Plenty of football to unpack after another weekend of cup and league competitions around the country.
The Wellington Phoenix took top billing with a 3-0 win in their final regular season fixture to set up a grandstand finish to the men’s A-League.
The Chatham Cup and Kate Sheppard Cup played preliminary round ties, and we covered the country’s top regional women’s and men’s compeititions.
Here’s our round-up for the weekend of April 26-28, 2024:
Results
Men’s A-League
Game played on Saturday April 27, 2024
Wellington Phoenix 3 (Kosta Barbarouses 22′, Tim Payne 29′, Oscar Zawada 90+2′ pen)
Macarthur 0
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Newcastle Jets 1 (Apostolos Stamatelopoulos 47′)
Central Coast Mariners 3 (Alou Kuoi 21′, Harry Steele 82′, Ryan Edmondson 87′)
Chatham Cup
Games played on Saturday April 27, 2024
Preliminary round
Tikipunga 1 (Tyran Kitchen 15′)
Papatoetoe 10 (Matthew Ernst 7′. Evinish Aniket Prasad 17′, 23′, 62′, 88′, Christopher Groen 25′, 81′, 87′, Aakash Kumar 30′ pen, 90′)
Whanganui Athletic 0
Palmerston North United 2 (Nathan Cooksley 51′, Benjamin Mori 80′)
New Plymouth Rangers 1 (Devan Leggett 43′)
Havelock North Wanderers 3 (Guy Reeves 54′, Tom Speers 60′, Ollie Chapman 67′)
FC Nelson 9 (Tim Newson 3′, 53′, James Harris 23′, Tjark Hansen 45’+1′, Finn Rudy 60′, Jamane Wilson 61′, Canaan Khupchawn 76′, Andres Viveros Viveros Enrriquez 88′, 89′
Motueka 0
Mapua Rangers 0
Richmond 2 (Sam Barnett 48′, Findley Mold 71′)
Western 2 (Nicholas King 2′, Scott Zimmerman 40′)
St Albans Shirley 1 (Guilherme Simon 86′)
Parklands United 3 (Miles Gruschow 11′, James Bailey 32′, Jack Norris 90+8′)
Burwood 4 (Christopher Braithwaite 13′, Jack Woolcott 45+3′, Elijah Austen 101′, Joe Davis 115′)
*After extra time
Games played on Sunday April 28, 2024
Preliminary round
Sperm Whales 1 (Will East 9′)
University of Auckland 3 (Luke Spurr 60′, Lucas Andersen 83′, Tadiwa Masiyakurima 90+1’pen)
Waimakariki United 13 (Danny Loney 15′, 27′ pen, 40′ pen, 45’+4′, 59′, 84′, Liam Paterson 18′, Daniel Ribeiro De Abreu 49′, 72′, 88′, Liam Brandso 57′, Sebastian De Bono 67′, 90′)
Oxford 0
Kate Sheppard Cup
Game played on Sunday April 28, 2024
Preliminary round
Bay Olympic 1 (Chantay Robinson 12′)
Uni-Mount Bohemian 6 (Rosie Hartwell 7′, 42′, Maggie Jaques 40′, Jessica McKimm 48′, 50′, 65′)
Northern League
Auckland United 6 (Hideto Takahashi 3′, Josh Tollervey 20′ 77′, Ollie Middleton 45+3′, 61′, Ben Wallace 48′ pen)
West Coast Rangers 1 (Allan Pearce 33′)
Auckland City 2 (Liam Gillion 32′, Ryan d Vries 87′)
Western Springs 1 (Riley Manuel 68′)
Tauranga City 2 (Colby Brennan 9′, Nathan Rostron 67′)
East Coast Bays 2 (Malcolm Young 69′, Guy Penda 90+3′)
Birkenhead United 3 (Corban Piper 39′, Sam Philip 42′, Monty Patterson 70′)
Manurewa 2 (Jerson Lagos Giraldo 48′, Maksim Manko 90+10′)
Melville United 0
Eastern Suburbs 4 (Jake Mechell 43′, 65′, Ryan Feutz 74′, 90+2′)
Hamilton Wanderers 1 (Derek Tieku 60′)
Bay Olympic 5 (Ronaldo Munoz 37′, 69′, Ibrahim Nadir 39′, 87′, 90′)
Central League
Game played on Friday April 26, 2024
North Wellington 0
