Here’s our round-up of Sunday’s results from the Central League, Southern League and the top women’s competitions in the Northern and WaiBOP regions and South Island.
Games played on Sunday August 27, 2023
OFC Olympic Games Qualifiers
New Zealand U-23
Papua New Guinea U-23
*Cancelled due to non-arrival of PNG
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Australia Cup
Game played on Sunday August 27, 2023
Round of 16
Melbourne City 3 (Steven Ugarkovic 37′, Jamie Maclaren 76′, 78′)
Wellington Phoenix 0
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Central League
Napier City Rovers 1 (Stefan Karajovanovic 58′)
Wellington Olympic 4 (Kailan Gould 7′, Gavin Hoy 10′ ,36′, Oliver Davies 49′)
Southern League
Green Island 3 (Stefan Milidrag 49′, 82′, Weston Bell 68′)
Christchurch United 15 (Sam Philip 4′, 11′, 58′, 62′, 63′, 75′, 90+2′, 90+3′, Eoghan Stokes 16′, 17′, 55′, Matt Todd-Smith 20′, 23′, Aaron O’Driscoll 26′, 42′)
Lotto NRFL Women’s Premier League
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Auckland United 5 (Chelsea Elliott 2′, 26′, 50′, Talisha Green 3′, Ruby Nathan 56′ pen)
Western Springs 1 (Jess Innes 45′)
Ellerslie 2 (Cilla Fa’afua 6′, Britney Cunningham-Lee 82′)
Hibiscus Coast 1 (Danica Urlich-Beech 24′)
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West Coast Rangers 4 (Luci Hollister 2′, Kendrah Smith 17′, Cara Lonergan 47′, Lorna Selby 49′)
Northern Rovers 0
Eastern Suburbs 3
Hamilton Wanderers 0
*Game defaulted by Hamilton Wanderers
Women’s South Island League
Universities of Canterbury 0
Dunedin City Royals 4 (Hannah Mackay-Wright, Tabitha Seaton, Shontelle Smith (2))
Lotto NRFL Women’s Championship
Otumoetai 3
Central United 0*
*Game defaulted by Central United
Franklin United 2 (Joan Grey 43′, Jacqueline David 54′)
Tauranga City 2 (Abi Witney-Collins 1′, Briana Osborne 7′)
Onehunga Sports P
Te Atatu P
*Rescheduled to September 6.
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