Football fans had plenty to follow over a weekend that saw big games decided in Egypt, Honiara and the upper North Island, where regional competitions kicked in.
The All Whites lost in Cairo, but Auckland United will return from the Solomon Islands as Oceania’s women’s club champions.
The Northern League got underway (and will be joined next weekend by the Central and Southern Leagues) while the Lotto NRFL Men’s Championship completed its first round.
The Lotto NRFL Women’s Premiership kicked off on Sunday.
The country’s best futsal players gathered in Takanini for two days of Ford Futsal Superleague competition, to be followed by Monday’s finals day.
Here’s our round-up for the weekend of March 22-24, 2024:
Results
Men’s international
Game played on Saturday March 23, 2024
Egypt 1 (Mostafa Mohamed 29′ pen)
New Zealand 0
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OFC Women’s Champions League
Game played on Saturday March 23, 2024
Final
Hekari United 0
Auckland United 1 (Bree Johnson 25′)
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Women’s A-League
Game played on Sunday March 24, 2024
Canberra United 1 (Michelle Heyman 78′)
Wellington Phoenix 0
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Northern League
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Squad lists: Who played for who in northern region’s opening rounds >>>>
Game played on Friday March 23, 2024
Auckland United 0
Auckland City 3 (Tong Zhou 16′, Liam Gillion 22′, Ryan De Vries 79′)
Games played on Saturday March 23, 2024
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 Women’s Premiership
Squad lists: Who played for who in first round of NRFL Women’s Premiership >>>>
Game played on Friday March 23, 2024
West Coast Rangers 3 (Luci Hollister 43′, Shannon Henson 64′, Catherine Smith 73′)
Western Springs 1 (Rino Hirano 37′)
Games played on Sunday March 24, 2024
Hamilton Wanderers 1 (Stella Neems 79′)
Eastern Suburbs 5 (Kenya Brooke 10′, Zoe Benson 21′, 87′, Saki Yoshida 36′, Shion Hwang 66′)
Fencibles United 1 (Louise Turley 90′ pen)
Ellerslie 0
Auckland United P
Hibiscus Coast P
*Postponed due to Auckland United’s involvement in the OFC Women’s Champions League.
Lotto NRFL Men’s Championship
Squad lists: Who played for who in northern region’s opening rounds >>>>
Game played on Saturday March 23, 2024
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′)
Steve Sumner Shield
Game played on Saturday March 23, 2024
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Christchurch United 3
Cashmere Technical 4
Ford Futsal Women’s Superleague
National Series 2
All games at Pulman Arena, Takanini
Games played on Saturday March 23, 2024
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′)
Games played on Sunday March 24, 2024
Canterbury United Pride 4 (Darsha Keogan 7′, Lily Fisher 18′, 32′, Sophie Williams 29′)
Capital Futsal 2 (Libby Boobyer 33′, 35′)
Southern United 1 (Abbey Neilson 3′)
Papakura City 5 (Cat Pretty 1′, Gerri Gibson 3′, Abby Wright 14′, Neve Simpson 15′, Olivia Hooper 19′)
Palmerston North Marist 1 (Isabella Yarwood 15′)
WaiBOP Power 6 (Michè Cloete 3′, Morgan MacCormick 18′, Eve Mischewski 25′, Maddy Friis 28′, Anamaya Taylor 30′, Abbey Venmore 34′)
Palmerston North Marist 0
Capital Futsal 10 (Natalie Olson 9′, Caelin Patterson 10′, Own Goals 22′, 35′, Maxine Cooper 24′, Jemma Catherwood 26′, Francesca Grange 32′, 35′, Pepi Olliver-Bell 38′)
Southern United 1 (Sophia Body 4′)
WaiBOP Power 0
Canterbury United Pride 2 (Holly Lyon 21′, Laura Wall 23′)
Papakura City 2 (Amy Waters 7′, Gerri Gibson 37′)
Ford Futsal Men’s Superleague
National Series 2
All games at Pulman Arena, Takanini
Games played on Saturday March 23, 2024
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′)
Games played on Sunday March 24, 2024
Canterbury United Dragons 1 (Daniel Steffart 37′)
Waikato Rapids 0
Southern United 2 (Luke Clissold 4′, Cooper Wink 6′)
Bay of Plenty Surge 1 (Mario Ramos 9′)
HB Futsal 3 (Sam Lack 5′, Liam Percy-Fysh 25′, Joel Restieaux 31′)
Capital Futsal 4 (Samuel Wall 19′, Matthew Peden 19′, 37′, Harry Lamont 31′)
Palmerston North Marist 2 (Micky Malivuk 23′, Adam Cowan 27′)
Auckland City 0
Auckland City 3 (Dylan Manickum 8′, Art Twigg 15′, Tasuku Yoneto 32′)
Canterbury United Dragons 6 (Matthew Bergin 5′, 28′, Jacob Grosvenor 16′, Daniel Steffert 33′, Samuel Mitchell 39′, Charlie Bayly 39′)
Capital Futsal 5 (Jack Parker 3′, Philip Fatialofa 14′, 15′, 39′, Dominic McCann 20′)
Southern United 1 (Myron Manickum 26′)
Bay of Plenty Surge 7 (Daniel Watts 1′, Amer Akbar 4′, Mario Ramos 4′, Keenan Howard 5′, Harris Edlin 6′, Connor Cloete 30′, Harry Anderson 39′)
HB Futsal 0
Waikato Rapids 3 (George Dixon 7′, Casey Sharplin 11′, own goal 13′)
Palmerston North Marist 3 (Micky Malivuk 26′, 39′, Darren Juru 32′)
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