Miramar Rangers 6 (Harrison Dudley 23′, Sam Mason-Smith 52′ pen, 52′ pen, 55′, 65′ pen, Nico Bobadilla 90′)
Games played on Saturday April 27, 2024
Waterside Karori 4 (Tomas Alvarado 33′, 51′, 62′ pen, Jack Parker 71′)
Stop Out 1 (Connor Gaul 77′)
Petone 1 (Brynn Sinclair 42′)
Western Suburbs 3 (Lucas Meek 65′, 82′, Flynn Cave 75′)
Wellington Olympic 4 (Tor Davenport Petersen 2′, Eddie Wilkinson 30′, Hamish Watson 34′, Ben Mata 45+3′ pen)
Wellington Phoenix Reserves 2 (Gabriel Sloane-Rodrigues 88′, Luke Supyk 90+3′)
Game played on Sunday April 28, 2024
Napier City Rovers 3 (Oscar Faulds 34′, 63′, Jonny McNamara 46′)
Island Bay United 1 (Tsar Mitchener 14′)
Southern League
Games played on Saturday April 27, 2024
Dunedin City Royals 4 (Hugh Jack 5′, Ryan Mairs 29′, Connor Neil 42′, Hayden Aish 90+4′)
UC Football 0
FC Twenty 11 0
Christchurch United 4 (David Yoo 49′, Michael Hornsby 55′, 64′, Joel Peterson 90′)
Selwyn United 1 (Finlay Cotton 79′)
Nomads United 1 (Flynn Holdem 59′)
Games played on Sunday April 28, 2024
Coastal Spirit 1 (Alex Meaclem 28′)
Ferrymead Bays 0
Nelson Suburbs 1 (Trevin Myers 57′)
Cashmere Technical 5 (Garbhan Coughlan 18′, 23′, 54′, Matt Tod-Smith 36′, Yusuf van Dam 90+4′)
Lotto NRFL Women’s Premiership
Game played on Saturday April 27, 2024
Auckland United 3 (Rene Wasi 45′, 72′, Charlotte Roche 60′)
West Coast Rangers 1 (Anelise Karakostas 68′)
Games played on Sunday April 28, 2024
Hamilton Wanderers 0
Hibiscus Coast 5 (Danica Urlich-Beech 6′, 45+5′ pen, 65′, Stacey Martin 35′, Lauren Henry 71′)
Fencibles United 2 (Millee Loxton 57′, Rosie Missen 79′)
Western Springs 1 (Megan Lee 24′)
Women’s Central League
Games played on Saturday April 27, 2024
Petone 2 (Phoebe Gray 37′, Sydnie Williams 89′)
Palmerston North Marist 1 (Melissa McKenna 88′ pen)
Moturoa 2 (Danielle Lucinsky 73′, Lilly Dowsing 75′)
Victoria University 2 (Tessa Brownlie 15′, Nicole Baird 70′)
Seatoun 0
Wellington United Diamonds 2 (Nea Blackham 7′, Natalie Olson 49′)
Game played on Sunday April 28, 2024
Taradale 1 (Caitlyn Turner 34′)
Waterside Karori 3 (Nicola Ross 55′, Carena Oosterbaan 60′, Renee Bacon 90′)
Women’s South Island Qualifying League (Otago/south)
Games played on Saturday April 27, 2024
Dunedin City Royals 1 (Hannah Mackay-Wright 73′ pen)
Roslyn Wakari 0
Green Island 4 (Steph Lee 5′, 33′, own goal 40′, Amelia Caltaux 45′)
Northern 1 (Kiera Bourgeois 10′)
Women’s South Island Qualifying League (Christchurch/north)
Games played on Saturday April 27, 2024
Coastal Spirit 6 (Samantha Whyte 36′, 42′, Whitney Hepburn 41′, Laura Newman 43′, 45+2′, 58′)
Selwyn United 0
Cashmere Technical 14 (Anna McPhie 6′, 13′, 44′, 46′, Aimee Phillips 15′, 20′, 32′, 37′, 50′, 56′, Annabel Gilchrist 35′, 70′, Lara Wall 52′, Lainey Altieri-Need 60′)
Halswell United 1 (Rachel Brodie 26′)
Game played on Sunday April 28, 2024
Nelson Suburbs 4 (Jasmine Barney 11′, Geena Horne 15′, Abigail Platt 22′, Gillian Morgan 47′)
UC Football 2 (Beth Elliott 56′, Jasmine Donald 88′)
Women’s Capital Premier League
Games played on Sunday April 28, 2024
