2024 Charity Cup

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2024 Charity Cup
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The match programme cover
Wellington Olympic Christchurch United
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Date3 March 2024
Venue Martin Luckie Park, Wellington
Referee Cory Mills [1]
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The 2024 Charity Cup was the 20th Charity Cup, an annual football match played between the winners of the previous season's New Zealand National League and Chatham Cup competitions. [2] [3] It took place at Martin Luckie Park on 3 March 2024. [4] [5] This was the first edition since the introduction of the National League in 2021. [4] As the home side, Wellington Olympic selected Heart Kids New Zealand as their charity.

Contents

Wellington Olympic won the game 3–0 winning their first Charity Cup. Christchurch United lost for their second time since the inaugural NZFA Challenge Trophy in 1978. [6] [7]

The match was live streamed for free on FIFA+ and New Zealand Football's YouTube channel. [8] [9] [10]

Auckland City were the defending champions, but they did not qualify for this edition, having failed to win either the National League or Chatham Cup.

Background

Wellington Olympic qualified for the 2024 Charity Cup as winners of the 2023 National League, beating Auckland City in the final. [11] [12] [13] As winners of the National League, Wellington Olympic were assigned as the home team. [4]

Christchurch United were the first side to qualify after winning the Chatham Cup on penalties against Melville United to claim their record-equaling seventh title. [13] [14] [15]

Match

Summary

In the 33rd minute Gavin Hoy headed the ball back across the box for Ben Mata to head Wellington Olympic into the lead. Hamish Watson doubled Wellington's lead in the 50th minute heading the ball past Steven Van Dijk. Joel Coustrain sealed the game in the 75th minute with his first touch of the game. Matt Brazier was sent off in the 86th minute for an off the ball incident. [6] [7] [16]

Details

Wellington Olympic 3–0 Christchurch United
Report
Martin Luckie Park, Wellington
Referee: Cory Mills [1]
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Wellington Olympic
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Christchurch United
GK1 Flag of New Zealand.svg Scott Basalaj
RB20 Flag of New Zealand.svg Tamupiwa Dimairo
CB5 Flag of New Zealand.svg Justin Gulley
CB15 Flag of the Cook Islands.svg Ben Mata (c)Sub off.svg 58'
LB3 Flag of New Zealand.svg Adam Supyk
DM6 Flag of New Zealand.svg Tor Davenport-Petersen Yellow card.svg 38'Sub off.svg 69'
LW26 Flag of New Zealand.svg Kaelin Nguyen
CM23 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Gavin Hoy
CM9 Flag of New Zealand.svg Hamish Watson Sub off.svg 76'
RW14 Flag of New Zealand.svg Jack-Henry Sinclair Sub off.svg 58'
CF10 Flag of New Zealand.svg Oliver Colloty Sub off.svg 46'
Substitutes:
DF2 Flag of Fiji.svg Gabriele Matanisiga Sub on.svg 58'
DF18 Flag of New Zealand.svg Luke Tongue Sub on.svg 69'
MF25 Flag of Ireland.svg Joel Coustrain Sub on.svg 74'
FW11 Flag of England.svg Kailan Gould Yellow card.svg 80'Sub on.svg 46'
FW17 Flag of New Zealand.svg Jonty Roubos Sub on.svg 58'
Manager:
Flag of Barbados.svg Paul Ifill
GK1 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Steven van Dijk
RB17 Flag of New Zealand.svg Joel Peterson Sub off.svg 61'
CB6 Flag of New Zealand.svg Riley Grover
CB4 Flag of Samoa.svg Kaleb De Groot-Green
LB3 Flag of Germany.svg Michael Hornsby
DM7 Flag of Myanmar.svg Ta Eh Doe Yellow card.svg 64'Sub off.svg 70'
RW11 Flag of New Zealand.svg David Yoo Sub off.svg 46'
CM10 Flag of New Zealand.svg Eric Imachi Sugahara Sub off.svg 76'
CM20 Flag of New Zealand.svg Daniel Meyn Sub off.svg 70'
LW15 Flag of New Zealand.svg Joel Stevens (c)
CF9 Flag of New Zealand.svg Matt Brazier Red card.svg 86'
Substitutes:
MF5 Flag of New Zealand.svg Zachary Bennett Sub on.svg 70'
MF8 Flag of New Zealand.svg Waisea Henry Sub on.svg 76'
MF18 Flag of New Zealand.svg Thomas Chao Sub on.svg 70'
MF21 Flag of New Zealand.svg Rico Pradhan Sub on.svg 61'
FW23 Flag of New Zealand.svg Jackson Cole Sub on.svg 46'
Manager:
Flag of New Zealand.svg Ryan Edwards

Assistant referees: [1]
Ashton Davenport
Cameron Gruschow
Fourth official: [1]
Chris Bennett

Match rules [17]

  • 90 minutes
  • Penalty shoot-out if scores still level
  • Five named substitutes, of which all five may be used in three windows

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