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2024 Chatham Cup final

The 2024 Chatham Cup final was a football match played at North Harbour Stadium in Auckland, New Zealand, on 7 September 2024 to determine the winners of the 2024 Chatham Cup.[2] It was the 96th final of New Zealand football's primary cup competition, the Chatham Cup.

2024 Chatham Cup final
The match took place at North Harbour Stadium.
Event2024 Chatham Cup
Wellington Olympic Auckland City
1 1
Wellington Olympic won 5–4 on penalties
Date7 September 2024 (2024-09-07)
VenueNorth Harbour Stadium, Auckland
Jack Batty CupStipe Ukich
RefereeLuke Gardner
WeatherMostly cloudy
16 °C (61 °F)
72% humidity[1]
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The final was contested between current National League champions Wellington Olympic and rivals Auckland City, who are current the OFC Champions League holders.[3][4][5][6] This was the first time these two sides have met in the final.

Route to the final

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Wellington Olympic

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Wellington Olympic's route to the final
Round Opposition Score
2 Seatoun (H) 4–0
3 Western Suburbs (H) 5–0
4 Stop Out (H) 8–0
QF Manurewa (H) 4–0
SF Coastal Spirit (A) 5–1
Key: (H) = Home venue; (A) = Away venue

This was Olympic's third final. The club previously lost in 1994 and won in 2009.

As a Central League team, Wellington Olympic entered the tournament in round 2. They began their campaign with a 4–0 home win over Seatoun with a brace from Kaelin Nguyen and goals from Joel Coustrain and Oliver Davies.[7] They next recorded a 5–0 home win over Western Suburbs at Wakefield Park with two goals for United from Coustrain, plus goals from Ben Mata, Jack-Henry Sinclair and Isa Prins.[8][9] In round 4, Olympic hosted and defeated Stop Out Sports Club 8–0 with hat-tricks coming from Mata and Gianni Bouzoukis along with goals from Isa Prins and Edward Wilkinson.[10]

In the quarter-finals, Olympic defeated Manurewa 4–0 at their home ground, Wakefield Park with a brace from Hamish Watson and goals from Ben Mata and Kaelin Nguyen.[11][12]

In the semi-final match, held at Coastal Spirit's Linfield Park in Christchurch, Olympic won 5–1. Watson grabbed another brace, while Sinclair and Prins also bagged a goal each.[13][14]

Auckland City

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Auckland City's route to the final
Round Opposition Score
2 Metro (H) 5–0
3 Hamilton Wanderers (H) 2–1
4 Cambridge (A) 4–1
QF Otago University (A) 5–1
SF Birkenhead United (H) 4–2 (a.e.t.)
Key: (H) = Home venue; (A) = Away venue

This was Auckland City's second final. The club previously won in 2022.

Auckland City also entered the tournament in round 2, as a Northern League team. They began with a 5–0 home victory over Metro at Kiwitea Street with two goals for City from Cam Howieson, and one each from Gerard Garriga, Ryan de Vries and Angus Kilkolly.[7] They then defeated Hamilton Wanderers at home in round 3 in a 2–1 victory with goals for City from Liam Gillion and Angus Kilkolly.[8][9] In round 4, they beat Cambridge 4–1 away at John Kerkhof Park with a goal each from Gerard Garriga, Christian Gray, Angus Kilkolly and Regont Murati.[10]

In the quarter-final match, Auckland City faced Otago University at Logan Park, Dunedin, where they came out 5–1 winners, with a hat-trick for City from Angus Kilkolly, a goal from Derek Tieku, and an own goal from Milo McBride.[11][12] In the semi-final match, held at Kiwitea Street, Auckland City defeated Birkenhead United 4–2 after extra time to qualify for their second Chatham Cup final with another hat-trick from Angus Kilkolly and a goal from Ryan de Vries.[13][14][15]

Pre-match

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New Zealand Football confirmed that the 2024 final would begin at 19:00, a change from the usual afternoon kick-off time so as not to clash with local football.[16][17]

Broadcasting

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The final was shown live on FIFA+.[16]

Match

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Summary

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After a goalless first half, Wellington Olympic took the lead in the 77th minute through a Nathan Lobo own goal. Derek Tieku and Isa Prins also scored goals in added time but these were both ruled out for offside. In the 6th minute of added time Stipe Ukich headed in an equalizer from a Joe Lee cross to take the game to extra time. After a few chances in extra time the score was left unchanged at 1–1. Wellington Olympic scored all of their penalties and won after Scott Basalaj saved Tong Zhou's retaken penalty.[18][19][20]

