No Major Upsets In Round 1 Of Chatham Cup

There were no major upsets in Round 1 of the Chatham Cup in the eight ties around the Mainland Football Region, with games all going to form. 

In Friday evening, six-time Cup winners, Christchurch United were too strong for Parklands when winning 9 - 0. Parkland held the leaders of the Southern League to just 3 - 0 at the break with the score blowing out in the final ten minutes when three goal were scored, with Eoghan Stokes and Sam Philip both leading the way with a brace.  

Nelson Suburbs where the other big winners went accounting for Blenheim's Central side 10 - 0 with the goals split evenly either side of the break with Lennon Whewell bagging four of the goals and Corey Larsen a double in the final few minutes, one from the penalty spot.   

Coastal Spirit found themselves a goal down to neighbours Burwood after just three minutes when Scott Zimmermann scored before the home side rallied to win 5 - 1 after the sides were level at the break at one apiece. Burwood's cause not helped when conceding an own goal to give Coastal a two-goal cushion.   

Both teams and match officials gave Ferrymead Bays Chris Murphy a guard of honour to mark his 400th 1st team appearance for Bays, with Bays leaving it late before scoring what turned out to be the winning goal to advance 2 - 1 after Nomads led 1 - 0 at the break. Murphy had a roll in the goal supplying the cross that saw Kenshin Hayashi bundle the ball home with 10 to play. 

Southern League side FC Twenty11 defeated Halswell, who top the New World Premiership 2 - 1. Nathan Dix give FC the led at the break with sub, Will Fairley extending  the lead before Issac Williams reduced the margin with 15 to play. 

In the final all Southern League match-up, between Cashmere Technical - the last local side to lift the Cup, and Selwyn United. As expected it was a tight contest with Technical moving into the next round 1 - 0 with their captain, Andrew Storer scoring from a corner just before the half time whistle.  

It took a late goal from Universities Luke Whitwell to see the students win 3 - 2 over Waimak. Universities scored two goals in the space of four minutes midway into the opening half - to Stu Campbell and Charlie Peacocke - before Luke Fraser reduced the margin before the break. Farhad Hosseiny levelled with 12 to play before Whitwell found the back of the net in the 90th to avoid extra time. 

In what may be considered a minor upset it was Moteuka, who are in third place in the Nelson Pine Premiership, edged FC Nelson, who sit just above Motueka on the table, 2 - 1 with all the goals coming in the opening half. James Latimer and Benjamin Kerr scored for the winners with TJ Hanson scoring for FC Nelson. 

In the four ties in the Southern Football region, Mosgiel defeated Timaru's Northern Hearts 7 - 0 and Roslyn Wakari edged Northern 2 - 1. In Queentown the home side went down to Wanaka 3 - 1 and in Invercargill, Thistle knocked out Dunedin's Grant Braes 4 - 1, as Dunedin City Royals, Green Island, Otago University and Queens Park all had byes into the second round.     

Chatham Cup - Round 1

Mainland Football

Cashmere Technical 1 (Andrew Storer)
Selwyn 0
HT 1 - 0 

Central SC 0
Nelson Suburbs 10 (Lennon Whewell 4, Corey Larsen 2 - incl pen, Alex Ridsdale, Sebastian Hickman, Ethan Turner, Guillermo Gomez)
HT 0 - 5 

Christchurch United 9 (Eoghan Stokes 2 - incl. pen, Sam Philip 2, Dan MacLennan, Hugo Debenham, Jackson Cole, Daniel Meyn, own goal)
Parklands 0
HT 3 - 0 

Coastal Spirit 5 (Omar Cameron 2, Domm McGarr, Jonathan Smoothy, own goal)
Burwood 1 (Scott Zimmermann)
HT 1 - 1 

Halswell 1 (Isaac Williams)
FC Twenty11 2 Nathan Dix, Will Fairley)
HT 0 - 1 

Motueka 2 (James Latimer, Benjamin Kerry)
FC Nelson 1 (TJ Hanson)
HT 2 - 1 

Nomads 1 (Luca MacLeod-Watts)
Ferrymead Bays 2 (Joaquin Julva - pen, Kenshin Hayashi)
HT 1 - 0 

Universities 3 (Stu Campbell, Charlie Peacocke, Luke Whitwell) 
Waimak 2 (Luke Fraser, Farhad Hosseiny)
HT 2 - 1  

Southern Football

Mosgiel 7
Northern Hearts 2
HT 3 - 0 

Northern 1
Roslyn 2 Wakari
HT 0 - 0  

Queenstown 1
Wanaka 3
HT 1 - 1 

Thistle 4
Grant Braes 1
HT 2 - 1 

Dunedin City Royals, Green Island, Otago University and Queens Park - the bye 

United Pressed Hard But Remain Unbeaten In Championship

The Christchurch United Under 20 were pressed hard by the Universities Gold side in the New World Championship before going on to win 2 - 1. United's closest margin of their six straight wins, with all three goals coming in a hectic six-minute spell late in the game. Selwyn were untroubled to remain unbeaten when accounting for Waimak 7 - 0. Goals were hard to come by in the derby between the two Ferrymead Bays sides, the Reserves and the Keen Lads which ended in a scoreless draw. Coastal Spirit SAS continued to move up the table when accounting for Halswell 3 - 1 to extend their unbeaten run to four. The Universities 2nd XI moved into a third place when securing a solid 7 - 1 win over FC Twenty11. United have 18 points, two clear of Selwyn with the Universities 2nd XI now on 13. Both the Bays Reverses and Coastal are on 10, Keen Lads have 8 with the Universities Gold on 6. The bottom third are unaltered with FC 4, Waimak 1 and Halswell 0.   

