Men’s Central League 2

4.5.25 1445 Stadium Taranaki #1      Suchy & Co Realty Ltd FC Western vs Douglas Villa AFC Badcock Law Magpies

It was a blustery Stadium Taranaki that welcomed Douglas Villa AFC Badcock Law Magpies as they travelled north to take on Suchy & Co Realty Ltd FC Western. The first half saw neither team able to trouble the back of the net. The second half saw western hit the in the 55th minute through Ben Hutchings. That goal would prove to be the decisive blow as Western took the game 1-0 to move into second on the league table.

Round Results

Suchy & Co Realty Ltd FC Western – 1 (Ben Hutchings 55’)
Douglas Villa AFC Badcock Law Magpies – 0

Lower Hutt City AFC – 1 (Ignacio Junca (PEN) 67’)
Langley Twigg Taradale AFC –0

Seatoun AFC – 0
Stop Out Sports Club – 4 (Jared Cunniff 39’, Jerram Tuck54’, Fergus Young 72’, Meshach Humby 85’)

Watson Integrity PN Marist FC –0
Tawa AFC – 1 (Lachlan Hill 3’)

Te Kotahitanga FC Men’s Firsts – 1 (Taylor Newman 77’)
Palmerston North United – 2 (Jericho Tiakiwai-Baker 12’, Benjamin Mori 82’)

Game of next Round

17.5.25 1430 Arena Turf #1              Watson Integrity PN Marist FC vs Palmerston North United

Next round see the Palmerston North derby as Watson Integrity PN Marist FC host Palmerston North United. A win form Marist would keep them in touch with the top half of the table while a loss would see Palmerston North United keep the teams above them from extending the gap.

Women’s Central League

This week Manawatu Knitting Mills PN Marist welcome the full of confidence Wellington Phoenix Academy u18. The Wellington Phoenix’s Katie Pugh struck first in the 40th minute to give the visitors the lead after a tense first half. The second half saw Pugh double her tally for the day in the 62nd minute. PN Marist’s struggles in front of goal continued as they were unable to beat Phoenix Keeper Harriet Muller as the Wellington Phoenix Academy took the game 2-0.

Round Results

Manawatu Knitting Mills PN Marist FC – 0
Wellington Phoenix Academy U18 – 2 (Katie Pugh 40’, 62’)

Powerex Petone 1st Team – 1 (Kyra Elder 21’)
Wellington United Diamonds – 3 (Hannah Pilley 66’, Jasmine Burnard-Leppinus 72’, Hannah Olson 90’)

Victoria University Women’s Firsts – 0
Kitchens By Healey Palmerston North United – 1 (Annabel Irwin 32’)

Excel Refrigeration Moturoa AFC – 0
Alexia Stoddart Miramar Rangers AFC – 2 (Crystal Phillips 12’, Jacqueline Broughton 32’)

Waterside Karori Middleware – 4 (Nicola Ross 17’, Renee Bacon 29’, Sherize Concessio 43’, Taylor Cooper 48’)
Shadow Solutions Taradale AFC – 0

Game of Round 5

18/5/2025 1300 Taradale #1      Shadow Solutions Taradale AFC vs Victoria University Women’s Firsts

It should be a close encounter when Shadow Solutions Taradale AFC take on Victoria University Women’s Firsts in the next round. With only a couple of points separating the teams in the league both will be eager to collect 3 points to potentially move themselves up the table.

Yorb Western Premiership

In this week's game of the round, we had Peggy’s Gordon’s NP Rangers AFC taking on NP Physiotherapy at Stadium Taranaki. This was expected to be a tight, tactical affair between two Taranaki rivals. The first goal wouldn't arrive until the 32^nd minute thanks to FC Western’s Matthew Sanger. This goal would give FC Western a slender 1-0 lead at halftime. The second half continued very much as the first did. Both sides shared opportunities with no team taking real control of the game. With the game nearing the end Flynn Whitaker stepped up in the 85^th  minute to give FC Western that crucial second goal. Rangers would not give up however, managing to get one back from Logan Smith to create a frantic finish. Unfortunately for them time would be their enemy as FC Western would hang on to take a tight 2-1 victory.

Team Campbell- Harcourts Feilding Utd AFC Men’s 1sts 3 (Tommi Hart 26’, 62’, Matthew Fellingham 53’)

Wanganui City FC Elite Engineering 1sts 2 (Charlie Meredith 58’, Kyle Graham 65’)

Signature Homes Palmerston North United 0

Levin AFC 3 (Austin Cooper 16’, Samuel Stewart 68’, Jack Davis 90’)

GJ Gardner Homes Whanganui Athletic 6 (Dragisa Erakovic 4’, 21’, IIias El Maakoul 19’, Ahmed Cisse 33’, Ryan Holden 45’, 58’)

TSH Moturoa AFC 1 (Gabriel Field 87’)

YOUM PN Marist Men’s Reserves 0

NPBHS 1^st XI 0

Next Week’s Game of the Round: TSH Moturoa AFC vs Peggy Gordon’s NP Rangers AFC

Which side will restart their season and start making their way up the table.

