Men’s Central League 2

It was your cliched Game of 2 halves when Watson Integrity PN Marist played hosts to Suchy & Co Realty Ltd FC Western with the home team scoring inside 10 minutes through Campbell Wallace then Dominic Richmond converted from the spot less than 5 minutes later. FC Western found themselves back in the contest when Jack Flood netted his penalty opportunity to cut the PN Marist lead to 1 just before the half.  The second half saw neither team able to find the back of the net until second half substitute Jack Gunson scored to level the scores. FC western then claimed all 3 points when Flood scored his second of the day very late on. 

Round 3 Results

Watson Integrity PN Marist FC – 2 (Campbell Wallace 10’, Dominic Richmond (PEN) 14’)
Suchy & Co Realty Ltd FC Western – 3 (Jack Flood (PEN) 42’ 90’, Jack Gunson 77’)

Langley Twigg Taradale AFC – 1 (Jared Cunniff 32’)
Stop Out Sports Club – 1 (Daryn Whyte 90’)

Lower Hutt City AFC – 3 (James Ferguson 35’, Aaron Allan 90’ Jacob Harris 90’)
Palmerston North United – 2 (Anthony Jones 26’, 83’)

Tawa AFC – 1 (Oliver Story 59’)
Te Kotahitanga FC Men’s Firsts – 1 (Patrick Hughes 85’)

Seatoun AFC – 1 (Divin Bissielo 45’)
Douglas Villa AFC Badcock Law Magpies – 1 (Simon Mazey 84’)

Game of Round 4

25.4.25 1215 Memorial Park 1      Palmerston North United vs Langley Twigg Taradale AFC

Memorial Park plays host this week when Palmerston North United plays hosts to Langley Twigg Taradale AFC. Palmerston North United will be looking to bounce back after a disappointing loss last time out while Taradale will be looking to build on the 1 all draw they got last week against Stop out.

Women’s Central League

Round 2 Results

Quick fire goals to Farina Anchico and Hannah Pilley had the visiting Wellington United Diamonds team ahead inside 15minute when they travelled up to Taradale Park to face Shadow Solutions Taradale AFC. Achinco then grabbed a second just before the end of the first half giving the visitors a 3 goal lead going into the break. The second half saw more of the same as Wellington United scored 3 more times during the second half first to Natalie Olson who continued her hot start to the season infront of goal. Carolyn O’Reilly then grabbed herself a brace as the defending champions ran our 6-0 winners.

Shadow Solutions Taradale AFC – 0
Wellington United Diamonds – 6 (Farina Anchico 3’, 38’, Hannah Pilley 15’, Natalie Olson 58’, Carolyn O’Reilly 60’, 79’)

Powerex Petone 1st Team – 5 (Emmy Lantz 21’, Phoebe Gray 25’, Pepi Olliver-Bell 48’, 54’, 58’)
Alexia Stoddart Miramar Rangers AFC – 1 (Iris Reweti-Gould 74’)

Manawatu Knitting Mills PN Marist FC – 3 (Amber Mahoney 56’, 60’, Isabella Yarwood 73’)
Excel Refrigeration Moturoa AFC – 1 (Sasha Rasmussen 14’)

Waterside Karori Middleware – 3 (Nicola Ross 7’, 90’, Rhianna Houghton 79’)
Kitchens By Healey Palmerston North United – 0

Game of Round 5

 26/4/2025 12.30 Onuku Taipari Domain #1        Excel Refrigeration Moturoa AFC vs Waterside Karori Middleware

This week sees Excel Refrigeration Moturoa AFC welcome a Waterside Karori Side who have started to find their form with back to back victories. Moturoa will be looking to slow them down and grab a crucial 3 points to springboard their season in the right direction.

Central League Round 3

This past weekend, Napier City Rovers played host to Upper Hutt City Football at Bluewater. The game was intense from the start, with both teams battling it out in a tightly contested first half. Despite their best efforts, neither side managed to score a goal.

But then, in the 65th minute, Stephen Hoyle came through with a brilliant goal, breaking the deadlock and sending the crowd into a frenzy! The Rovers fought hard to maintain their lead, but Upper Hutt City Football refused to back down. In the 87th minute, they managed to score, tying up the game and leaving both teams with a well-deserved point.

Results:

Napier City Rovers AFC – 1 ( S.HOYLE 65’)
Upper Hutt City Football – 1 (E.BARBIER 87’)
 

Yorb Eastern Premiership Round 4

In this weekend's thrilling match of the round, the HNW Big Barrel Premiers faced off against the Jarks Cityside Western Rangers. The Rangers came out strong, scoring an early goal by Riley Carrington. However, the HNW team fought back and equalized just before halftime, making it 1-1 at the break.

The second half was where the real excitement happened! The Home Side dominated, scoring 3 quick goals to take the lead. The Rangers didn't back down, scoring two goals of their own. But it wasn't enough to catch up to HNW, who secured a nail-biting 4-3 victory.

