Here are Saturday’s football results from the Northern League, Central League, Southern League and the top men’s and women’s regional competitions throughout New Zealand.
The Wellington Phoenix season ended with defeat at Sky Stadium when Melbourne Victory beat them 2-1 in extra time.
Auckland City topped their group at the OFC Men’s Champions League in Tahiti, earning a semi-final spot.
This page is updated when information becomes available. Please check for updates.
Here’s our round-up for Saturday May 18, 2024:
Results
Games played on Saturday May 18, 2024
Men’s A-LeagueSemi-final 2, second leg
Wellington Phoenix 1 (Oskar Zawada 90+9′) Melbourne Victory 2 (Adama Traoré 82′, Chris Ikonomidis 102′) *After extra time. Victory win 2-1 on aggregate.
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Semi-final 1, second leg
Central Coast Mariners 0 Sydney 0 *Mariners win 2-0 on aggregate.
OFC Men’s Champions LeagueGroup A
Hekari United 2 (Joseph Joe 55’ pen, Solomon Rani 62’) Rewa 3 (Samu Kautoga 41’, 74′, Tevita Waranaivalu 90+5′)
Group A
Auckland City 5 (Dylan Manickum 40′, 49′, 60′ pen, Stipe Ukich 66′ pen, Ryan De Vries 75′) Solomon Warriors 0
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Northern LeagueWest Coast Rangers 2 (Sam Burfoot 19′, Allan Pearce 90+1′ pen) East Coast Bays 2 (Ryusei Ishibashi 52′, Jack Caunter 84′)
Auckland United 2 (Benjamin Wallace 22′, Daniel Atkinson 71′) Manurewa 2 (Jerson Lagos Giraldo 5′, Hector Echague 90+6′)
Tauranga City 1 (Joel McMullan 27′) Hamilton Wanderers 0
Melville United 1 (Thomas Cave 8′) Bay Olympic 0
Western Springs 1 (Emiliano Tade 74′) Eastern Suburbs 1 (Jake Mechell 84′)\
Auckland City P Birkenhead United P POSTPONED till July 17 due to City’s participation in OFC Champions League
Central LeagueNorth Wellington 2 (Blake Chandler 3′, own goal 27′) Napier City Rovers 3 (Oscar Faulds 47′, Kieran Richards 63′, Ethan Richards 66′)
Western Suburbs 2 (Lucas Meek 27′, Charles Ostrem 57′) Wellington Phoenix Reserves 1 (Nathan Walker 5′)
Miramar Rangers 4 (Agustin Contratti 4′, 78′, 90+3′, Sam Mason-Smith 86′ pen) Waterside Karori 3 (Seth Ward 43′, Jack Eccles 52′, Lachlan Candy 69′)
Petone 1 (Jack O’Connor 58′) Wellington Olympic 5 (Jesse Randall 34′, Hamish Watson 45+3′, 49′, Tor Davenport Petersen 51′, Gavin Hoy 80′)
Islands Bay United 4 (Dylan Thomson 12′, Henry Lenihan-Geels 45’+3′, Stefan Ashby 46′, Tsar Mitchener 89′) Stop Out 3 (Xavier Coleman 9′, Darren Juru 83′, James Sutcliffe 90+6′)
Southern LeagueCoastal Spirit 2 (Apisai Rabuka 16′, Weston Bell 83′) Dunedin City Royals 1 (Will Turner 27′)
FC Twenty 11 1 (Alexios Rodriguez 53′) UC Football 6 (Jacob Killick 6′, 41′, 78′, Charles Kerby 36′, Cameron Gaines 73′, Pero Forman 90+7′)
Cashmere Technical 3 (Lachie McIsaac 26′, Lyle Matthysen 44′, Jack Hallahan 75′) Nomads United 0
Selwyn United 1 (Liam Coleman 82′) Christchurch United 5 (scorers to come)
Women’s Central LeaguePetone 2 (Rebecca Otte 22′, 31′) Wellington United Diamonds 2 (Bella Cartman 5′, Natalie Olson 73′)
Waterside Karori Victoria University
Moturoa 4 (Sasha Rasmussen 5′, 88′, Fernanda Toscani 40′, Ella Third 82′) Seatoun 0
Women’s South Island Qualifying League (A)Dunedin City Royals 4 (Own goal 22′, Hannah Mackay-Wright 66′ pen, Georgia Kennedy 68′, Charlotte Summers 90′) Queens Park 0
