New Zealand Premiership Playoffs: Auckland City Knocked Out By Team Wellington; Capital City Club To Host Waitakere United In Final

The semifinal round of the playoff in the New Zealand Premiership concluded on Sunday with two games.


At Auckland, New Zealand:


Dakota Lucas scored twice (82', 90') as Team Wellington defeated Auckland City 3-1 on the road in game two of their two-match semifinal series.  The Capital City club won the series 4-1 on aggregate.


At Christchurch, New Zealand:


Ryan De Vries (12', 87') and Roy Krishna (49', 63') each scored twice as Waitakere United dominated Canterbury United 5-2 on the road in game two and won their two-match series 5-3 on aggregate, overturning their 1-0 home defeat from last Sunday.


Waitakere United will host Team Wellington in next Sunday's championship final.

New Zealand Premiership Playoffs: Auckland City Knocked Off In Wellington In Playoff Opener; Canterbury United Triumphant In Series Opener On The Road

Two games were played on Sunday as the New Zealand Premiership playoffs commenced.


At Wellington, New Zealand:


Johnny Raj scored the only goal of the match in the 33rd minute as Team Wellington defeated regular-season champions Auckland City 1-0 in the opening match of their two-game series.


At Waitakere City, New Zealand:


Russell Kamo scored the game's lone tally in the eighth minute as Canterbury United defeated Waitakere United 1-0 in the opening match of their two-game series.


Both series will resume next Sunday at Auckland and Christchurch.