Maroons through in Chatham Cup

Pukekohe were 3-1 winners over West Hamilton United in the preliminary round of the Chatham Cup at Railway Park on Sunday.

First half goals from Joe Morris and Jethro Conway combined with Geoff Rickard's second period effort put the Maroons through to the first round proper over the weekend of May 15-16.

Geoff Rickard earned man-of-the-match honours for his composed work in possession for the visitors.

Big thanks to the Pukekohe AFC travelling supporters who made the trip down and were rewarded with an outstanding spread put on by the West Hamilton United club!

Pukekohe's next outing is their league match against Cambridge FC on Saturday at John Kerkoff Park in Cambridge. Kickoff 2.45pm.

Details:

Pukekohe AFC 3-1 West Hamilton Utd (half: 2-1)
PUK: Joe Morris, Jethro Conway, Geoff Rickard

Pukekohe AFC: Andre van Lieshout, Liam McDonald, Ticiano Costa, Jay Pressnall, Jamie Hampton, Steven Upfold, Jethro Conway, Joe Morris, Andrew Lamborn (Brad Petrie 65'), Geoff Rickard, Matt Grantham (Jack Crane 80')
Sub not used: Matt Nugent

NRFL Division 1 Reserve League

Meanwhile, the NRFL Division 1 Reserve League side were beaten 3-0 by Birkenhead at Shepard's Park on Saturday.

Pukekohe made a strong start in an entertaining first half with a number chances to open the scoring. However the home side took the first half edge via the penalty spot and pushed on in the second half to claim the victory via two sweetly struck free kicks.

Details:

Birkenhead Utd AFC 3-0 Pukekohe AFC (half: 1-0)

Pukekohe AFC: Neill Northcott, Chris Rowe, Richie Sharples (Rhys Biddick 46'), Clive Mendham, Seksit Techo, Liam O'Gorman (Nate Thivonruk 70'), Matt Nugent, Duncan Moxon, Haroon Ali, Marcus Bathan, Jack Crane (Matt Bent 64')