Auckland City were crowned the men’s national champions while Western Springs confirmed their right to face Eastern Suburbs in the Grand Final of the Women’s National League.
These were the highlights of domestic football while the Phoenix lost in Melbourne and the FIFA World Cup moved into its knockout stages.
Here’s what happened during the weekend of December 3-4:
Results
Women’s A-League
Game played on Sunday December 4, 2022
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Melbourne Victory 1 (Melina Ayres 45+5′)
Wellington Phoenix 0
Men’s National League
Grand Final
Game played on Sunday December 4, 2022
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Auckland City 3 (Liam Gillion 33′, Gerard Garriga 40′, Angus Kilkolly 88′)
Wellington Olympic 2 (Tor Davenport Petersen 77′, Ben Mata 90+1′ pen)
Women’s National League
Games played on Sunday December 4, 2022
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Auckland United 3 (Manaia Elliott 2′, 69′, Bree Johnson 57′)
Capital Football 2 (Rebecca Otte 18′, Renee Bacon 29′)
Southern United 2 (Emily Morison 67′, Chelsea Whittaker 90+2′)
Eastern Suburbs 1 (Aimee Atkins 61′)
Games played on Saturday December 3, 2022
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Western Springs 9 (Jess Innes 14′, 88′, Rina Hirano 21′, 52′, Sam Tawharau 44′, Sophia Garcia 66′, Lily Jervis 73′, Emma Pijnenburg 81′, Rhee Morrison 83′)
Central Football 0
Northern Rovers 6 (Suya Haering 10′, Alexis Cook 16′, 49′, Rene Wasi 52′, Kelli Brown 64′, Talisha Green 73′ pen)
Canterbury United Pride 3 (Charlotte Roche 48′, Lauren Dabner 50′, Chloe Bellamy 60′)
FIFA World Cup
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