Here are all the top results from the Northern League, Central League, Southern League and the leading Lotto NRFL men’s and women’s competitions in the north.
New Zealand got through to the knockout phase of the FIFA U-20 Men’s World Cup — despite a loss to Argentina — and Auckland City won their 11th OFC Champions League title.
Here’s our round-up of another busy footballing weekend:
Results
Games played on Saturday May 27, 2023
FIFA U-20 Men’s World Cup
New Zealand 0
Argentina 5 (Ignacio Maestro Puch 14′, Gina Infantino 17′, Luka Romero 35′, Brian Aguirre 50′ pen, Alejo Véliz 86′)
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Uzbekistan 2 (Shakhzodjon Nematjonov 9′, 20′)
Guatemala 0
OFC Champions League
Auckland City 4 (Angus Kilkolly 33′ pen, Ryan De Vries 45+3′, 122′, Cam Howieson 108′)
Suva 2 (Alex Sanielm 66′, Ravnesh Singh 83′)
*After extra time
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Northern League
Games played on Saturday May 27, 2023
Auckland United 0
Eastern Suburbs 1 (Jake Mechell 22′)
Manurewa 1 (Joseph Budd 71′ pen)
Bay Olympic 0
Melville United 2 (Jerson Giraldo 4′, Aaron Scott 76′)
Western Springs 1 (Wan Gatkek 61′)
Takapuna 2 (Luke Allport 86′ pen, 90+2′)
West Coast Rangers 1 (Josh Jones 29′)
Hamilton Wanderers 2 (Derek Tieku 34′, Jordan Lamb 56′)
Birkenhead United 2 (Rayhan Carlson-Du Toit 17′, Dane Schnell 73′)
Central League
Game played on Saturday May 27, 2023
Stop Out P
Petone P
*Rescheduled to July 8
Waterside Karori 3 (Jorge Akers 41′, Stefan Cordwell 45′, Tomas Alvarado 90+2′)
Whanganui Athletic 1 (Ryan Holden 68′ pen)
*Waterside Karori retain the O’Brien Shield
Games played on Sunday May 28, 2023
Napier City Rovers 3 (Jonny McNamara 4′, Deri Corfe 28′, Stefan Karajovanovic 45′)
North Wellington 1 (Joshua Zatorski 23′)
Western Suburbs 2 (Ryan Feutz 38′, Lucas Finnigan 88′)
Wellington Olympic 5 (Jack-Henry Sinclair 9′, 42′, Hamish Watson 37′, Ben Mata 75′ pen, 81′ pen)
Southern League
Games played on Saturday May 27, 2023
FC Twenty 11 0
Nelson Suburbs 6 (Connor Gillespie 38′, 60′, 68′, 86′, Jordan Yong 45+4′ pen, Jack Carter 82′)
Green Island 1 (Stefan Milidrag 5′)
Ferrymead Bays 2 (Cameron Rean 9′, to be notified)
Cashmere Technical 1 (Garbhan Coughlan 76′)
Christchurch United 1 (Sam Philip 58′)
Nomads United 3 (Jacob Anderson 38′, Declan Hickford 71′, 83′)
Selwyn United 1 (Darius Van Wyk 58′)
Game played on Sunday May 28, 2023
Coastal Spirit 1 (Liam Cotter 50′)
Dunedin City Royals 0
Lotto NRFL Women’s Premier League
Game played on Saturday May 27, 2023
Auckland United 1 (Rene Wasi 66′)
Eastern Suburbs 4 (Saki Yoshida 9′, Nicole Mettam 33′, Zoe Benson 46′, Deven Jackson 53′)
*Suburbs win the inaugural Rennell Cup match
Games played on Sunday May 28, 2023
Hamilton Wanderers 0
West Coast Rangers 2 (Te Wairiki Read 40′, Kendrah Smith 73′)
Hibiscus Coast 0
Western Springs 3 (Ela Jerez 15′, Sam Tawharu 40′, own goal 41′)
Northern Rovers 0
Ellerslie 3 (Hannah Pilley 34′, 75′, Kathryn Gow 67′)
Lotto NRFL Men’s Championship
Games played on Saturday May 27, 2023
