2018 ISPS HANDA Chatham Cup

Interesting as do you not have to be in the country before starting the transfer process?

Well I’m here and can’t see him. It would appear the prediction of an Olympic hiding is incorrect. Rapa with 2 goals in 5 minutes

Thanks AW, forgot about that one. Which Tech player got the red card just before the penalties? 

Jordan Spain received his 2nd yellow in the 118th minute. Great cup game which I feel Coastal had the better of the chances and should have been a couple ahead at the break and then saw a another two great chances go begging late in normal time. 

Both sides had half chances in extra time. Penalties was drama from start to finish with all ten spot kicks on target with keepers saving five of them plus a couple of good hands on the other before Claps stepped up to slot home Techs final one and advance 3 - 2.

Great contest and a shame that one side has to miss out.

Some great saves by both keepers in the penalty shoot-out.

Coastal could have won the game, plenty of good chances, but as time ticked away and penalties looked inevitable I always figured this would swing the game in techs direction and so it did.

think it’s 5-1 rapa

I guess no one gave them the info they needed to be terrified of the big mean new wonder striker.

What was the score between West’s and Wharf? 3-3? Do they replay?

6-3 to Wests after extra time.

Are you saying 3 - 3 because Comet says 3 - 3? I see on Comet, quite a few of our local cup games are listed as drawn results. Isn't Comet clever enough to know that if the score is equal at 90 minutes then it isn't the final score???

Wairarapa were class tonight!! Watson and Ifill were causing havoc in the final third.

Olympic were poor, Jimmy lowdaikis made his Return almost scoring..

It’s such a pig!

Results

Central Region

Waterside Karori 3 Western Suburbs 3 aet

North Wellington 3 Upper Hutt City 2

Wellington Olympic 0 Wairarapa United 5

Palmerston North Marist 0 Stop Out 1

Northern Region

Glenfield Rovers 3 Onehunga Sports (holders) 3 aet Onehunga Sports won 5-4 on pens

Melville United 6 Hibiscus Coast 2

Manuakau United 3 Three Kings United 0

Birkenhead United 5 Papamoa 1

Tauranga City 2 Western Springs 6

North Shore Utd 0 Mt Albert-Ponsonby 1

East Coast Bays 5 Bucklands Beach 0

Waikato Unicol 0 Central United 3

Southern Region

Rangers (Blenheim) 0 Nelson Suburbs 1

Coastal Spirit 0 Cashmere Technical 0 aet, Cashmere Tech win 3-2 on pens

Roslyn Wakari 3 Mosgiel 1

Grants Braes 0 Green Island 2

Great afternoons entertainment at McFetridge Park. 3-3 between Glenfield and Onehunga at FT and after ET. Onehunga won on penalties (5-4 I think ?- first half dozen were immaculate and then deteriorated a little). Onehunga up 1-0 at halftime and then 2-0 early in second half until Glenfield stormed back to lead 3-2. Onehunga equalised and from then on anyone could have won although Onehunga probably had the best chances. Thought referee (Wilson ?) had a good game and at one stage diffused a potential boil over by calm refereeing . Glenfield don't seem to have the cash to splash as in previous years - Chris Bale their main striker. Onehunga don't look as good as last year. best player on the pitch imo was Porter the Onehunga striker. Scored two and was great running at the Glenfield defence. Pitch held up well after all the rain recently.

Melville United v Onehunga Sports

Manukau United v Mt Albert Ponsonby

Central United v East Coast Bays

Birkenhead United v Western Springs

North Wellington v Western Suburbs

Wairarapa United v Stop Out

Cashmere Technical v Roslyn Wakari

Nelson Suburbs v Green Island

Wests' dream draw continues.

Sports, Manukau, Central, Birko

Heads, shoulders, knees and toes

Last time I played for a North Wellington team v West Subs the score was 36 nil.

Do Western Suburbs have a rugby team?

No idea. We just had a v good (junior) football team.

Nelson Suburbs 1 (Matt Tod-Smith) Green Island 0 HT 1 - 0

ECB 5 Central 0

HT 1-0 to Wairarapa over Stop Out.

Hamish Watson the goal scorer

1-1 corrales penalty 84 minute.

Final score AET

Wairarapa United 2 (watson 2, 1Pen) Stop Out 1 (Corrales, Pen)

Well done Rapa!

Wow. What happened here?

Was not at the game so not sure, but great win. If only we could win like that each Saturday in the NRFL

FT Cashmere Technical 2 (Andy Tuckey, Aaron Clapham - pen) Roslyn Wakari 0 HT 1 - 0

North Wellington 1 Western Suburbs 4

North Wellington battled hard and only 1-0 down at half time, Wests had heaps more possession but North Wellington had kept them in check and managed a few shots themselves

but Wests are a patient team and play at a very high intensity which wears down the opposition

Elijah Just was absolutely superb scored 2, Mohammed Awad and Noah Billingsley got the others

Was interesting to see Callum McCowatt lining up at center back instead of his usual striker role

Was disgusted by Sigmunds shoulder charge on the GK in the second half and his constant kicking of players off the ball.

There is playing hard and there is just plain nasty and the challenge on the GK was nasty.

Birkenhead 4 Western Springs 3 (aet)

Classic cup tie at Shepherds park in the rain.

Springs up 2-0 with less than 10 to go . Birko equlaised with penalty - last kick of the game.

Springs went ahead 3-2 in the second period of extra time , but Birko scored twice in last 10 minutes to take it out.

For a game with seven goals both keepers were excellent.

If Birko get home draws again they will be hard to beat - crowd really does ride them home. Very young team with only Hirst and Gray I think from cup winning team of two years ago. Must have been an interesting conversation that Hobson had with some of that team telling them they were not required. Would guess Birkos average age in the early 20's , less when you take Solomons out.

Springs not that great - Dickinson his usual provocative self - most of the Birko youngsters ignored him.

A game well worth an entry fee (there wasn't one !)

It was a bit more than a shoulder charge, he literally jumped at him with the ball some distance away.

https://twitter.com/kiwibardy/status/1018339373450870784

Siggy was never an angel, but it was a shame to see him play the way he did today.

This shows the point of impact having already happened. Look how far away the ball is from the GK/Siggy.

funny game central had lots of chances.

ECB took theres 

ECB defended well Back. Four did well  ian 

Hogg was  outstanding and Gibbs 

Bays' first goal was a real beauty.

Amazing cup tie at Shepherd Park. Springs 2 up on 91 mins and slowing things down all second half and then Birko grab a couple of injury time goals, Zoro kicking the dugout in anger, Springs going ahead again in extra time and then Birko coming back again in injury time was incredible. Only 3 Birko players over 19 years old over the matchday squad, had their captain missing through injury and they never gave up. Not sure they have the maturity to go all the way, but if they get more home draws and then with the benefit of their 12th man they have in their balcony and huge home support they'll certainly give anyone a tough game.