aiden Purkiss 90’+6′)
Ellerslie 3 (Seb Poelman 32, Jordan Oosterhof 37′, 81′)
Mt Albert Ponsonby 0
Metro 0
Northern Rovers 0
Hibiscus Coast 0
North Shore United 1 (Harry Lissington 72′)
Onehunga Mangere United 1 (Alexander Smith 10′)
Franklin United 1 (Arsalah Azimi 67′)
Takapuna 1 (Joao Moreira 15′)
Ngaruawahia United 2 (Roman Yair Perez 22′, own goal 86′)
Manukau United 1 (Hayden Johns 49′)
Central Federation Men’s League
Games played on Saturday May 25, 2024
Palmerston North Marist 4 (Campbell Wallace 4′, Zachary Farmer 81′, Nicholas Carrick 84′, 90+2′)
Havelock North Wanderers 1 (Kenny Willox 27′)
New Plymouth Rangers 1 (Reuben Warburton 27′)
Taradale 2 (Liam Percy-Fysh 22′, 48′)
Whanganui Athletic 2 (Neihana Kahl 67′, own goal 85′)
Peringa United 0
Palmerston North United 3 (Benjamin Mori 50′, 90+5′, Aaron Richardson 63′)
Western 3 (Jack Flood 75′ pen, Benjamin Furze 85′, Oskar Wano 86′)
Lotto NRFL Women’s Championship
Games played on Sunday May 26, 2024
Central United 1 (Anita Gross 47′)
Birkenhead United 2 (Nina O’Leary 54′, Alexandrea Ape-Paia 85′)
Onehunga Sports 7 (Annie Byrne 31′, 54′, 84′, Holly Patterson 35′, 63′, 75′, Taylor Bell 52′)
Franklin United 1 (Sarah Carpenter 88′)
Manukau United 1 (Sarah Ireland 24′)
Melville United 10 (Mia Humphrey 3′, 44′, 77′, Andrea Rogers 14′ pen, Laura Bennett 39′, 47′, 48′, 64′, 70′, Stevie-Lee Tiller 90′)
Northern Rovers 1 (Orla Chambers 15′)
Tauranga Moana 1 (Abi Witney-Collins 22′)
Women’s Capital Premier League
Games played on Sunday May 26, 2024
Te Kotahitanga 5 (Madison Beetham 10′, Nina Wronski 19′, Vanessa Addy 22′, Lauren Judd 25′, Freya Spencer 79′)
Island Bay United 1 (Irish Rewiti-Gould 85′)
Brooklyn Northern United 0
Wellington United Sapphires 12 (Taylor Watson 2′, 17′, 38′, Ashleigh Mccutcheon 5′, 69′, 74′, 81′, Ashleigh Mason 9′, Jemma Robertson 26′, 27′, 41′, 71′)
Upper Hutt City 1 (Rebecca Stewart 3′)
North Wellington 1 (Holly Andrews 74′)
Petone 2 (Lucy Trennberth 64′, Jessica Blackmore 76′)
Miramar Rangers 2 (Abigail Kilkolly 49′, Jacqueline Broughton 55′)
Lotto NRFL Northern Conference
Games played on Saturday May 25, 2024
Waitemata 1 (Roy Van Leeuwen 88′)
Waiheke United 1 (Sergio Lindner 10′)
Bucklands Beach 2 (Sean Latimer 30′, Josh Smith 64′)
Northland 3 (Mikael Munday 10′, Milan Clarke 17′, 69′ pen)
Albany United 3 (Matias Gabriel Miranda 4′, Gian Krauer 74′, 86′)
Te Atatu 2 (own goal 27′, Stewart MacKay 35′)
Beachlands Maraetai 2 (Alexander Thurbon 45′, Mark Giles 59′)
Oratia United 2 (Ethan Lythe-Brown 59′, Mark Withers 86′)
Lotto NRFL Southern Conference
Games played on Saturday May 25, 2024
Claudelands Rovers 2 (Charlie Young 4′, Henry Stephen 45′)
Taupo 0
Ngongotaha Lakes 0
