Here’s our round-up of the weekend’s big results, including the opening rounds of the women’s and men’s National Leagues.
Results
Women’s National League
Games played on Saturday September 28, 2024
Central Football 0
West Coast Rangers 5 (Emily Lyon 8′, Bree Johnson 17′, Shannon Henson 36′, Nicole Stratford 45+3′, 65′)
Canterbury United Pride 4 (Charlotte Mortlock 38′, Nicola Dominikovich 47′, Bo Burton 52′, Anna McPhie 77′)
Wellington Phoenix 1 (Rebekah Trewhitt 24′)
Western Springs 2 (Rina Hirano 48′, Charli Dunn 55′)
CF Wellington United 3 (Nea Blackham 20′, Libby Boobyer 61′, Natalie Olson 88′)
CF Waterside Karori 1 (Kendall Pollock 62′)
Auckland United 1 (Rene Wasi 53′)
Game played on Sunday September 29, 2024
Eastern Suburbs 0
Southern United 0
Men’s National League
Games played on Saturday September 28, 2024
Wellington Phoenix Reserves 0
Eastern Suburbs 2 (Tom Golding 81′, Dejaun Naidoo 90′)
Coastal Spirit 0
Wellington Olympic 0
Games played on Sunday September 29, 2024
Western Suburbs 0
Cashmere Technical 4 (Aidan Barbour-Ryan 10′, Yuya Taguchi 55′, Lyle Matthysen 64′, Garbhan Coughlan 66′)
READ MORE: Technical’s Matt Tod-Smith hungry for success in National League campaign >>>>
Auckland City 3 (Angus Kilkolly 44′, Ryan De Vries 53′, Stipe Ukich 60′)
Birkenhead United 1 (Ardi McArthur 57′)
Napier City Rovers 4 (Oscar Faulds 8′, Kieran Richards 16′, Adam Hewson 27′, 75′)
Western Springs 0
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Southern League promotion play-off
Game played on Saturday September 28, 2024
First leg
Wanaka 5 (Ben Sippola 36′, Daniel Brum 39′, Stephen Sprowson 65′, 90+3′, John Plimmer 83′)
Waimak United 1 (Joshua Vialoux 71′)
*Second leg to be played at Kaiapoi on Sunday October 6
Lotto NRFL Women’s Championship promotion play-off
Game played on Sunday September 29, 2024
Second leg
Cambridge 3 (Brooke Suisted 5′, Zoë Fon 40′, Emma Sherburn 63′)
Onehunga Mangere United 3 (Jade Naus 9′, Stephanie Jones 60′, 67′)
*Cambridge win play-offs 4-3 on aggregate and are promoted to Lotto NRFL Women’s Championship
READ MORE: Cambridge clinch promotion to Lotto NRFL Women’s Championship with draw >>>>
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