Cup football, top regional league competitions and the opening games at the OFC U-19 Men’s Championship — quite a weekend!
The semi-finalists for the Kate Sheppard Cup were found, while the Chatham Cup is down to eight surviving clubs.
New Zealand began their quest to win the OFC U-19 Men’s Championship (and a spot at next year’s FIFA U-20 Men’s World Cup, with a 3-0 win.
Here’s our round-up of the weekend …
Results
OFC U-19 Men’s Championship
Games played on Friday July 5, 2024
READ MORE: First day winners at OFC U-19 Men’s Championship in Samoa >>>>
Group A
Fiji 3 (Akash Prasad 45+1′, Penisoni Tirau 45+6′, 48′)
Tahiti 1 (Kamalani Bennett 20′)
Solomon Islands 1 (James Laena 17′)
Vanuatu 0
Games played on Saturday July 6, 2024
Group B
New Zealand 3 (Stipe Ukich 18′ pen, Ryan Watson 45+5′, Keegan Kelly 48′)
New Caledonia 0
READ MORE: New Zealand off to winning start at OFC U-19 Men’s Championship in Samoa >>>>
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WATCH: Highlights from New Zealand’s 3-0 win against New Caledonia >>>>
Samoa 3 (Pharrell Trainor 38′, 47′, Juan Gobbi 82′)
Papua New Guinea 1 (Nalau Moses 50′)
Chatham Cup
READ MORE: Upsets and extra time wins provide thrills in fourth round of Chatham Cup >>>>
Game played on Friday July 5, 2024
Ferrymead Bays 3 (Yusaku Wasaki 4′, own goal 41′, scorer to come)
Coastal Spirit 5 (Alejandro Steinwascher 18′, Weston Bell 61′, Ryan Stanley 96′, Apisai Rabuka 117′, 118′)
*After extra time
Games played on Saturday July 6, 2024
Cambridge 1 (Josh Clarkin 38′)
Auckland City 4 (Gerard Garriga 35′, Christian Gray 45′, Angus Kilkolly 53′, Regont Murati 80′)
Melville United 0
Hibiscus Coast 1 (Emmanuel Darkwa 16′)
Manurewa 3 (Eber Ramirez 27′, 114′ pen, Sammy Khan 62′)
Onehunga Mangere United 2 (Joshua Oliver 59′, Max Sutton 90′)
*After extra time
Wellington Olympic 8 (Ben Mata 2′, 36′, 40′, Isa Prins 28′, Gianni Bouzoukis 52′, 62′, 84′, Eddie Wilkinson 68′)
Stop Out 0
Western Springs 3 (Reid Drake 45+1′, 103′, Emiliano Tade 85′)
Birkenhead United 3 (Monty Patterson 64′ pen, 83′, Haris Zeb 111′)
*Birkenhead United won 9-8 on penalties after extra time
Games played on Sunday July 7, 2024
Napier City Rovers 2 (Oscar Faulds 57′, 89′)
Miramar Rangers 1 (Andy Bevin 23′)
Otago University 3 (Finley Husheer 12′, Ashton Hodson 27′, Ben Campbell 30′)
Dunedin City Royals 2 (Hugh Jack 20′, Jed Collings 45+1′)
Kate Sheppard Cup
READ MORE: Semi-finalists all have credentials to win this year’s Kate Sheppard Cup >>>>
Games played on Saturday July 6, 2024
Franklin United 1 (Georgia Irvine 7′)
Western Springs 3 (Megan Lee 11′, Rina Hirano 67′, Maia Lythe 72′)
Waterside Karori 2 (Emma Kurszona 86′, Kennedy Bryant 90+3′)
Wellington Phoenix Reserves 3 (Ella McCann 34′ pen, Manaia Elliott 58′, 77′)
Auckland United 5 (Alexis Cook 2′, Danielle Canham 22′, Chelsea Elliott 57′, Charlotte Roche 64′, Saskia Vosper 71′)
West Coast Rangers 1 (Emma Kete 30′)
Game played on Sunday July 7, 2024
Dunedin City Royals 1 (Shontelle Smith 88′)
Cashmere Technical 0
Women’s South Island League
Games played on Saturday July 6, 2024
Roslyn Wakari 1 (Zara Pratley 2′)
Nelson Suburbs 1 (Giselle Rynvos 53′)
Lotto NRFL Men’s Championship
Games played on Saturday July 6, 2024
Ngaruawahia United 4 (Reuben Henderson 11′, Thomas McMillan 28′, 35′, Legion Rogerson 81′)
Mt Albert Ponsonby 2 (Leo Maisey 19′, Lewis Black 67′)
Fencibles United 2 (Daniel Bunch 38′, Jamie Mason 69′)
Northern Rovers 4 (Thomas Boss 31′, Moheb Hamidi 52′, 70′, 82′)
Manukau United 3 (Meysum Shafahi 54′, Dylan Horgan 61′, 67′ pen)
North Shore United 0
Metro 0
Takapuna 4 (Kerryn Friday 24′, Sean Wilcox 41′, Aaron Bayliss 85′, Luke Allport 90+3′)
Ellerslie 7 (Will Litchfield 5′, 43′, 51′, 90+4′, Astor Perez Baldoni 60′, 70′, 90′)
Franklin United 0
Lotto Men’s Central Federation League
Games played on Saturday July 6, 2024
