A five-minute scoring burst late in the game boosted Palmerston North Marist to a 7-0 win over Wairarapa United in the national women's knockout competition at Memorial park on Monday.
It turns out that there are second acts in football.
Round two of the Chatham Cup has roared into life today with a number of contests around New Zealand going down to the wire to find a winner.
Two controversial penalties sunk New Plymouth Rangers' chances of beating Palmerston North Marist as the sides battled in round two of the Chatham Cup.
As a youngster coming through the ranks of Scottish giants Celtic, midfield maestro Michael McGlinchey would never have imagined he would one day captain the national team of New Zealand during an international tournament in Papua New Guinea.
All Whites great Steve Sumner has a new sporting goal after earning a Queen's Birthday honour for services to football.
With three wins from three in pool play at the Oceania Nations Cup and a semifinal place secured, the All Whites are playing as well as they have since early 2013.
Ben Sigmund enjoyed a dream debut as Cashmere Technical crushed Coastal Spirit 6-2 in the Mainland Premier League's top of the table men's clash.
A Caitlin Foord double has earned the Australian women's football team a hard-fought 2-0 win over the Football Ferns in Ballarat.
A brace of goals to Caitlin Foord has helped the Australian women's football side to a 2-0 victory over New Zealand in Ballarat, Victoria on Saturday.
The wait for the New Zealand women's football side will need to go on, for a few more days at least, after they were beaten 2-0 by Australia in Ballarat today.
The All Whites have safely negotiated their first hurdle at the Oceania Nations Cup, qualifying top of their group with a hard-fought 1-0 victory against the Solomon Islands on Saturday.
The All Whites have said they don't care how they achieve success at the Oceania Nations Cup and they remain on track after beating the Solomon Islands 1-0 last night.
It took 80 minutes for the All Whites to finally crack the Solomon Islands defence last night, gaining a hard-fought 1-0 victory and qualifying top of their group at the Oceania Nations Cup.
Despite a fairly ugly game of football last night, coach Anthony Hudson is pleased with the way his side handled a potential banana skin game against the Solomon Islands in the Oceania Nations Cup.
Pint-sized playmaker Marco Rojas has been playing catch-up since coming into the All Whites camp but is confident he is now up to speed and ready to make an impact as the OFC Nations Cup enters the crunch stages.
Football Ferns Tony Readings believes his team is ready to go to another level as they complete their preparation for the Rio Olympics.
Solomon Islands coach Moses Toata said his team must take the "hard road" if they're to qualify for the Oceania Nations Cup semi-finals.
Blues youngster Monty Patterson looks set to win his third full cap when New Zealand take on the Solomon Islands in their final group game at the Oceania Nations Cup in Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea on Saturday morning.
A lengthy injury lay-off has made Football Ferns forward Hannah Wilkinson hungry to return to international soccer.
The Chatham Cup knockout football competition is one of New Zealand's longest running national sports events, having been contested annually since 1923.
All Whites coach Anthony Hudson is banking on squad rotation at the OFC Nations Cup to help New Zealand avoid the mistakes made at the 'Horror in Honiara', when they bowed out of the tournament in the semifinal four years ago.
Armband or not, All Whites veteran Rory Fallon has no plans to alter his game in the absence of injured skipper Chris Wood.
Football Ferns striker Hannah Wilkinson says after a lengthy layoff through injury it is a great feeling to be back in the national side.
Ali Riley thinks she will treat her 100th cap for New Zealand as she does any other game.
A street in Whanganui is set to be renamed to Leicester Place in celebration of the Leicester City football team winning the English Premier League title this season.
Australia's A-League, Germany's Bundesliga and Major League Soccer (MLS) in the United States are among the competitions which will be used to test video replays in football, the sport's rule-making body IFAB said on Thursday (Friday NZ Time).
The All Whites are not the first New Zealanders to have fought for something they believe in on Papua New Guinea soil, as they found out on a sombre visit to the Bomana War Cemetery in Port Moresby.
Ex-All White Ben Sigmund says he will start on the bench for his Cashmere Technical debut in Saturday's top of the table clash with Mainland Premier League rivals Coastal Spirt.
All Whites captain Chris Wood may not play any further part in the Oceania Nations Cup.
Jeremy Brockie talks to Glen Larmer about the OFC Nations cup and his season in South Africa.
Disappointing is one word you could use to describe the New Zealand contribution to the first two years of the A League.
While the wins keep coming, Anthony Hudson is not bothered by how much his team has to improve.
New Zealand U-17 Women’s coach Gareth Turnbull is hoping to surprise the world when his side competes in the FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup in Jordan in September.
As the Football Ferns prepare to take on Australia this weekend, Paige Satchell is living her dream.