Otago University 2 (Madeline McCormick 22′, Charli Marvin 63′) Northern 0
Women’s South Island Qualifying League (B)Cashmere Technical 5 (Anna McPhie 17′, Lara Wall 39′, Darsha Keogan 42′, Lainey Altieri-need 42′, own goal 86′) Nelson Suburbs 0
Selwyn United 0 NW United 1 (Jasmine Barrett 52′ pen)
Coastal Spirit 3 (Lauren Dabner 44′, Melanie Cameron 70′, Laura Newman 89′) Halswell United 1 (Amelia Newlands 83′)
UC Football — bye
Lotto NRFL Men’s ChampionshipHibiscus Coast 0 Mt Albert Ponsonby 0
Ellerslie 1 (Leon Van Der Heijden 57′) Manukau United 5 (own goal 33′, Hamza Moosvi 38′, Dylan Horgan 51′, Mohammed Shah 81′, Alexander Hale 85′)
Takapuna 2 (Kerryn Friday 2′, Joao Moreira 74′ pen) North Shore United 1 (Brodie Putt 36′ pen)
Metro 1 (Adam Creaney 60′) Fencibles United 4 (Daniel Brunch 18′, 42′, Kodie Nicol 45+3′, 90+3′)
Franklin United 0 Ngaruawahia United 5 (Darius Palma 11′, 44′, 73′, Levi Clark 31′, Reuben Henderson 38′)
Lotto Men’s Central Federation LeagueWestern 3 (Jack Flood 3′, Scott Manning 26′, Benjamin Furze 88′) Taradale 1 (Zac Madsen 69′)
Palmerston North Marist 2 (Zac Farmer 16′, 57′) New Plymouth Rangers 0
Havelock North Wanderers 3 (Tom Speers 19′, Guy Reeves 37′, Vinnie Mackirdy 85′) Gisborne Thistle 0
Peringa United 3 (Domenico Squatriti 3′, 80′, Abdul Ali 19′) Palmerston North United 3 (Nathan Cooksley 18′, Ryan McDermott 45′, Daniel McDougall 68′)
Whanganui Athletic — Bye
Lotto NRFL Men’s Northern ConferenceOratia United 1 (Thomas Jacobson 74′) Albany United 4 (Santiago Pinzon Rodriguez 19′, James Chamberlain-Barlow 48′, 50′, Agustin Saint-Germes 85′)
Te Atatu 2 (Jack Kelly 54′, Maura Silva Urrutia 59′) Bucklands Beach 0
Northland 0 Waiheke United 2 (Alejo Villasana 15′, Nicol Vanina 63′)
Waitemata 4 (Roy Van Leeuwen 24′, Shane Tanner 28′, Harry Murphy 73′, Samuel Carr 90’+3) Beachlands Maraetai 1 (Mark Giles 44′)
Lotto NRFL Men’s Southern ConferenceTe Awamutu 2 (Nicolas King-McRae 43′, Joel Roil 75′) Claudelands Rovers 5 (Krishaant Singh 15′, 27′, 67′, 90+1′, Henry Stephen 45+4′ pen)
Otumoetai 1 (Liam McDonagh 71′) Papamoa 2 (own goal 9′, Andrew Cooper 74′)
Waikato Unicol 1 (Abdul Wahid Sulieman 63′) Cambridge 7 (Josh Clarkin 13′, 52′, 87′, Bailey Webster 34′ pen, 64′, 70′, 74′)
Ngongotaha Lakes 0 Taupo 7 (Finlay Smith 12′, 21′, Sean Barbour 25′, 44′, Kierren Flower 27′, Ahmad Zammit 37′, Liam Petersen 44′)
NRF Men’s League OneSouth Auckland Rangers 2 (Emosi Navaba 19′, Netani Doli 89′) Waiuku 1 (Paora Porter 36′)
Central United 2 (Sam Lloyd 71′, Ben Ruffell 89′ pen) West Auckland 0
Papatoetoe 2 (own goal 38′, Vikil Vineet Prakash 76′) Uni-Mount Bohemian 0
WaiBOP Men’s League OneNorthern United 4 (Corbin Fell 19′, Liam Jessep 47′, 51′, Graham Kay 86′) Tauranga City 2 (Sam Arthurs 37′, Logan Wright-Webb 41′)
Te Puke United 1 (Cameron Riley 19′) West Hamilton 1 (John Cameron 8′)
Cambridge 2 (Jack McGovern 31′, 59′) Claudelands Rovers 2 (Iyomungeri Turimuyukuri 5′, Bradley Mardon 58′)
Hamilton Wanderers 2 (Cortian Davis-Havill 40′, Sam Gordon 75′) Otorohanga 10 (Tawhirimatea Ball 36′, 38′, 54′, 90′, 90’+2′, Mason Apperley 58′, 66′, 69′, 76′, Logan Allen 78′)
Matamata Swifts 5 (Peter Shannon 12′, Blake Bibby 32′, Reuben Davis 46′, 50′, Jamie Baxter 80′ pen) Tokoroa 1 (Chris Teague 58′)
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