Wellington United Sapphires 9 (Olivia Catherwood 7′, Ashleigh Mason 18′, Farina Anchico 22′, 24′, 69′, Ashleigh Mccutcheon 29′, 37′, Jemma Catherwood 56′, Taylor Watson 80′)
Island Bay United 0
North Wellington 1 (Jade Heather 14′)
Miramar Rangers 7 (scorers not available)
Upper Hutt City 5 (Cadhla McLaughlin 27′, 84′, Ashleigh Gill 40′, Kassandra Clendon 45′, Asha Dyson 65′)
Te Kotahitanga 2 (Emma Howes 51′, Sienna Lenik 57′)
Brooklyn Northern United 0
Petone 9 (Phoebe Campbell 7′, 30′, 48′, Jessica Owens Blackmore 23′, 45’+1′, Hayley Hicks 53′, 87′, Kezia Davis 85′, 90’+1′)
Lotto NRFL Men’s Championship
Game played on Friday April 26, 2024
Onehunga Mangere United 0
Fencibles United 2 (Kodie Nicol 26′, Adam Thurston 73′)
Games played on Saturday April 27, 2024
North Shore United 1 (Oscar Garcia 24′)
Ngaruawahia United 6 (Darius Palma 2′, 65′, 79′, 83′, Levi Clark 26′, Roman Yair Perez 58′)
Takapuna 1 (Joao Moreira 58′)
Mt Albert Ponsonby 3 (Connor Turton 13′, Kevin Hajderaj 57′, Leo Maisey 90+9′)
Hibiscus Coast 1 (Daniel Cyra 27′)
Manukau United 2 (Hamza Moosvi 39′, 39′)
Metro 2 (Sam Freeman 62′, Tinashe Marowa 77′)
Ellerslie 2 (own goal 32′, Seb Poelman 64′)
Franklin United 0
Northern Rovers 5 (Thomas Boss 15′, 90′, Jack Beguely 20′, Ryan Cain 53′, Luke Costello 60′)
Lotto NRFL Women’s Championship
Game played on Friday April 26, 2024
Northern Rovers 0
Onehunga Sports 3 (Taylor Bell 5′, Pip Meo 53′, Annie Byrne 72′)
Games played on Sunday April 28, 2024
Tauranga Moana 3 (Evaline Bruce 13′, Kerri-Ann Jones 15′, Ella Golding 17′)
Central United 1 (Nicole Loader 55′)
Melville United 1 (Victoria Gorter 38′)
Franklin United 3 (Britney Cunningham-Lee 9′, 90′, Sarah Carpenter 31′)
Birkenhead United 9 (Abby Chad 1′, 35′, 37′, own goals 14′, 68′, Jaime Govind 15′, 54′, 61′, Charlotte England 46′)
Manukau United 1 (Ashley Porter 17′)
Lotto NRFL Men’s Southern Conference
Games played on Saturday April 27, 2024
Papamoa 1 (Cole Peverley 17′ pen)
Claudelands Rovers 3 (Krishaant Singh 37′, Henry Stephen 38′, Thomas O’Leary 90+3′)
Te Awamutu 1 (Giulio Bernasconi 35′)
Cambridge 4 (Thomas Walters 72′, Jordan Shaw 74′, 88′, Bailey Webster 79′)
Otumoetai 2 (Jack Boland 30′, Connor Smyth 38′)
Taupo 2 (Finlay Smith 74′, Joe O’Donoghue 76′)
Waikato Unicol 1 (Abdul Saddam Suleimann 22′)
Ngongotaha Lakes 0
NRF Men’s League One
Game played on Saturday April 27, 2024
Central United 5 (Ben Ruffell 32′, Bogdan Dida 52′, 68′, Sam Lloyd 59′, Linus Backman 77′)
Papakura City 1 (Chris Clark 44′)
NRF Women’s Conference
Games played on Sunday April 28, 2024
Beachlands Maraetai 0
Te Atatu 2 (Brooke Smith 5′, own goal 40′)
Greenhithe Mozamba 3 (Alyssa Thomson 18′, Kathryn McMonagle 70′, Paige Gaughan 70′)
Onehunga Mangere United 4 (Rebekah Withers 4′, 6′, 62′, Sena Ogawa-Bracey 50′)
WaiBOP Women’s W-League
Games played on Sunday April 28, 2024
Tauranga Moana Gold 0
Melville United 2 (Zoe Duggan 16′, Erin Orchard 65′)
Tauranga Blue Rovers 1 (Lani Fraser 42′)
Waikato Unicol 6 (Stacey Palmer 9′, 19′, Charli Christensen-Rose 32′, 61′, Jessica Sizer 48′, Jordan Braid-Elley 89′)
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