Friday night wins by Christchurch United and Eastern Suburbs have taken those clubs to the tops of their respective men’s and women’s competitions.
With a Dan MacLennan goal six minutes into stoppage time, Christchurch United went top of the Southern League after putting a five-point break on the nearest of their rivals.
In the Lotto NRFL Women’s Premier League, national champions Eastern Suburbs won 3-0 against Western Springs who fell to seventh place in the eight-team competition.
This followed the docking of three points from Springs’ 5-0 win against Hibiscus Coast in the season opener after the club was ruled to have played an ineligible player.
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Results
Games played on Friday April 21, 2023
Men’s A-League
Western Sydney Wanderers 4 (Brandon Borrello 9′, Calem Nieuwenhof 31′, Aidan Simmons 65′, Kusini Yengi 87′)
Wellington Phoenix 0
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Southern League
Christchurch United 1 (Dan MacLennan 90+6′)
Nomads United 0
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Lotto NRFL Women’s Premier League
Western Springs 0
Eastern Suburbs 3 (Aya Sumitoku 45+1′ pen, Charlotte Wilford Carroll 51′, Tayla O’Brien 64′)
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