Sunday’s a full-on day for football fans with big games ahead in the men’s A-League, the OFC Men’s Champions League and New Zealand’s biggest men’s and women’s cup competitions.
The weekend’s Central League fixtures conclude with a vital game for Napier City Rovers who can finish the round as leaders with a home win against Petone.
At 6pm, the Wellington Phoenix continue their quest for their first-ever trophy when they take on Melbourne Victory in the first of their two-legged semi-final series.
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Here’s what’s on …
Fixtures
Games to be played on Sunday May 12, 2024
Men’s A-League
Semi-final 2, first leg
Melbourne Victory v Wellington Phoenix
AAMI Park, Melbourne, 6pm (NZT)
OFC Men’s Champions League
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Group A
Rewa v Auckland City
Stade Paea, Tahiti, 10am (NZT)
Solomon Warriors v Hekari United
Stade Paea, Tahiti, 1pm (NZT)
Chatham Cup
First round
Coastal Spirit v FC Twenty 11
Linfield Park, Bromley, 11am
Northern Rovers v Mt Albert Ponsonby
McFetridge Park, Glenfield, 2pm
Kate Sheppard Cup
First round
Miramar Rangers v Victoria University
David Farrington Park, Miramar, 11am
Uni-Mount Bohemian v Greenhithe
Bill McKinlay Park, Mt Wellington, 1pm
Waikato Unicol v Onehunga Mangere United
Waikato University, Hamilton, 1pm
Tauranga Blue Rovers v Cambridge
Pemberton Park, Greerton, 1pm
Lakes v Tauranga Moana
Tamarahi Reserve, Ngongotaha, 1pm
Te Kotahitanga v North Wellington
Mazengarb Park, Paraparaumu, 1pm
Northland v Franklin United
Trigg Arena, Whangarei, 1.30pm
Island Bay United v Upper Hutt City
Wakefield Park, Island Bay, 2pm
Central League
Napier City Rovers v Petone
Bluewater Stadium, Napier, 1pm
Lotto NRFL Women’s Premiership
Hibiscus Coast v Auckland United
Stanmore Bay Park, Whangaparaoa, 1pm
Eastern Suburbs v Hamilton Wanderers
Madills Farm, St Heliers, 1pm
Ellerslie v Fencibles United
Michaels Ave, Ellerslie, 3pm
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