Central United 2, Ellerslie 2 St Peter’s College, Auckland, August 12 2018 Google Maps says it takes 16 minutes to get from Becroft Park, Forrest Hill, to St Peter’s College in Newmarket – and that seemed optimistic to me, even though it’s motorway a lot of the way. I had […]
Ellerslie 0, Melville 1 Michaels Avenue, Auckland, August 11 2018 It’s that time of year again, the time when football clubs start winning things. And if you’re going to win something, you can do a hell of a lot worse than the Thomson Shield let me tell you. Dating back […]
Forrest Hill Milford 1, Western Springs 0 Becroft Park, Auckland, August 12 2018 Sunday was a gloriously sunny winter’s day that saw me finally get out and watch what was shamefully only the second full reserves game I have seen in my life. Of course, my reason for attending this […]
Expected Toulouse – 4, Westwood United – 2 Boyd Wilson Field, August 12 2018 Expected Toulouse scored its fifth straight Wellington Sunday Football League Division Three win, beating rivals Westwood United 4-2 at Boyd Wilson Field. The match started as it would go on, with Expected Toulouse claiming possession in […]
By Ella and Enzo The Kiwi spirit, the Kiwi way, give ‘em a taste of Kiwi. Defining ourselves as a nation by the way our sports teams play and vice versa is nothing new. But does it actually make any sense? What is “Kiwi”? Decades ago, to be Kiwi or […]
Inter Galactic FC – 4, Valley FC Trust – 3 Wellington College, July 5 2018 Inter Galactic FC are through to the Wellington Sunday Football League Plate semi-finals after a 4-3 victory over Division Two league leaders Valley FC Trust. The result was a major upset as Inter Galactic lags […]
Manukau United 1, Cashmere Technical 2 Centre Park, Auckland, August 4 2018 “Surround yourself with only people who are going to lift you higher.” The Chatham Cup quarter finals are a magical time of year. It’s the time when north meets south and all the points in between become one, […]
Sudakas FC – 5, Universal Language – 4 Fraser Park, July 29 2018 Sudakas FC celebrated its first Wellington Sunday Football League Division One title, winning 5-4 in an intense clash with wildcard team Universal Language. Universal had gone ahead four minutes into the game as Taban Makoii struck home […]
Birkenhead 2, Glenfield 0 Shepherds Park, Auckland, July 28 2018 The Derby of Death! How could I resist? It’s only been a few weeks since I was last at Shepherds Park, so I didn’t think I could justify another visit so soon. But then a member of the Glenfield squad […]
And so here we are, the World Cup has ended-it was filled with moments that will be long-remembered. Croatia stood tall and then taller still, reaching the final via power of will. Germany went home after only three games, England won a shootout and home, football came. There were penalties, […]