The first victory of the season for the Division 1 Reserve League side was the highlight of the long weekend programme for the club's NRFL squad.
The Reserve League side claimed a 4-2 victory over Onehunga Mangere United AFC at the Mangere Domain to jump off the bottom of the standings.
Teenager Rhys Biddick scored twice in the win with youngsters Andrew Lamborn (who struck in the game's first minute) and Matt Nugent grabbing the other goals in a great team effort.
The side's next outing is against North Shore United AFC at Bledisloe Park on Saturday. Kickoff 12.30pm.
Details: Pukekohe Lotto NRFL Div 1 Reserve League
Onehunga Mangere Utd AFC 2-4 Pukekohe AFC (half:)
PUK: Rhys Biddick 2, Andrew Lamborn, Matt Nugent
Pukekohe AFC: Neill Northcott (Montri Techo 40'), Cameron Hale, Lucas Utz, Seksit Techo, Duncan Moxon, Elliot Clark, Matt Nugent, Rhys Biddick, Andrew Lamborn (Liam O'Gorman 70'), Clive Mendham, Matt Bent (Haroon Ali 65')
Lotto NRFL Men's Division 1
Meanwhile, the Lotto NRFL Men's Division 1 side couldn't follow the example set by their squad mates as Onehunga Mangere took full advantage of a horror 12-minute spell for the visitors at the Mangere Domain.
Sangster Crawford had given the home side the lead after three minutes but the halftime score was bloated to 6-0 thanks to a 15-minute spell that saw goals to David Carron, Joel Facon, Justin Eiman and Abraham Turner (2).
The match then returned to normality in the second spell as each side scored once with Facon grabbing his second and Eion King getting Pukekohe on the scoresheet. Michael Loftus was also dismissed during the second spell by referee Chris Larkin.
Pukekohe's man-of-the-match went to Eion who was a goal threat throughout the match and in addition to his goal, hit the post and also had one cleared by an opposition defender with the keeper beaten.
Details:
Onehunga Mangere Utd AFC 7-1 Pukekohe AFC (half: 6-0)
PUK: Eion King
Pukekohe AFC: Andre Van Lieshout, Andy Hey, Geoff Rickard (capt), Marcus Bathan, Jamie Hampton (Rhys Biddick 44'), Jack Crane, Chris Rowe (Matt Grantham 34'), Steve Upfold, Joe Morris, Eion King, Michel Jaminon
Chatham Cup - Round 2
Pukekohe bowed out of the Chatham Cup with a 3-0 home loss to Birkenhead United AFC on Monday.
The home side went to the halftime break 1-0 down after conceding a goal late in the half and the visitors added a scrappy second goal mid-way through the second period before finishing the match with their third right on the final whistle.
Birkenhead, whose side include New Zealand U-17 representative Jack Hobson-McVeigh, now face fellow NRFL Division 1 side Tauranga City Utd AFC in the next round.
Details
Pukekohe AFC 0-3 Birkenhead United AFC (half: 0-1)
Pukekohe AFC: Andre van Lieshout, Liam McDonald, Geoff Rickard, Andy Hey, Jamie Hampton, Joe Morris, Steve Upfold, Jethro Conway, Andrew Lamborn (Rhys Biddick 82'), Eion King (Matt Nugent 71'), Jack Crane (Matt Grantham 64')
The side's next game is against North Shore Utd AFC at Bledisloe Park on Saturday. Kickoff 2.45pm.