The season’s started for the Northern region’s top men’s teams as opening rounds for the Northern League and Lotto NRFL Men’s Championship were completed.
The women’s and men’s Ford Futsal Superleagues had the first day of the second National Series at Takanini’s Bruce Pulman Arena.
Here’s our round-up for Saturday March 23, 2024:
Results
Games played on Saturday March 23, 2024
Men’s international
Egypt 1 (Mostafa Mohamed 29′ pen)
New Zealand 0
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Steve Sumner Shield
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Christchurch United 3
Cashmere Technical 4
OFC Women’s Champions League
Final
Hekari United 0
Auckland United 1 (Bree Johnson 25′)
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Northern League
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Bay Olympic 2 (Liam Bailey 5′, Callum McNeill 90+5′)
Eastern Suburbs 1 (Jake Mechell 48′)
East Coast Bays 0
Manurewa 3 (Eber Ramirez 19′, Jerson Lagos 54′, 64′)
Match programme:
West Coast Rangers 2 (Kofi Dwamena 48′, 63′)
Hamilton Wanderers 2 (Derek Tieku 47′ pen, Taylor Marsh 76′)
Tauranga City 4 (Joby Reid 26′, Jonty Bidois 32′, 88′, 90+1′)
Melville United 0
Western Springs 3 (Wan Gatkek 11′, Emiliano Tade 15′, Riley Manuel 61′)
Birkenhead United 2 (Sam Philip 45+3′, Eric Kostandini Ziu 90+1′)
Lotto NRFL Men’s Championship
Fencibles United 1 (Kodie Nicol 65′)
Ngaruawahia United 0
Mount Albert Ponsonby 3 (Sam Tutton 34′, Lewis Black 53′, Vicente Mena Valdes 55′)
Manukau United 3 (Mohammed Shah 79′, Dylan Horgan 84′, 90+5′)
Northern Rovers 3 (Jason Hicks 58′, Tinotenda Mupemhena 87′, 90+5′)
Ellerslie 1 (Tawanda Marowa 34′)
Metro 3 (Sam Freeman, Adam Creaney, Matty Hearn)
North Shore United 0
Franklin United 0
Hibiscus Coast 2 (Emmanuel Darkwa 14′, Jack Brown 75′)
Takapuna 1 (Sean Willcox 30′)
Onehunga Mangere United 3 (Max Sutton 3′, Matt Banks 45+1′, Aidance Price 54′)
Ford Futsal Women’s Superleague
National Series 2
All games at Pulman Arena, Takanini
WaiBOP Power 1 (Morgan MacCorkick 30′)
Canterbury United Pride 1 (Sophie Williams 30′)
Capital Futsal 5 (Libby Boobyer 1′, Sarah Alder 2′, Jemma Catherwood 17′, Own Goal 34′, Danielle Ohlsson 38′)
Southern United 1 (Madi McLean 7′)
Papakura City 4 (Abby Wright 6′, Emily Gillion 17′, Cat Pretty 26′, 33′)
Palmerston North Marist 2 (Caitlyn Turner 28′, Zara Erol-Watt 36′)
Ford Futsal Men’s Superleague
National Series 2
All games at Pulman Arena, Takanini
Capital Futsal 4 (Michael Plim 15′, Harry Lack 26′, Jack Parker 33′, Felix McKay 37′)
Canterbury United Dragons 3 (Hemi Innes 1′, Samuel Mitchell 34′, Ben Cameron 39′)
Waikato Rapids 4 (Elliot Cooper 25′, Ethan Martin 29′, 36′, Maxwell Ericksen 35′)
HB Futsal 2 (Callan Robson 12′, Mustafa Can 17′)
Southern United 1 (George Willett 33′)
Auckland City 8 (Dylan Manickum 3′, 6′, 9′, Kyaw Mya 7′, Art Twigg 14′, Adam Paulsen 17′, 17′, Freddie Gibbins 20′)
Bay of Plenty Surge 5 (Dylan Walker 14′, 26′, 39′, Caeden Rogers 23′, Harris Edlin 35′)
Palmerston North Marist 4 (Zachary Farmer 17′, Jonathan Steele 37′, Josh Cremen 39′, Micky Malivuk 40′)
Canterbury United Dragons 3 (Ben Cameron 25′, Charlie Bayly 36′, Hemi Innes 38′)
Bay of Plenty Surge 4 (Mario Ramos 9′, Dylan Walker 17′, Amer Akbar 26′, Caeden Rogers 31′)
Southern United 0
Waikato Rapids 7 (Ethan Martin 1′, 13′, Jonathan Tobias 8′, Alexander Eaglestone 22′, Ryan Sim 23′, 24′, Maxwell Ericksen 25′)
Auckland City 1 (Alex Roberts 39′)
Capital Futsal 3 (Jack Parker 19′, Harry Lack 34′, Matthew Peden 37′)
Palmerston North Marist 5 (Campbell Wallace 3′, Adam Cowan 27′, Jonathan Steele 36′, 39′, Micky Malivuk 39′)
HB Futsal 2 (Adam Engelke 18′, Luca Barclay 29′)
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