Results:

HNW – 4 (A.ABSOLOM 33’, 46’, T.SUAREZ RODRÍGUEZ 59’, S.WAIT 76’)
Western Rangers – 3 (R.CARRINGTON 1’, K.MANEY 71’, C.JANSSEN 86’)

HSOB – GBHS PREMS – 2 (X.PRIESTLEY-MENNIE 4’ , M.HILLS 53’)
Port Hill Utd – 4 (M.BETESTA 35’, L.POSTHUMUS 46’, 63’, K.MCKENZIE 90’)

Napier Marist – 1 (M.MCLELLAN 11’)
Gisborne Thistle – 7 (J.SOMMERTON 3’, 52’, 73’, 83’, 90’+5’. F.SUAREZ 4’, T.BUTIBARA 60’)

Taradale – 1 (M.FYSH)
Gisborne United 1^st's – 3 (D.THOMPSON 3’, J.ADAMS 31’, A.GRAHAM 68’)

NCR – 2 (B.MCBRIDE 10’, F.BARAGRWANATH 68’)
Maycenvale – 1 (D.LUCAS 12’)

Next week, in the match of the round:

The Napier City Rovers reserves are gearing up for an exciting match at Marewa Park against Port Hill. The Rovers have been on a winning streak and have yet to drop any points. Will this be the game that puts their skills to the ultimate test?

Hawkes Bay Championship Round 3

In this weekend's match, the Taradale Reserves welcomed the HNW Cole Murray Reserves for their first home game of the season. HNW took an early lead in the first half, scoring two goals. The second half saw HNW dominating the field, adding four more goals to extend their lead to an impressive 6-0. Taradale managed to score one goal late in the game, thanks to the efforts of Ethan Berge. However, it was not enough to stop HNW from securing a resounding 6-1 victory.

Results:

Taradale Reserves – 1 (E.BERGE 79’)
HNW Reserves – 6 (J.PYOTT 27’, L.DUVERGE 40’, 85’, C.EVANS 51’, 92’, I.WINTERSON 83’)

Maycenvale Strollers –1 (W.ROBINSON 10’)
NCR Champs – 7 (S.BAUERFEIND 12’, 31’, 51’, 55’, M.OSWALD 14’, R.TURNER 76’, B.CAREW 81’)

Western Rangers Reserves – 3 (R.LANGLEY 13’, R.CROSSLAND 71’, B.STOK 87’)
NCR D2 – 5 (D.BALL 10’, C.BRUIN 10’, L.SIMMONS 47’, M.SPROULL 55’, J.WILSON 85’)

Next week, in the match of the round:

ECR Western Rangers Reserves vs Liquid Gold Maycenvale Strollers.

Hawkes Bay Division 2 Round 3

In this weekends match of the round HNW Razos Engineering Latin Roots won by default to HNW Arataki Honeybees.

Results:

HNW Razos Engineering Latin Roots – 3*default win
HNW Arataki Honeybees – 0

Hastings Hibernian Sport Club 1^st Team – 2
Burger Fuel Port Hill Utd Div2 – 4 (H.ERICKSEN 20’, T.TONDU 70’, S.THOMPSON 80’, L.HIMSCHOOT 89’)

Taradale AFC Vikings – 2 (N.FREWIN 10’, D.TYMAN 70’)
Port Hill United Scindians – 2 (J.TULLY 27’, T.WATSON 44’)

Westshore Beach Inn Eskview United – 2 (J.UNDERHILL 31’, B.BERRY 88’)
HNW ICIB – 0

East Coast Tiling Western Rangers Division 2 – 2
SHED2 Marist – 2

Next weeks Match of the round:

Hastings Hibernian Sports Club 1^st team vs HNW Razos Engineering Latin Roots

Hawkes Bay Division 3 Round 3

In this week's match of the round, Ecosmart Electrical Maycenvale Utd AFC hosted 313 Construction Marist. Marist won 7-2; goal scorers unknown.

Results:

Maycenvale Utd AFC – 2
313 Construction Marist -  7

Hastings Hibernian Div 3 – 3 (R.NAIKER 11’, A.MATHUR 55’, H.GANLEY 84’)
HNW Dominator – 4 (J.ENGROB 6’, E.BRIGHTWELL 71’, 88’, S.HULKES 79’)

Port Hill utd Div3 – 3
Taradale AFC Kingz – 2

Napier City Rovers Div 3 – 1 (L.MATULICH 69’)
Napier South – 2 (D.WAKEFIELD 5’, J.IRVINE-ROBINSON 43’)

Eskview Reds – 4 (T.BUTLER 27’, B.DOHERTY 31’, C.TITTER 54’, T.DOHERTY 57’)
Western Rangers Division 3 – 0

Cropands Spray Shop Western Rangers Division 3 – 3 (D.KINSEY 52’, 56’, J.YULE 74’)
Maycenvale Vikings – 1 (OG 44’)

Next week, in the match of the round:

Taradale AFC Kingz vs Paddy’s Bar Napier City Rovers Div 3.

Hawkes Bay Masters Round 3

In this week's match of the round, HNW Alessandro’s Masters took on Obrien’s Plumbing HNW Mercenaries.  HNW Alessandros took the win 9-0. Goal scorers unknown.

Results:

HNW Alessandro’s Masters – 9
Obrien’s Plumbing HNW Mercenaries – 0

Paddy’s Bar NCR Masters – 6
Port Hill Masters – 3

Next week's match of the round:

Paddy’s Bar NCR Masters vs HNW Alessandro’s Masters.

Article added: Tuesday 22 April 2025