Results - Round 6 

Christchurch United U20's 2
Universities Gold 1 

Coastal Spirit SAS U20's 3
Halswell Reserves 1 

Ferrymead Bays Reserves 0
Ferrymead Bays Keen Lads 0 

Universities 2nds 7
FC Twenty11 1 

Waimak Reserves 0
Selwyn Reserves 7 

Kate Sheppard Cup Underway For Local Sides

The 1st round of NZ Football Foundation Kate Sheppard Cup saw former cup holders, Coastal Spirit SAS edge Universities 1 - 0, with Cashmere Technical having a more comfortable win 7 - 1 midweek over FC Nomads. Halswell Christchurch United had the bye with the remaining tie in the Mainland Football region, Nelson Suburbs verses Richard being played on Wednesday evening. 

Technical were too strong for the Nomads side that were hit by illness. Technical were in control at the break leading 4 - 0 and went on to extend their lead to 7 - 0 before Sarah Summerlee scored a late consolation for Nomads. Charlotte Roche scored a hat-trick for Tech with Aimee Phillips and both Emma Kench bagging a brace.  

In was also a depleted Universities side took on Coastal, with almost half their squad making their first appearance for the first team this season, but the students battled hard and pushed Coastal will the way. The tie was decided just before the break when Frankie Morrow scored against her former club. Both sides had chances to score after the break without success. 

Further south, Mosigiel advanced when defeating Northern 2 - 1 with the Dunedin City Royals knocking out Green Island 6 - 0. Otago University and Roslyn Wakari had the bye.       

Kate Sheppard Cup - Round 1

Mainland Football

FC Nomads 1 (Sarah Summerlee)
Cashmere Technical 7 (Charlotte Roche 3, Aimee Phillips 2, Emma Kench 2)
HT 0 - 4 

Universities 0
Coastal Spirit SAS 1 (Frankie Morrow)
HT 0 - 1 

Nelson Suburbs vs. Richmond being played Wednesday  

Halswell Christchurch United - the bye 

Southern Football

Northern 1
Mosgiel 2
HT 0 - 2 

Dunedin City Royals 6
Green Island 0
HT 6 - 0 

Otago University and Roslyn Wakari - the bye 

Last Minute Win For Technical 

Cashmere Technical needed a last-minute goal from Lisa Evans to get up over Nelson Suburbs 2 - 1 in their catch-up game in the Women's South Island Qualifying League (WSIQL) on Sunday in Nelson. with the goal denying Suburbs what would have been a deserved point. The win moves Technical into second place on the table, with 9 points, three points behind leaders, Coastal Spirit SAS. Suburbs remain on 6, along with FC Nelson and Selwyn, Universities are on 4 with Halswell Christchurch United yet to secure a point, with both Nomads and Selwyn yet to have their bye.   

Suburbs continued their run of scoring first in all their games this season when Jasmine Barney scored with Evans then drawing Tech level before the break. Charlotte Roche then put Technical ahead before Giselle Rynvos brought the teams back on level terms. Evans second strike gave all the points to Technical who now only need a point from their final two games to secure a spot in the up-coming South Island League.   

Round 6 see's Universities host Suburbs, Technical face Halswell with Nomads at home to Coastal, as Selwyn have the bye.  

Result / Scorers - Round 5 

Nelson Suburbs 2 (Jasmine Barney, Giselle Rynvos)
Cashmere Technical 3 (Lisa Evans 2, Charlotte Roche)
HT 1 - 1 

Maroon's On Maximum Points

Universities Maroon stay on maximum points in the New World Women's Championship after the edged Waimak 1 - 0 with the winning goal coming after the break. Cashmere Technical come out on top of a high-scoring game against Universities Gold 5 - 3. In the final game FC Nomads came from behind to defeat Coastal Spirit SAS 2 - 1 as Halswell had the weekend off with the bye.   

The Maroon's stay on the maximum 15 points, with Halswell and Technical both on 9. Univ. Gold have 6, Nomads and Coastal on 3 with Waimak on 0.  

Results - Round 5

Coastal Spirit SAS 1
FC Nomads 2 

Universities Gold 3
Cashmere Technical 5 

Waimak 0
Universities Maroon 1  

Halswell - the bye

Article added: Monday 15 May 2023