A full set of home games in the books for the Wellington Phoenix academy.
The men’s reserves moved up to second with a commanding 4-1 win over Island Bay United.
Despite going behind early, goals for Daniel Makowem and Lachlan Candy put the Nix ahead at the break.
Late strikes by Luke Flowerdew and captain Dylan Gardiner wrapped up the three points.
The women’s reserves went down to Western Suburbs 4-2, goals for Isla Cleall-Harding and Poppy O’Brien not enough to get a point.
The U18 women beat Palmerston North United 2-0 to remain second, courtesy of goals from Bridie Christie and Ruby Hale.
In the Capital Premier division, the U18 men had a big victory over Island Bay.
Braces for Jack Perniskie, Luqman Ibrahim, and Philip Azevedo led them to an 8-1 scoreline, with Riley Allison and Jacob Kleinsmith also netting.
Both U16 sides played Stop Out, with the U16 girls drawing 0-0 and the U16 boys winning 4-1.
Their goals were scored by Arlie Loughnan, Jack Clegg, and Ben Trenberth, who grabbed two.
The U15 boys had the result of the weekend, with a final score of 12-0 against Onslow/North Wellington.
Harry Grosso bagged four goals, while Zach Cashmore also scored a hattrick. Sam Kiore nabbed a brace, with Thomas Wilkinson, Vasilios Kastrinakis, and Shaina-nashe Marahwa getting one each.
The U14 boys also beat Onslow/North Wellington, 2-0.
This weekend sees the men’s reserves travel to Napier City Rovers. The U18 women also have a trip to Napier, and will play Taradale.
The women’s reserves host Greytown FC, and the men’s U18 side face Western Suburbs.
The U16 girls square off against Stokes Valley, with the U16 boys away to Te Kotahitanga.
Both the U15 and U14 boys teams play Island Bay United.
Cover photo credit: Ben Irving/benicreative
