Birkenhead United have regained the lead in the Northern League with a 3-1 win against Bay Olympic.
New A-League club Auckland FC made their first public appearance, drawing 2-2 with Auckland United at Keith Hay Park.
All Whites forward Max Mata had the honour of scoring the first-ever goal for Auckland FC.
Here’s our round-up of results from Wednesday’s games …
Results
Games played on Wednesday July 31, 2024
Olympic Games (men)
New Zealand 0
France 3 (Jean-Philippe Mateta 19′, Desire Doue 71′, Arnaud Kalimuendo 74′)
United States 3 (Djordie Mihailovic 14′, Kevin Parades 31′, 75′)
Guinea 0
Final standings
Friendly
Auckland United 2 (scorers to come)
Auckland FC 2 (Max Mata 27′, Luis Toomey 80′)
Northern League
Birkenhead United 3 (Luke Jorgensen 18′, Monty Patterson 78′, James Taylor 85′)
Bay Olympic 1 (Matthew Palmer 90′)
Lotto NRFL Men’s Championship
Ellerslie 3 (Astor Perez Baldoni 61′, Leon Van Der Heijden 75′, Seb Poelman 85′)
Onehunga Mangere United 2 (Alexander Smith 9′, Max Sutton 55′)
Lotto NRFL Men’s Northern Conference
Albany United 2 (Jacko Baird 70′, Adam Chichester 90+2′)
Oratia United 1 (Stef Van Loo 5′)
NRF Men’s League One
Central United 9 (Linus Backman 19′, 45′, Nik Posa 21′, Daniel Faure 38′, Samuel Bader 43′, 50′, 88′, Sam Lloyd 67′, Agustin Germano 90′)
Mangere United 1 (Alexander Pratap 23′)
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