Here’s our round-up of Saturday’s results from the top men’s and women’s competitions from throughout New Zealand.
Christchurch United started the weekend at the top of the men’s National League table but dropped to third after a 3-0 loss to the Wellington Phoenix Reserves.
In Casablanca, a Laura Bennett hat-trick has spearheaded a 4-3 win by the New Zealand U-17 women’s team, ending a 10-match unbeaten streak by Nigeria.
Results
Games played on Saturday October 11, 2025
U-17 women’s international friendly
Nigeria 3 (Queen Joseph 13′, Sharirat Moshood 42′, Ayo 76′)
New Zealand 4 (Laura Bennett 25′, 55′, 74′, Sienna Candy 80′)
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Men’s National League
Miramar Rangers 2 (Martin Bueno 4′, 23′)
Auckland United 2 (Ross Haviland 75′, Otto Ingham 90+4′)
Auckland City 3 (Gerard Garriga 36′, 67′, David Yoo 45+2′)
Western Suburbs 2 (Sebastian Barton-Ginger 23′, Cameron Mackenzie 90+2′)
Wellington Phoenix Reserves 3 (Luke Flowerdew 5′, Luke Supyk 45+1′, Fergus Gillion 62′)
Christchurch United 0
Birkenhead United — bye
Women’s National League
Canterbury United Pride 2 (Margi Dias 8′, Petra Buyck 45′)
Wellington Phoenix 2 (Isla Cleall-Harding 5′, Grace Bartlett 41′)
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This story was first published on October 11, 2025.