Here is our round-up of results from the Northern League, Lotto NRFL Men’s Championship and the Reta Fitzpatrick Cup.
Auckland City go five points clear at the top of the Northern League after beating nearest rivals Birkenhead United 3-1, while Eastern Suburbs moved into third place with a 3-0 win at Manurewa.
In the Lotto NRFL Men’s Championship, late goals earned Hibiscus Coast maximum points against Ellerslie.
Halswell United have reached the final of Canterbury’s Reta Fitzpatrick Cup after beating Selwyn United with a last gasp winner. They’ll meet the winners of next Wednesday’s semi-final between Coastal Spirit and Cashmere Technical.
New A-League club Auckland FC beat Northern League club East Coast Bays 1-0 in a pre-season friendly, with the winning goal scored by Luis Toomey.
Results
Games played on Wednesday August 7, 2024
Northern League
Birkenhead United 1 (Dino Botica 83′)
Auckland City 3 (Stipe Ukich 15′, Adam Mitchell 40′, Kailan Gould 77′)
Manurewa 0
Eastern Suburbs 3 (Josh Galletly 27′, Jake Mechell 30′, Dylan Laing-McConnell 52′)
Lotto NRFL Men’s Championship
Hibiscus Coast 2 (Dan Cyra 85′, Conor Felstead 90+11′)
Ellerslie 0
Reta Fitzpatrick Cup
Semi-final
Halswell United 1 (Rachel Brodie 89′)
Selwyn United 0
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Pre-season friendly
East Coast Bays 0
Auckland FC 1 (Luis Toomey 39′)
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