Father-son Chatham Cup magic remembered as crunch knockout match looms
A tiny minority of New Zealand footballers ever get the chance to hold aloft the Chatham Cup.
Even fewer are teens in their first season as a regular starter in senior first-team football in the top domestic levels of the game.
It's something Napier City Rovers defender Kaeden Atkins achieved
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