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Otago Daily Times
01-06-2025
- Sport
- Otago Daily Times
Royals blow away competition
Round two of the Kate Sheppard Cup and Chatham Cup saw local teams meet each other. Both Dunedin City Royals' games were scheduled for Tahuna Park, but were moved to Logan Park due to the strong winds blowing the goals away. The Royals women did not let it disrupt them going 4-0 up at halftime against Roslyn Wakari thanks to braces to both Kylie Jones and Raegan Potter. After Roslyn's Morgan MacCormick pulled one back with 25 minutes to go, Jones claimed her hat-trick in the 77th minute to record a 5-1 win. Otago University were also too strong for Northern in the other Kate Sheppard Cup game, winning 5-0. Playing into a very strong wind, they took a 19th-minute lead through Aynsley Martin. Northern looked to defend deep to frustrate the students, but after the break, and with the wind at their backs, University doubled their lead on 56 minutes when Martin got her second. It was 4-0 on 72 minutes when Leila Hausia-Haugen scored two screamers within four minutes that gave keeper Katie Williamson no chance. Georgia Nixon calmly slotted the fifth in the 86th minute. In the men's Chatham Cup, Northern travelled to Invercargill and beat Queens Park 5-1, Rory Hibbert scoring four goals. His first came after 12 minutes on the edge of the box — he turned his marker and made no mistake. His second three minutes later from his own half, played a one-two, cut inside his man and keeper Mitchell Fowler could not stop it. Northern made all the early running and Nicholas Brett scored from the edge of the box to make it 3-0 after only 18 minutes. Queens Park pulled one back after 22 minutes when a diagonal ball cut out Northern's defence for Calem Castle to run on and slot home. In torrential rain and howling winds Hibbert scored his hat-trick on the hour mark when Northern regained possession, catching Queens Park upfield and Hibbert was afforded a couple of metres' space in the box. The final goal came four minutes from time when again Northern regained possession and a quick recycle saw Hibbert score from inside the box. There was another hat-trick in the Green Island v Wānaka match at Sunnyvale, Wānaka's Alex Plimmer getting all three in the Central Otago side's 3-0 win. It was 2-0 after 22 minutes and his third on 73 minutes allowed coach Ben Sippola to make a triple substitution including Plimmer himself. University also scored two early goals at the Turf against Timaru's Northern Hearts thanks to Ashton Hudson's 11th minute opener and Skipper Flynn Crocker's 20th minute goal. They finished with a 2-1 victory. It looked like they would blow Hearts away similar to their 9-1 win in the league earlier in the month. Hearts regrouped, grew into the game and, as it approached the final moments, Bailey Chambers pulled one back in the 90th minute. But the students held on to progress to the third round where they will be joined by the Royals, who were too strong for Mosgiel winning 5-1. The Royals got off to a great start after only six minutes with Jack Julian's surging run leaving defenders in his wake. He picked his spot and gave keeper Callum Roberson no chance. Playing into a strong wind, Mosgiel were constantly pegged back with the Royals dominating. A few minutes before halftime it looked like the Plainsmen would only be one down at the break, but the Royals had other ideas scoring three goals in the last seven minutes of the half. Centre back Ben Campbell's strong run down the right-hand wing, and subsequent cross, allowed Brady Jacobs to score from close range on 38 minutes. Then Campbell himself headed home from a corner on 44 minutes and Hugh Jack rifled home right on halftime to give the Royals a 4-0 lead. Jacobs made it 5-0 on 52 minutes. Mosgiel's Harvey Stephens rifled in a consolation goal in the third minute of injury time. — Neville Watson
Otago Daily Times
11-05-2025
- Sport
- Otago Daily Times
Eight-goal win ‘bonus' for Royals
Green Island's Amelia Caltaux (left) and Dunedin City Royals' Katerina Kiousis battle for the ball during their Kate Sheppard Cup game on Saturday. PHOTO: PETER MCINTOSH The Dunedin City Royals had a big 8-0 win over Green Island in the first round of the Kate Sheppard Cup at Sunnyvale on Saturday. Royals coach Kris Ridley was keen to give everything in pursuit of a place in the next round and named a strong starting team to make sure they did not take the home side lightly. Green Island held out for the opening quarter, but once in-form striker Raegan Potter opened the scoring, the Royals were on their way to the next round. Potter scored again and Kylie Jones made it 3-0 at the break. Despite Green Island goalkeeper Morgan Whitson's heroics, Potter bagged another two goals, along with Abby Nicholson. Late goals to Hannah Mackay-Wright and Florence MacIntyre secured the victory. Ridley said the focus was delivering a performance of which the Royals could be proud. "Credit to their keeper who made some great saves, but we're pleased to progress," Ridley said. "The result is a bonus, but getting through was the main goal." He paid tribute to 15-year-old Maia Scott, who had a good performance off the bench in her debut. In the other regional Kate Sheppard Cup game, Queens Park took Northern to a penalty shootout at the Caledonian Ground. The game was locked up at 0-0 until the 77th minute when Northern's Leilani Baeumer opened the scoring, and it looked like the single goal would be enough. However, Tyler Andrews' equaliser for Queens Park two minutes from the whistle took the game to extra time. No further goals during extra time meant the game went to a shootout, in which Northern prevailed 3-2. The Royals and Northern will be joined in the next round draw by Roslyn-Wakari and University, who had the bye. The men's Chatham Cup featured most local teams being given a bye into the next round, and only two local games were played. At Sunnyvale, Green Island beat Invercargill's Old Boys 3-1 despite conceding a ninth-minute goal to James Fleming. Walid Ouhassine nodded home the equaliser in the 18th minute from close range. Green Island created the better chances in the second half with Ryan Walker in particular threatening. He had a glorious opportunity that went over the crossbar, then a curling effort that Old Boys keeper Cooper Marrah did well to tip over. The introduction of Green Island's experience from the bench made the difference when coach Jared White brought on Jack Kelly, Sam Dore and Kerian Stephenson. Within a couple of minutes, Walker got the goal he deserved when his shot deceived Marrah, and Spencer Smith's 86th-minute goal from close range made the game safe for Green Island. In Timaru, Northern Hearts entertained Roslyn-Wakari and won 3-2. Both teams had in-form strikers with Hearts' Bailey Chambers and Roslyn's Nathan Wilkie bagging braces. Wilkie put Roslyn 1-0 up after seven minutes only to see Chambers equalise two minutes later. Wilkie's 42nd-minute penalty was then immediately cancelled out by a Chambers penalty for Hearts. The difference came in between when Ruben Gonzalez scored in the 29th minute for Hearts. After five goals in the first half, both defensive lines tightened for no further goals in the second half. Hearts and Green Island will be joining the Royals, Wānaka, University, Northern, Queens Park and Mosgiel in the draw for the next round. — Neville Watson