Horizons Championship

In this week's game of the round, we had G.J. Gardner Homes Feilding Utd AFC Men’s Reserves hosting Levin AFC Reserves. In this game was your classic game of two halves. The first half was all Feilding as they took a 4-1 lead to halftime. Goals were scored by Douglas Venner (9^th minute), Luke Groombridge (10^th minute), Riley Jenkins (24^th minute) and Nicolas Blair OG (37th minute). Levin would get one back just before halftime in the 38^th minute thanks to Nathan Stout. Despite the 4-1 scoreline Levin would not give up and goals to Laclan Trask (64^th minute) and Jack Davis (75^th minute) would create an exciting finish. Levin pushed but Feilding managed to hold on to win 4-3 in a game that seemed over at halftime.

Isles Construction PN Mairst Inter 1 (Darcy Wilson 9’)

Chillmax Takaro AFC Titans 3 (Tj Matenga 4’, Phillip King 14’, Satore Chambers 74’)

Wanganui City Reserves 4 (Justin Falconer 24’, 28’, Daniel Glanfield 64’ (OG), Regan Hanna 76’)

Linton FC 1sts 1 (Josh Dagnall 29’)

Manawatu Division 2

In this week’s game of the round, we had Subway Massey University FC Good Guys hosting RSM Wrinkles in a top of the table clash. Both teams have made perfect starts this season, so this was sure to be a classic. It would be Massey who would get off to the perfect start with goals to Liam Wells and Alex Kilkelly in the 12^th and 14^th minute. Massey were in full control and would take a 2-0 lead going into halftime. With tackles beginning to fly Massey would maintain their momentum and control in the second half. They would go on to add another three goals thanks to Oliver Douglas 61’, Bailey Cooke 71’ and Ryan Noble 86’. This would be how it would end, a commanding 5-0 win to Massey Good Guys to grow their lead at the top of the table.

Freedom Plus PN Marist Bulldogs 4 (Kurtis Mctamney 2’, Sam Roebuck 20’, Lochie Mctamney 81’, Corban Wildbore 90+2’)

Takaro United 3 (Pah Eh Say 37’, Hsa Bru 43’, Ms Lazy Man 45’)

Levin AFC Colts 0

JG Residential North End Old Boys 12 (Nathan Cooksley 9’, 55’, 64’, James Kelly 11’, Ryan McDermott 17’, 58’, Ashraf Muhammad-Ali 25’, 29’, Crispin Moore 39’, 81’, William Hodge 72’, 77’)

Manawatu Division 3

In this week's game of the round, we had North End Vets taking on Levin AFC Sports at Skoglund Park. This game started off very evenly with both teams scoring 1 a piece in the first half. The first goal came from Levins Zane Hartwell in the 7^th minute. North End hit back just before halftime thanks to Yann Mountou in the 34^th minute. Levin would take the lead early in the second half thanks to a second goal from Zane. In a 5-minute burst, however, North End would go from 2-1 down to 4-2 up. Goals to Bikimi Ayiya, Ruairidh Morrison and a second to Yann Mountou would shock the victors. Levin would get one back late thanks to Jamie Bronlund but it would be too little, too late as North End would hold on to win 4-3.

CAC PN Marist Greenies 0

The Mad Butcher Takaro AFC Fury 5 (Luke Chapman 7’, Matt Barnes 38’, Jonathan Toki 44’, Jonathon O’Brien 60’, Bailey Forrest 72’)

PN Marist Park Rangers 0

Groombridge Electrical Feilding Utd C Team 0

Takaro AFC Bua United 7 (Rajan Naicker 21’, 51’, Bimlesh Naicker 41’, Sharang Sharma 45+1’, 89’, Andrew Kumar 76’, 89’)

DSC Vikings 1 (Jonathan Ryklief 90+2’)

Manawatu Division 4

In this week's game of the round, we had RSM Legends hosting Post Office Hotel Pahiatua FC. This would end up being an eleven-goal thriller with RSM Legends taking the game incredibly 6-5.  Pahiatua would get out to a 5-2 lead thanks to four goals from Liam Williamson and one from Hunter Smith. The two goals for legends would come from Jason Baylis and Jayden Van Timmeren. The Legends would never give in and would go on to score 4 unanswered goals and win thanks to Jayden Van Timmeren, Matt Harmer, Regan Currie and Samuel Hill. A crazy game that could have gone either way.

