Five days of football made Easter the biggest weekend of the year but here’s an easy way to catch up on the top results from around the country.
The Futsal Whites played three internationals over the Easter period, while the Wellington Phoenix wrapped up their women’s A-League with a win.
The Phoenix men continue to lead the Isuzu UTE A-League, with a 1-0 win against Brisbane Roar.
Here’s our round-up for the Easter weekend of March 28-April 1, 2024:
Results
Futsal Internationals
Game played on Thursday March 28, 2024
Futsal Whites 2 (Rahan Ali, 2)
Vietnam 2
READ MORE: Futsal Whites fight back for 2-2 draw with higher-rated Vietnam >>>>
Game played on Saturday March 30, 2024
Futsal Whites 1 (Hamish Grey 18′)
Iran 5 (scorers not available)
READ MORE: Futsal Whites go down 5-1 to classy Iran in Vietnam international series >>>>
Game played on Sunday March 31, 2024
Futsal Whites 2 (Dylan Manickum 22′, Adam Paulsen 35′)
Morocco 6 (scorers not available)
READ MORE: African champions beat Futsal Whites 6-2 in final game of Vietnam series >>>>
Men’s A-League
Game played on Sunday March 31, 2024
Wellington Phoenix 1 (Bozhidar Kraev 2′)
Brisbane Roar 0
READ MORE: Coach sticks up for red-carded Phoenix skipper after side’s latest A-League win >>>>
Women’s A-League
Game played on Saturday March 30, 2024
Wellington Phoenix 2 (Emma Main 18′, 55′)
Western Sydney Wanderers 0
READ MORE; Phoenix retain Sister City Cup with win to end their women’s A-League season >>>>
READ MORE: Melbourne City take Premiers’ Plate in final round of women’s A-League >>>>
Northern League
Game played on Thursday March 28, 202
Hamilton Wanderers 1 (Taylor Marsh 62′)
Melville United 2 (Isaac Bates 23′, Erik Panzer 89′)
Games played on Friday March 29, 2024
Bay Olympic 2 (Michal Doudera 25′, Hamed Basiri 58′)
East Coast Bays 1 (Hayat Ali Tobita 59′)
Tauranga City 1 (Liam Molloy 66′)
Auckland United 4 (Dan Atkinson 23′, Joshua Tollervey 31′ pen, Oliver Fay 60′, Semi Nabenu 80′)
Birkenhead United 3 (Curtis Hughes 9′, 62′, Monty Patterson 23′ pen)
West Coast Rangers 1 (Joshua Armitt 54′)
Manurewa 1 (Mitsuru Sakashita 90’+5′)
Western Springs 2 (Emiliano Tade 51′, Reid Drake 74′ pen)
Auckland City 1 (Liam Gillion 45+1′)
Eastern Suburbs 0
Games played on Monday April 1, 2024
East Coast Bays 1 (Thomson Nkoy 49′)
Eastern Suburbs 3 (Jake Mechell 27′, 36′, 52′)
West Coast Rangers 2 (Dawson Straffon 55′ pen, Allan Pearce 90+4′)
Manurewa 2 (Sean Leadley 45+1′, Dylan Morris 59′)
Melville United 1 (Erik Panzer 74′)
Birkenhead United 4 (Monty Patterson 14′, Dino Botica 48′, Corban Piper 67′, 86′)
Auckland City 3 (Ryan De Vries 25′, Joe Lee 80′ pen, Stipe Ukich 90+4′)
Tauranga City 1 (Jonty Bidois 82′, pen)
Western Springs 2 (Emiliano Tade 16′, 32′)
Bay Olympic 0
Auckland United 3 (Joshua Tollervey 15′, 42′ pen, Dan Atkinson 79′)
Hamilton Wanderers 0
Central League
READ MORE: Central League — our round-up of new signings and summer departures >>>>
Squad lists: Who played for who in Central League’s opening round >>>>
Game played on Friday March 29, 2024
North Wellington 0
Waterside Karori 2 (Seth Ward 29′ Sergio Diego Concessio 82′)
Games played on Saturday March 30, 2024
Miramar Rangers 4 (Martin Bueno 25′, 38′, 42′ pen, Sam Mason-Smith 84′)
Wellington Phoenix 0
Petone 3 (Jared Eglinton 18′, Jack O’Connor 51′, Oliver Pickering 75′)
Stop Out 2 (Jared Cunnif 14′, Charlie Meredith 29′)
Island Bay United 1 (Henry Lenihan-Geels 33′)
Western Suburbs 7 (Cameron MacKenzie 7′, 13′, Lucas Meek 19′, 20′, 40′, 45+1′, Connor Wilson 85′)
Game played on Sunday March 31, 2024
Napier City Rovers 0
Wellington Olympic 3 (Jesse Randall 26′, Hamish Watson 85′, Joel Coustrain 90+1′)
Southern League
Season preview: Transfers make for interesting Southern League season >>>>
