Here’s our round-up of top results from a big weekend of football in New Zealand, and for our national teams.
The All Whites played Mexico in California, while the Futsal Whites prepared for the FIFA Futsal Men’s World Cup and the national team played at the FIFA U-20 Women’s World Cup in Colombia.
Auckland United won the Kate Sheppard Cup, and Wellington Olympic carried off the Chatham Cup.
Waiheke United, Cashmere Technical and Wellington United took out league titles, and Coastal Spirit won the English Cup.
Here’s our summary of all the top results (and on one page) …
Results
Friendly international (men’s)
Game played on Sunday September 8, 2024
Mexico 3 (Orbelin Pineda 5’, Cesar Huerta 53’, Luis Romo 57’)
New Zealand 0
READ MORE: All Whites tumble to 3-0 loss in international friendly against Mexico >>>>
FIFA U-20 Women’s World Cup
Games played on Friday September 6, 2024
Group E
Austria 3 (Sarah Gutmann 10′, 15′, Valentina Maedl 67′)
New Zealand 1 (Milly Clegg 90′)
READ MORE: Early goals costly as New Zealand lose to Austria at U-20 Women’s World Cup >>>>
Japan 4 (Chinari Sasai 45′, Manaka Matsukubo 45+6′, Miku Hayama 50′, Miyu Matsunaga 90′)
Ghana 1 (Stella Nyamekye 83′ pen)
Men’s Continental Futsal Championship
Game played on Friday September 6, 2024
Kuwait 8 (Naser Alabanm 3, Salman Albaujan, Abuaziz Borashed, Abuaziz Borashed 2, Abdulaziz Almasam)
New Zealand 3 (Hamish Grey 2, Art Twigg)
WATCH: Futsal Whites finish Bangkok tournament with 8-3 loss to Kuwait >>>>
Kate Sheppard Cup
Game played on Saturday September 7, 2024
Final
Western Springs 0
Auckland United 1 (Charlotte Roche 90′)
READ MORE: Late goal adds Kate Sheppard Cup to Auckland United’s trophy cabinet >>>>
Chatham Cup
Game played on Saturday September 7, 2024
Final
Wellington Olympic 1 (own goal 77′)
Auckland City 1 (Stipe Ukich 90+6′)
*Olympic win penalty shootout 5-4 after extra time
READ MORE: Wellington Olympic beat Auckland City in penalty shootout to lift Chatham Cup >>>>
Central League
Game played on Saturday September 7, 2024
Promotion play-off, first leg
READ MORE: Play-offs to decide who plays in next year’s Central League and second division >>>>
Palmerston North United 1 (Anthony Jones 66′)
Upper Hutt City 2 (Campbell Webster 14′, 46′)
*Home/away, winner replaces relegated Stop Out
Southern League
Game played on Saturday September 7, 2024
Selwyn United 5 (Finlay Cotton 49′, 53′, 90+2′, Darius Van Wyk 83′, Phoenix Coursey 90′)
Dunedin City Royals 0
English Cup
Game played on Saturday September 7, 2024
Final
Cashmere Technical 0
Coastal Spirit 4 (Alejandro Steinwascher 9′, Dan MacLennan 19′, 54′, Weston Bell 34′)
READ MORE: Coastal Spirit win English Cup for first time with emphatic win against Technical >>>>
Women’s Central League
Game played on Saturday September 7, 2024
Waterside Karori 1 (Kendall Pollock 29′)
Wellington United 1 (Hope Gilchrist 68′)
*Wellington United win league title but Waterside Karori retain Nora Watkins Shield.
READ MORE: Draw clinches Women’s Central League title for Wellington United Diamonds >>>>
Women’s South Island League
Game played on Sunday September 8, 2024
Nelson Suburbs 0
Cashmere Technical 5 (Lara Wall 24’, 45+1’, Margarida Dias 28’, 54’, Anna McPhie 90’)
Men’s Central Federation League
Game played on Saturday September 7, 2024
Gisborne Thistle 5 (Kaden Manderson 47′, Jimmy Somerton 61′, 86 pen’, 90+3′, Alexander Shanks 82′)
Havelock North Wanderers 2 (Vince Mackirdy 20′ pen, 85′)
Lotto NRFL Men’s Northern Conference
READ MORE: Waiheke United and Cambridge to meet in two-match promotion showdown >>>>
Games played on Saturday September 7, 2024
Waiheke United 5 (Alan Llunes 7′, Alejo Villasana 9′, 77′, Gaspar Mena 34′, Diego Sepulveda Carvajal 90+3′)
Waitemata 2 (Harry Murphy 60′, Arnold Kochasira 65′)
Northland 4 (Mikael Munday 59′, Fumiya Ito 63′, 67′, William Gross 79′)
Bucklands Beach 5 (Danny Mackenzie 20′, 37′, Sander Waterland 26′, 44′, 55′)
Albany United 0
Te Atatu 2 (Marc Porter 16′, Matthew Chant 49′)
Beachlands Maraetai 2 (Alexander Thurbon 52′, Jake Sutherland 90′)
Oratia United 0
Lotto NRFL Women’s Championship
Games played on Sunday September 8, 2024
Central United 0
Birkenhead United 1 (Issy Gerrand 30’)
Onehunga Sports 2 (Pip Meo 68’, Tessa Blakeborough 80’)
Franklin United 4 (Sarah Carpenter 25’, 55’, Britney Cunningham-Lee 65’, Ashleigh Downs 83’)
Melville United 1 (Erin Orchard 73’)
Manukau United 0
Northern Rovers 2 (Gigi Cliffe 85’, 90’)
Tauranga Moana 3 (Briana Osbourne 11’ pen, 68’, Jasmine Griffiths 79’)
NRF Women’s Conference
Games played on Sunday September 8, 2024
Bay Olympic 1 (Charli Collard 29’)
Greenhithe Mozamba 2 (Lauren Smyth 23’, Jezabel Barajas 37’)
Te Atatu (Heloise Amaral 1′, Angela Byrne 6′, 43′, Wyllowe Poata 33′, Kelsey Dzaferic 45′, 67′, Brooke Smith 75′, 77′, Shannen Hayes 85′)
Bucklands Beach 0
Onehunga Mangere United 3 (Jade Naus 16’, 19’, Sena Ogawa-Bracey 49’)
Papakura City 1 (Joyce Barroso 69’)
Beachlands Maraetai 3 (Pippa Carr 6’, Danielle Grimmer 27’, Anna Ross 35’)
Northland 1 (Maia Inger 72’)
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