Wharfies send Seatoun out of Women's Cup

Waterside Karori signalled a changing of the guard in Wellington women’s football with a 3-1 win over traditional powers Seatoun in the second round of the national Women’s Knockout Cup on Sunday.

Seatoun have flown the flag for the capital by reaching the cup’s semi-finals for the past five years but goals to Football Fern Hannah Wall in each half and a second half strike to U-17 international Yumi Nguyen sent Wharfies through to the quarterfinals.

They'll meet Upper Hutt, who edged neighbours Lower Hutt in a 4-3 extra time thriller at Bell Park.

Auckland’s headline match between the competition’s most successful clubs was called off due to a heavily waterlogged Keith Hay Park pitch, with Three Kings and Lynn Avon locked at 0-0 an hour into the tie.

The match is likely to be replayed next Sunday, the same day as Glenfield Rovers take on Forrest-Hill Milford in the first half of a Women’s Knockout and Chatham Cup double header between the North Shore clubs.

Elsewhere in the Northern region first half goals to mother and daughter Rose and Nicole Kraaman helped Pukekohe to a 4-0 win over Papakura, while Claudelands Rovers continued their goalscoring form with a 16-0 away win over Taupo.

After a record-equalling 20-0 win in round one, the Hamilton side backed up with another lop-sided victory lead by Jackie Pretswell’s seven goal haul and four goals to New Zealand striker Sarah McLaughlin.

Much further south, Roslyn Wakari came from a goal down to beat Northern 4-1 in Dunedin while Christchurch’s Western defeated Avon United 2-0 in the only Saturday fixture.

Meanwhile in a Chatham Cup tie brought forward a week, Nelson Suburbs scored twice in the second half to beat Mainland Premier League leaders Woolston Tech and become the first team into the quarterfinals.

Women’s Knockout Cup - Round 2 Results

Saturday, June 27
Western 2 (Sara Clapham, Georgia Goulding) Avon United 0
Halftime 1-0

Sunday, June 28
Three Kings v Lynn Avon – abandoned after 62 minutes, waterlogged pitch.

Papakura City 0 Pukekohe 4 (Rose Kraakman, Nicole Kraakman, Nicola Birch, Olivia Willetts)
Halftime 0-2

Taupo AFC 0 Claudelands Rovers 16 (Jackie Pretswell (7), Sarah McLaughlin (4), Nicole Stratford, Hollie Patterson, Katherine Robinson, Kylie Jens, own goal)
Halftime 0-12

Waterside Karori 3 (Hannah Wall (2), Yumi Nguyen) Seatoun 1 (Zarnia Cogle)
Halftime 1-0

Lower Hutt 3 Upper Hutt 4 (a.e.t, 3-3 fulltime)
Halftime 1-1

Northern 1 (Fiona Jack) Roslyn Wakari 4 (Una Madden (2), own goal, Briony Barclay)
Halftime 1-2

Sunday, July 5
Glenfield Rovers v Forrest Hill Milford – McFettridge Park, 11:45am
Three Kings v Lynn Avon – Keith Hay Park, 1pm (tbc)

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