East Coast Bays 6 (James Edgeler 8′, Dylan Stansfield 15′ pen, 21′, 55′, Declan Sweeney 42′, Nicolai Berry 90+3′)
Mt Albert Ponsonby 0
Ellerslie 1 (Rowan Corbett 72′)
Ngaruawahia United 2 (Matthew Brown 60′, Stjepan Kovacic 66′)
Metro 2 (Eder Franchini Pasten 35′ pen, Gilberto Souza 65′ pen)
Hibiscus Coast 2 (Julian Stevenson 19′, 37′)
North Shore United 2 (Nick Petherick 49′, 66′)
Northern Rovers 1 (Tom Webb 90+5′)
Tauranga City 1 (Colby Brennan 70′)
Onehunga Mangere United 0
Waiheke United 1 (Juan Canay 37′)
Fencibles United 1 (Brennen Priestley 47′)
Lotto NRFL Women’s Championship
Games played on Sunday May 28, 2023
Fencibles United 3
Tauranga City 0
Franklin United 6 (Jacqueline David 6′, 56′, Chloe Marthe 14′, 22′, 24′, Georgia Irvine 41′)
Central United 0
Manukau United 0
Onehunga Sports 2 (Kate Inwood 65′, Alice Hansen 89′)
Otumoetai 5 (Grace Duncan 15′, 32′, Courtney Stead 34′, 42′, Taryn Holloway 74′)
Te Atatu 2 (Keira Schriefer 70′, Angela Byrne 90+1′)
Lotto NRFL Northern Conference
Games played on Saturday May 27, 2023
Albany United 1 (Michael Landeg 4′)
Waitemata 1 (Arnold Kochasira 74′)
Bucklands Beach 3 (Carl Burgoyne 20′, Joshua Smith 53′, Sander Waterland 84′)
Northland 1 (Waseem Abdalla 75′)
Franklin United 4 (Mohammed Shah 16′, 77′, 88′, Tim Richardson 85′)
Oratia United 2 (Thomas Jacobson 14′, Max Whitehead 20′)
West Auckland 1 (Haylen West 72′)
Beachlands Maraetai 2 (Liam Hare 86′, Henry Lee 89′)
Central United — Bye
Lotto NRFL Southern Conference
Games played on Saturday May 27, 2023
Claudelands Rovers 0
Cambridge 2 (Krishaant Singh 67′, 72′)
Ngongotaha Lakes 1 (Luke Barker 38′ pen)
Waikato Unicol 2 (Thomas Wright 19′ pen, Levi Clark 77′)
Otumoetai 1 (Joaquin Reynoso 48′)
Te Awamutu 1 (William Jackson 77′)
Papamoa 0
Taupo 2 (Ahmad Zammit 28′ pen, 45′ pen)
NRF League One
Games played on Saturday May 27, 2023
Papatoetoe 1 (Shalvin Prasad 44′)
Papakura City 3 (Argyle Morling 6′, 78′, Kartik Kumar 90+2′)
Ranui Swanson 2 (Joaquin De Coster 11′, Ryan Cozett 12′)
South Auckland Rangers 5 (Ronald Kivolyn 17′, Ivan Kumar 36′, Calvin Opperman 54′, Conan Reddy 73′, Jeshal Kumar 86′)
Uni-Mount Bohemian 0
Te Atatu 4 (Jack Kelly 58′, Matthew Chant 60′, Jamie Mason 66′, Daniel Peak 73′)
WaiBOP League One
Games played on Saturday May 27, 2023
Claudelands Rovers 1 (Riley Higgs 46′ pen)
Cambridge 0
Hamilton Wanderers 5 (Reilly Benefield 10′, 30′, 46′, 70′, Nathan Gill 79′)
West Hamilton 5 (Duale Mire 50′, 90+3′, Reece Kennedy 60′, Jonathan Reed 78′, Jibril Mire 79′)
Tauranga City 0
Matamata Swifts 0
Tokoroa 2 (Logan Allen 5′, Keegan Willis 67′)
Otorohanga 4 (Mason Apperley 16′, 70′, own goal 62′, Tom Barton 86′)
WaiBOP W-League
Games played on Sunday May 28, 2023
Otumoetai 1 (Jessica Cawte 16′)
Melville United 6 (Shion Hwang 12′, 14′, 36′, 56′, own goal 49′, Stevie-Lee Tiller 69′)
Tauranga Blue Rovers 2 (Mikaela Cornwell 19′, Paige Rickard 80′)
Lakes 1 (Freya Lord 84′)
Waikato Unicol 3 (Stacey Palmer 21′, Kim Goodrick 76′, Jenna Lowe 87′)
Tauranga City 1 (Serena Murrihy 56′)
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