Details

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Wellington Olympic1–1Auckland City
  • Lobo   77' (o.g.)
 Report
Penalties
 5–4
Referee: Luke Gardner
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Wellington Olympic
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Auckland City
GK 1   Scott Basalaj
RB 15   Ben Mata (c)
CB 5   Justin Gulley
CB 8   Jonty Roubos   107'
LB 3   Adam Supyk   91'
CM 6   Luke Tongue   62'
CM 11   Edward Wilkinson   83'
CM 20   Tam Dimairo   90+9'
RW 14   Jack-Henry Sinclair   106'
CF 10   Gianni Bouzoukis   73'
LW 9   Hamish Watson
Substitutes:
GK 41   Matthew King
DF 2   Gabiriele Matanisiga
MF 23   Gavin Hoy   62'
MF 25   Joel Coustrain   106'
MF 26   Isa Prins   80'   73'
MF 28   William Vincent   91'
FW 7   Kaelin Nguyen   83'
Manager:
  Paul Ifill
GK 1   Conor Tracey
RB 3   Adam Mitchell (c)
CB 25   Michael den Heijer   90+5'
CB 12   Regont Murati   80'
LB 13   Nathan Lobo   90+2'
CM 6   Kailan Gould   80'
CM 16   Joe Lee   95'
CM 8   Gerard Garriga
RW 27   Stipe Ukich
CF 11   Ryan De Vries
LW 9   Angus Kilkolly   90+6'   86'
Substitutes:
GK 18   Areya Prasad
DF 4   Christian Gray   95'
DF 21   Adam Bell
DF 22   Tong Zhou   80'
MF 2   Mario Ilich   80'
MF 23   Matt Matanyayire   90+2'
FW 20   Derek Tieku   86'
Manager:
  Albert Riera

Man of the Match:
Stipe Ukich (Auckland City)[19][21]

Assistant referees:[19]
Isaac Trevis
Ashton Davenport
Fourth official:
Riley Greenbury

Match rules

  • 90 minutes
  • 30 minutes of extra time if necessary
  • Penalty shoot-out if scores still level
  • Nine named substitutes
  • Maximum of five substitutions, with a sixth allowed in extra time[note 1]

Post-match

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Following the match, Albert Riera was happy with the way City conducted themselves throughout the match stating: "I am extremely happy to be fair. Obviously I am sad like the players that we've lost this final. But the way we played this game wihtout speculating, going at them, controlling a lot of good things against a very dangerous team... we've been fantastic. I'm very proud of them."[22] He also addressed that he has been in Zhou's position, missing the decisive penalty in the 2017 Chatham Cup final.

With his team's victory, Paul Ifill won back to back Chatham Cup's after winning on penalties with Christchurch United last year.[18]

Notes

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  1. ^ Each team was given only three opportunities to make substitutions, with a fourth opportunity in extra time, excluding substitutions made at half-time, before the start of extra time and at half-time in extra time.

References

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  1. ^ "Auckland, New Zealand Weather History". Weather Underground. 7 September 2024. Retrieved 8 September 2024.
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  4. ^ "Auckland City crowned OFC Champions for 12th time after win in Tahiti". friendsoffootballnz.com. 25 May 2024. Retrieved 26 August 2024.
  5. ^ Voerman, Andrew (26 November 2023). "Wellington Olympic beat Auckland City in men's National League Championship final". Stuff. Retrieved 21 February 2024.
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  10. ^ a b "Upsets and extra time wins provide thrills in fourth round of Chatham Cup". friendsoffootballnz.com. 7 July 2024. Retrieved 26 August 2024.
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  16. ^ a b "North Harbour Stadium confirmed to host double header of cup finals". friendsoffootballnz.com. 15 August 2024. Retrieved 26 August 2024.
  17. ^ "Tickets on sale for finals of Chatham Cup and Kate Sheppard Cup". friendsoffootballnz.com. 25 August 2024. Retrieved 26 August 2024.
  18. ^ a b "Wellington Olympic Are The 2024 Chatham Cup Champions". thenich-cache.com. 9 September 2024. Retrieved 10 September 2024.
  19. ^ a b c "Wellington Olympic beat Auckland City in penalty shootout to lift Chatham Cup". Friends of Football. 7 September 2024.
  20. ^ "Wellington Olympic Win Penalty Shootout Against Auckland City FC to Claim Chatham Cup 2024". New Zealand Football. 7 September 2024. Retrieved 10 September 2024.
  21. ^ "Striker Stipe Ukich receives Player of Match trophy steeped in cup history". friendsoffootballnz.com. 8 September 2024. Retrieved 10 September 2024.
  22. ^ "Penalty Shootout Heartbreak For City". Auckland City FC. 7 September 2024. Retrieved 10 September 2024.
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