Cambridge 8 (Donovan Latham 21′, Jack Connor 28′, 63′, 67′, Bailey Webster 53′, 54′, Josh Clarkin 67′, Rahim Nabizada 86′)
Waikato Unicol 3 (Solomon Marley 31′, Kjau Morehu 32′, Chima Robert 34′ pen)
Papamoa 3 (Conor Hinz 9′ pen, Vincent Callister 71′, Josh Nelson 78′)
Otumoetai 4 (Thomas Jamieson 3′, Dylan Monteiro 41′, 88′, Jack Boland 90+3′)
Te Awamutu 1 (own goal 58′)
NRF Men’s League One
Games played on Friday May 24, 2024
Papakura City 2 (Marshall Gurney 6′, Alexis Aracena Zuleta 90+3′)
Waiuku 4 (Jake McCoy 13′, 22′, Jayden Reddy 19′, Conan Reddy 36′)
Games played on Saturday May 25, 2024
Papatoetoe 1 (Christopher Groen 44′)
Mangere United 1 (Edward Naicker 45′)
South Auckland Rangers 6 (Malakai Rakula 21′ pen, Netani Doli 33′, 49′, Josh Harford 55′, Ellis Breadmore 61′, Cheauxyan Maukau 85′ pen)
West Auckland 1 (Adam May 90′)
Central United 5 (Ethan Kucija 5′, Martin Ishigaki 58′, 72′, Samuel Bader 63′, Sam Lloyd 78)
Uni-Mount Bohemian 2 (Gino Gurshin 10′, Attila Yenidogan 75′)
WaiBOP Men’s League One
Games played on Saturday May 25, 2024
Claudelands Rovers 3 (Oliver Bell 54′, Salim Wahhab Noori 63′, 67′)
Hamilton Wanderers 4 (Cortlan Davis-Havill 10′, 76′, Trent Lynch 52′, Finn Lucas-Harris 85′)
West Hamilton 1 (Kayne Buck 22′)
Cambridge 2 (Adam Brady 39′, Jordan Silvester 83′)
Northern United 3 (Liam Jessep 11′, Wil Gordon Best 46′, Graham Kay 90’+4′)
Te Puke United 1 (Andrew Skerton 15′)
Otorohanga 3 (Tawhirimatea Ball 30′, 69′ pen, Mason Apperley 87′)
Matamata Swifts 1 (Anton Ganas 74′)
Tauranga City 4 (Thomas Crane 62′, Julien Hoffmann 81′, Logan Wrightwebb 84′, Liam Nott 86′)
Tokoroa 0
NRF Women’s Conference
Games played on Sunday May 26, 2024
Bay Olympic 3 (Rebecca Armstrong 20′, Darcey Pead-Kingdon 25′ pen, Carissa Pickett 53′)
Greenhithe Mozamba 1 (Kathryn McMonagle 84′)
Te Atatu 5 (Kelsey Dzaferic 9′, Brooke Smith 65′, 70′, Wyllowe Poata 68′, Esther Bushell 77′)
Bucklands Beach 0
Onehunga Mangere United 2 (Rebekah Withers 54′, 88′)
Papakura City 2 (Kristina Ah Ching 2′, Nicole Kraakman 23′)
Beachlands Maraetai 4 (Danielle Grimmer 15′, Brooke Petty 33′, Sophie Loader 58′, Hailey Douglas 69′)
Northland 0
WaiBOP W-League
Games played on Sunday May 26, 2024
Tauranga Moana Gold 2 (Amelia Cheyne 44′, Asaelle Zorero 72′)
Cambridge 3 (Sienna Frethey 35′, Emma Sherburn 45′, Zoë Fon 90′)
Tauranga Moana Black 2 (Jasmine Griffiths 66′, Libby Williams 73′)
Taupo 11 (Emma Speedy 9′ pen, Nicola Drake 11′, 19′, 54′, Helen Arjomandi 24′, 32′, 41′, Tessa Crawford 40′, Phoebe Smith 53′, Makayla Thorley 60′, 80′)
Lakes 4 (Marni Adams 20′, 75′, Kiera Wilson 44′, Emily Downs 84′)
Tauranga Blue Rovers 2 (Paige Rickard 54′, Summer Bailey 63′)
Melville United 1 (scorer not advised)
Waikato Unicol 1 (scorer not advised)
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