Western Suburbs have gone through to the Chatham Cup semifinals with a 4-1 victory over defending champions Onehunga Sports.

The news was not so good for Wairarapa United, who fell 2-1 to 2016 champions Birkenhead United on Saturday night.

But at Waikaraka Park in Auckland, Wests came out of the blocks quickly, establishing a 3-0 lead in the first 30 minutes.

Tom Boss pulled a goal back for Onehunga before halftime, but the hosts then had two players sent off in the second 45 minutes, ending any chance of a comeback. Callum McCowatt completed the win in the 87th minute with his second goal and his team’s fourth.

The semifinal draw will take place on Tuesday, with Wests and Birkenhead joined by Christchurch’s Cashmere Technical and Nelson Suburbs.

In local women’s knockout action, Wellington United, Wairarapa United, Upper Hutt City and Waterside Karori all won through to the semifinals of the Kelly Cup.

Upper Hutt’s game against Seatoun was the most thrilling. It ended 3-3, with Upper Hutt going on to take the tie 3-2 in a penalty shootout.

The Executive Plate semifinalists were also found, with North Wellington represented by two teams, who will be joined by Victoria University's seconds and the Island Bay United Sharkettes in the final four.

There was league action for the men in the top two divisions as well.

Napier City Rovers continued their push to the Central League title with a 3-0 win over Lower Hutt City. That leaves them needing only a point from their final game against Wairarapa United on August 18 to secure the title, should Wests win their final two games.

Havelock North Wanderers were unable to lift themselves off the bottom of the ladder, going down 3-2 to Wellington Olympic at Guthrie Park. Gavin Hoy got the winner for the visitors in the 75th minute.

Miramar Rangers and Stop Out played out an entertaining match at David Farrington Park. Stop Out led 4-1 in the 69th minute thanks to a Jerram Tuck hat-trick, but four goals in the final 20 minutes saw Miramar win 5-4.

In the Capital Premier division, Island Bay United ensured their survival with a 2-1 win over relegation-threatened Kapiti Coast United.

But Olympic’s reserves also lost 2-1, to Petone, meaning them and Kapiti sit level on 16 points in second-last - the potential second relegation position - with one game to go. Kapiti hold a three-goal advantage in goal difference.

Lower Hutt’s reserves were relegated after they lost 3-2 to Tawa - Soh Reh La bagged a hat-trick for Tawa.

Other results saw North Wellington beat Upper Hutt City 3-1 thanks to a Kiernan Hughes-Mason hat-trick, while Western Suburbs’ reserves beat Miramar’s reserves 5-3.

Results

Chatham Cup

Western Suburbs 4 (Callum McCowatt 23’ 87’, Mohamed Awad 12’, Elijah Just 29’) Onehunga Sports 1 (Tom Boss 42’). HT: 3-1

Birkenhead United 2 (Sam Burfoot 22’, Christian Grey pen 32’) Wairarapa United 1 (Hamish Watson 75’). HT: 2-0

Central League

Napier City Rovers 3 (Martin Bueno 30’, Liam Schofield 79’, Sho Goto 88’) Lower Hutt City 0. HT: 1-0

Wellington Olympic 3 (Christian Baz 3’, Seth Ward 18’, Gavin Hoy 75’) Havelock North Wanderers 2 (Gagame Feni 12’, Liam Shackleton 48’). HT: 2-1

Miramar Rangers 5 (Angus Kilkolly 7’ 83’, Jack-Henry Sinclair 69’, Scott Hilliar 73’, Ross Allen 76’) Stop Out 4 (Jerram Tuck 49’ 63’ 68’, Luis Corrales 32’). HT: 1-1

Standings: Napier 43, Western Suburbs 37*, Stop Out 29, Olympic 24, Wellington United 22*, Miramar 22, Wairarapa United 20*, Lower Hutt 19, Waterside Karori 13*, Havelock North 12. *game in hand

Golden Boot: 21: Martin Bueno (Napier); 16: Sam Johnson (Lower Hutt); 13: Eli Just (Wests); 12: Luis Corrales (Stop Out)

Capital Premier

North Wellington 3 (Kiernan Hughes-Mason 30’ 37’ 55’) Upper Hutt City 1 (Matt Fong 45’). HT: 2-1

Tawa 3 (Soh Reh La 14’ 57’ 66’) Lower Hutt City 2 (Michael McCutcheon 74’, Zach Phillips 76’). HT: 1-0

Petone 2 (Alex Shepherd-Reynolds 74’, Ben Feld 82’) Wellington Olympic 1 (Seth ward 39’). HT: 0-1

Island Bay United 2 (Jesse Randall 6’, Bryn Hickson-Rowden 65’) Kapiti Coast United 1 (Magno Vieira 69’). HT: 1-0

Western Suburbs 5 (Erik Panzer 8’, Ryan Feutz 25’, Oliver van Rissel 33’, Jaga Scott-Greenfield 44’, own goal 79’) Miramar Rangers 3 (Dom Rowe 11’ 52’, Orin Ruaine-Prattley 84’). HT: 4-1

Standings: North Wellington 47, Upper Hutt 31, Petone 29, Wests 26, Tawa 26, Miramar 21, Island Bay 21, Kapiti 16, Olympic 16, Lower Hutt 11  
Golden Boot: 22: Maksym Kowal (North Wellington); 16: Matt Fong (Upper Hutt); 15: Jesse Randall (Island Bay); 14: Dom Rowe (Miramar)

Kelly Cup

Wairarapa United 5 Western Suburbs 0

Wellington United 7 Palmerston North Marist 1

Upper Hutt City 3 Seatoun 3 (Upper Hutt won 3-2 in penalty shootout)

Waterside Karori 1 Petone 0

Executive Plate

North Wellington 4 Tawa 2

Island Bay United Sharkettes 6 Petone Reserves 0

Victoria University seconds 12 Marist 0

North Wellington Churton Park 3 Stop Out Legends 2

Article added: Monday 06 August 2018