Squad lists: Who played for who in Southern League’s opening round >>>>
Games played on Thursday March 28, 2024
Ferrymead Bays 1 (Satsuki Ito 17′)
Universities of Canterbury 0
Christchurch United 3 (Joel Stevens 13′, 15′, Joel Peterson 21′)
Nomads United 0
Games played on Friday March 29, 2024
Dunedin City Royals 1 (Will Turner 11′)
Cashmere Technical 5 (Lyle Matthysen 25′, 71′, Tom Schwartz 31′, Gabriel Gallaway 67′, 88′)
FC Twenty 11 0
Nelson Suburbs 9 (Spencer Barber 7′, 11′, 56′, Lennon Whewell 13′, 47′, 83′. Noah Platt 29′, Logan Klaas Van De Geest 68′, Alex Ward 75′)
Coastal Spirit 7 (Alejandro Steinwascher 27′, 38′, 39′, 43′, Weston Bell 29′, 45′, Daniel Boys 57′)
Selwyn United 0
Lotto NRFL Women’s Premiership
Game played on Thursday March 28, 2024
Ellerslie 0
Auckland United 4 (Alexis Cook 4′, Rene Wasi 31′, Talisha Green 47′, Charlotte Roche 73′)
Games played on Friday March 29, 2024
Western Springs 1 (Anya Stephan 62′)
Eastern Suburbs 0
Hibiscus Coast 1 (Lauren Henry 5′)
West Coast Rangers 3 (Catherine Smith 32′, Shannon Henson 45+3′, Maisy Dewell 48′)
Game played on Sunday March 31, 2024
Hamilton Wanderers 0
Fencibles United 3 (Hayley Miller 36′, Rosie Missen 45′, Kate Berry 51′)
Lotto NRFL Men’s Championship
Games played on Friday March 29, 2024
Hibiscus Coast 0
Takapuna 0
Metro 3 (Matt Hearn 41′, 63′, Sam Freeman 44′)
Franklin United 0
Ellerslie 2 (Rowan Corbett 44′, Shukrullah Rezaie 87′)
North Shore United 0
Ngaruawahia United 1 (Darius Palma 43′ pen)
Onehunga Mangere United 2 (Aidan Price 53′, Abraham Khalil 69′)
Manukau United 1 (Mohammed Shah 51′)
Northern Rovers 1 (Tinotenda Mupemhena 47′)
Fencibles United 3 (Frank Clarke 29′, Kodie Nicol 34′, Moh Reynolds 75′)
Mt Albert Ponsonby 1 (Sam Tutton 43′)
Games played on Monday April 1, 2024
Mt Albert Ponsonby 1 (Sam Tutton 69′)
Ngaruawahia United 4 (Darius Palma 22′, 39′, 90′ pen, Reuben Henderson 75′)
Northern Rovers 1 (Ryan Cain 76′)
Fencibles United 1 (Aston Burns 84′)
North Shore United 0
Manukau United 3 (Dylan Horgan 18′, Hamza Moosvi 26′, Dasstgeer Lai-Sai 71′)
Franklin United 0
Ellerslie 1 (Rowan Corbett 86′)
Takapuna 2 (Joao Moreira 20′, Daniel Gleissner-Broom 64′)
Metro 1 (Jordan Hearn 84′, pen)
Hibiscus Coast 1 (Conor Felstead 5′)
Onehunga Mangere United 4 (Aidan Price 21′, Joe Minto 40′, Matt Banks 75′, Max Sutton 88′)
Lotto NRFL Men’s Northern Conference
Squad lists: Who played for who in NRFL Northern Conference opening round >>>>
Game played on Friday March 29, 2024
Oratia United 2 (Andy Kapteyn 45+1′, 49′)
Waitemata 5 (Adam Hargood 8′, Shane Tanner 21′, Sam Sedon 62′ pen, Harry Murphy 81′, Stuart Davies 86′)
Games played on Saturday March 30, 2024
Te Atatu 3 (Ben McCafferty 27′, Dan Peak 56′, Martin Laulhe Centurion 76′)
Beachlands Maraetai 4 (Mark Giles 20′, 42′ pen, 90+3′ pen, Henry Lee 82′)
Northland 0
Albany United 2 (Matias Gabriel Miranda 3′, Seth McGuinness 35′)
Waiheke United 2 (Nicolas Vanina 76′, Claudio Amad 90′)
Bucklands Beach 0
Lotto NRFL Men’s Southern Conference
Squad lists: Who played for who in NRFL Southern Conference opening round >>>>
Games played on Friday March 29, 2024
Cambridge 5 (Bailey Webster 26′, 69′, 75′, Rahim Nabizada 85′, Josh Clarkin 89′)
Ngongotaha Lakes 0
Te Awamutu 2 (Joel Roil 62′, 86′)
Otumoetai 7 (Jack Boland 3′, 53′, Own Goals 24′, 60′, James Clark 26′, Dylan Monteiro 32′, Moses Caldwell 55′ pen)
Games played on Saturday March 30, 2024
Taupo 5 (Dylan Foster 15′, Joe O’Donoghue 45′, 55′, Ty Christensen 63′, Sean Barbour 69′)
Claudelands Rovers 0
Papamoa 3 (Matthew Kilpatrick 10′, Andrew Cooper 13′, Josh Nelson 32′)
Waikato Unicol 4 (Kjay Morehu 52′, 84′, MarcoEsstacio Arroyo 59′, Jose Manuel Gonzalez 84′)
More football stories