Palmerston North United 6 (Anthony Jones 5′, 9′, Daniel McDougall 30′, 53′, Benjamin Mori 66′, Olly Ceci 68′)
Gisborne Thistle 0
New Plymouth Rangers 2 (own goal 5′, Lewis Cumberledge 25′)
Havelock North Wanderers 1 (Vince Mackirdy 33′)
Taradale 3 (Liam Percy-Fysh 10′, 82′, 90+2′)
Peringa United 1 (Jack Gunson 65′)
Whanganui Athletic 1 (Ryan Holden 44′)
Palmerston North Marist 4 (Paul Awa 5′, Zachary Farmer 20′, Aiden Foster 39′, Adam Cowan 86′)
Western — bye
Lotto NRFL Women’s Championship
Games played on Sunday July 7, 2024
Melville United 1 (Laura Bennett 74′)
Central United 0
Tauranga Moana 4 (Abi Witney-Collinns 4′, Jaimee Paterson 26′, Grace Duncan 69′, Briana Osborne 83′)
Onehunga Sports 0
Northern Rovers 5 (Orla Chambers 20′, Mila Morles 42′, Ivy Calonne 57′, 67′, Katy Gothard 83′)
Manukau United 1 (Mareta Brothers 7′)
Birkenhead United P
Franklin United P
Postponed due to Franklin United’s participation in Kate Sheppard Cup
NRF Women’s Conference
Game played on Saturday July 6, 2024
Papakura City 2 (Hannah Reddy 44′, own goal 88′)
Bay Olympic 1 (Carissa Pickett 79′)
Games played on Sunday July 7, 2024
Greenhithe Mozamba 6 (Alyssa Thomson 20′, 81′, Jezabel Garcia Barajas 57′, Kathryn McMonagle 80′, 83′, 89′)
Bucklands Beach 0
Northland 5 (Matigan Smith 4′, Trudy Sandle 45′, 77′, Maia Inger 52′, Nicole MacDonald 89′)
Te Atatu 2 (Kelsey Dzaferic 12′, Wyllowe Poata 49′)
Beachlands Maraetai 3 (Amy Wells 2′, Anna Ross 43′, Erica Lim 61′)
Onehunga Mangere United 2 (Chelsea McMillan 23′, Sena Ogawa-Bracey 48′)
Lotto NRFL Men’s Northern Conference
Games played on Saturday July 6, 2024
Waitemata 2 (Stuart Davies 5′ pen, Arnold Kochasira 24′)
Northland 2 (Kyle Levell 17′, Milan Clarke 38′)
Te Atatu 1 (Gilberto Souza 21′)
Waiheke United 1 (Lautaro Latorre 69′)
Oratia United 0
Bucklands Beach 0
Beachlands Maraetai 1 (Ali Ryou Zeyni 16′)
Albany United 4 (James Chamberlain-Barlow 56′ pen, 72′, Gian Krauer 70′, Jesse Kang 90+5′)
Lotto NRFL Men’s Southern Conference
Games played on Saturday July 6, 2024
Waikato Unicol 0
Taupo 5 (own goal 1′, Joe O’Donoghue 39′, Ty Christensen 53′, Dylan Foster 63′, Sean Barbour 70′)
Te Awamutu 0
Papamoa 0
Ngongotaha Lakes 1 (Hayden Chapman 54′)
Claudelands Rovers 3 (Henry Stephen. 15′, Marshall Shannon-Forrester 34′, Zander Pringle 55′)
*Claudelands Rovers win the WaiBOP Federation Shield
Otumoetai P
Cambridge P
Postponed due to Cambridge’s participation in Chatham Cup
NRF Men’s League One
Game played on Friday July 5, 2024
Papakura City 3 (Alexis Aracena Zuleta 20′, Stephen Ashby-Peckham 62′, Salesh Kumar 68′)
Uni-Mount Bohemian 1 (Erol Arslan 63′)
Games played on Saturday July 6, 2024
South Auckland Rangers 2 (Luke Bulay 5′, Mark Withers 89′)
Mangere United 0
West Auckland 2 (Jamie Armstrong 40′, Alessandro Galli 83′)
Waiuku 3 (Paoro Porter 8′, 26′, 60′)
Papatoetoe 0
Central United 3 (Martin Dow 63′, Samuel Bader 67′, Agustin Germano 89′)
WaiBOP Women’s W-League
Games played on Sunday July 7, 2024
Tauranga Moana Gold 1 (Bella McKeown 58′)
Tauranga Blue Rovers 3 (Paige Rickard 17′, 77′, Mikaela Cornwell 73′)
Melville United 1 (Sophia Dol 57′)
Lakes 2 (Susi Peterson 43′, Lilly Luckhurst 88′)
Tauranga Moana Black 1 (Erin Berry 41′)
Cambridge 2 (Zoë Fon 45+1′, Caitlyn Varcoe 88′)
Waikato Unicol 0
Taupo 0
WaiBOP Men’s League One
Games played on Saturday July 6, 2024
West Hamilton 3 (Rodrigo Flores 12′, Mahammad Al Zreikat 65′, 76′)
Claudelands Rovers 1 (Benjamin Sole 53′)
Te Puke United 3 (Mohdeep Sodhi 28′, Alex Johnson 79′, Cameron Riley 90′)
Tokoroa 2 (Chris Teague 6′, Hamish King 66′)
Northern United 3 (Liam Jessep 32′, 57′, Lockee Christian 46′)
Otorohanga 2 (Jamie Walker 70′, Mason Apperley 78′)
Hamilton Wanderers 1 (Finn Lucas-Harris 64′)
Tauranga City 1 (Thomas Crane 24′)
Matamata Swifts P
Cambridge P
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