Canterbury’s Coastal Spirit have claimed the final qualifying place in this year’s Men’s National League after securing second place in the Southern League.
Spirit made sure of their qualification with a 2-1 win against Universities of Canterbury, thanks to a late winner from an own goal.
Christchurch United’s hopes of returning for a second season in the national competition were dashed by Spirit’s win, and their own failure to beat champions Cashmere Technical.
The two rivals drew 1-1.
The Men’s National League kicks off in the last weekend of September.
Results
Games played on Sunday September 1, 2024
Southern League
UC Football 1 (Pero Forman 1′)
Coastal Spirit 2 (Alejandro Steinwascher 14′, own goal 83′)
FC Twenty 11 2 (Kane Kilbride 78′, Daniel Oakman 82′)
Selwyn United 5 (Jamie Carrodus 44′, Blake Lang 68′, Finlay Cotton 79′, Kwadwo Amoafo 83′, Daniel Ede 88′)
Dunedin City Royals P
Nelson Suburbs P
Christchurch United 1 (Joel Stevens 54′)
Cashmere Technical 1 (Garbhan Coughlan 19′)
Ferrymead Bays 1 (James Deehan 90+46′)
Nomads United 3 (Caleb Cottom 52′, Spencer Gable 90+28′, Ethan Bingham 90+36′)
Who’s qualified for the National League
The Men’s National League will have 10 participating clubs.
- Northern League qualifiers are Auckland City, Western Springs., Eastern Suburbs and Birkenhead United.
- Central League qualifiers are Wellington Olympic, Western Suburbs, Napier City Rovers and Wellington Phoenix.
- Southern League qualifiers are Cashmere Technical and Coastal Spirit.
How they finished last year
This story was first published on September 1, 2024.
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