Watson Integrity PN Marist Celts 6 (Harrison Hook 14’, 18’, 60’, 88’, Ronin Coppins 17’, Harry Watson 82’)

Chillmax Takaro AFC Glory 3 (Kyle Thompson 5’, Beau Hardy 31’, 34’)

PN Marist Rewa 2 (Scorers Unknown)

McDonalds Feilding Utd Development 6 (Ben Ward-Smith 4’, Kyle England 12’, 86’, Kayden Mills 23’, Jamie Mills 67’, Reid O’Brien 75’)

RSM Hustlers 2 (Ryan Stockley 59’, Quinn Cricket 61’)

Levin AFC Social 3 (Daniel Cortes 36’, John Henry Villa Osorio 48’, Marco Duvan Iter Mestizo 68’)

Takaro Awatapu United 2 (David McCorkindale 37’, Alex Yeatman 56’)

DSC Rangers 2 (Sam Raffaelli 38’, Matthew Cordell 50’)

Manawatu Division 5

This week's game of the round was between Jennian Homes Feilding United Men’s Social and Manawatu Plunderers. This game would end in a high scoring 3-3 draw with Fieldings goals coming from Jon Newman in the 15^th and 75^th minute and Fletcher Bright in the 60^th minute. Unfortunately, Plunderers goal scorers were unrecorded. Both teams will probably be happy to walk away with the point.

Smart Phone Repairs PN Marist Royals 5 (Huy Huynh 6’, Cristiano Yarwood 20’, 29’, 75’, Anthony Prince 65’)

Takaro AFC Bench Warmers 2 (Ricki Le Mar-Walker 29’, Bradley Gillard 58’)

Woodville AFC 1sts 1 (Roman Moss 35’)

Drillco North End Socials 1 (Ayatuallah Sanusi 40’)

Manawatu Masters

In this week's game of the round, we had PN Marist Banshees taking on O’Briens Plumbing & Bathroomware Feilding United Masters. This was a tight game throughout the full 90 minutes with both sides not being separated. The first half ended thanks to goal from Marist’s Michael Glass in the 30^th minute (Fielding's goal scorer unknown). The second half would be exact same with a second goal from Marists Darryl Newsome in the 70^th minute. The game would end 2-2 between two evenly matched sides.

JRM Automotive PN Marist Dunshaegans 2 (Kurt Poppe 20’, Gaston Velez 78’)

Advanced Accounting Takaro AFC Rebels 7 (Gavin Eades 5’, 20’, Josh Draper 40’, 55’, 65’, Trevor Munn 70’, Mike Brill 75’)

MKM PN Marist Shamrock Rovers 1 (Marc Farrelly 85’)

RSM A’s 4 (Duncan Haworth 32’, Ryan Coombes 50’, 87’, Hayden Dam 80’)

RSM Old Boys 1 (Cam Hadfield 9’)

Wanganui Marist Wanderers 6 (Gerard Luby 3’, Chee Khai 11’, 19’, Amro Saleh 51’, 54’, 85’)

Manawatu Women’s Championship

In the weeks game of the round, we had GJ Gardner Whanganui Athletic Women hosting Wallace Roofing Takaro AFC X-Force at Wembley Park. Both sides were eager to maintain touching distance with the leading teams. It would be Athletic who would start the best with a goal from Isla Jones in the 10^th minute. Athletic would make it 2-0 with Vanya Apiata Hodgkinson continuing her hot scoring form in the 25^th minute. Athletic would go into halftime with a 2-0 lead and in full. They would come out in the second half looking to add to their lead. Vanya would add two in the 60^th and 85^th minute to complete her Hatrick and a comprehensive 4-0 victory for Whanganui Athletic. This keeps them well in hunt behind Rangers and Mayhem.

Isles Construction PN Marist Women’s Reserves 2 (Jorja Thompson-Knight 30’, Ella Payton 54’)

Rosco’s Bulk Yard Feilding Utd AFC Women’s 1sts 1 (Alison Wharewera 11’)

Massey University FC Women’s Reserves 1 (Vanessa Taylor 85’)

NP Rangers AFC Women’s 1sts 6 (Zoe Mackenzie 3’, Abigail Williamson 34’, Mya Watkins 45+1’, 56’, 70’, Gracey Edgcombe 90+3’)

Levin AFC Women’s Prems 2 (Brooke Langtry 12’, 52’)

Chapple Architecture PN Marist Mayhem 7 (Jessica Robinson 17’, Kate Pemberton 22’, Siobhan Patterson 42’, 45+2’, Torijan Lyne-Lewis 44’, Jessica Mason 46’, Bridie McFadzean 70’)

Manawatu Women’s Division 2

This week's game of the round between Daikin Takaro AFC Harlequins and One Staff Takaro AFC Turtles will be played on Tuesday the 6^th of May at 7pm on the turf. Should be a cracking encounter under lights.

MKM PN Marist Mysteries 3 (Ariana Fitzsimons 24’, 44’, Bri McGrath 42’)

Transport Maintenance Feilding Women's Social 7 (Madeleine Field 1’, Eden Surville 20’, 37’, 62’, Ashleigh Naylor 26’, Jessica Rendall 48’(OG), Nicola Bright 77’)

Dannevirke Sports Club Valkyrie 6 (Elizabeth Laws 4’, Tyla Henman 12’, Pirihera Henderson 43’, 72’, 80’, Regan Christensen 49’)

Levin AFC Women's Reserves 1 (Aeowyn Herring 35’)

Freedom Plus PN Marist Evergreenz 1 (Meghan Booker 46’)

Waireka Trust Woodville AFC Women 0

Article added: Tuesday 06 May 2025