10-07-2025
Otago U18 men second
Otago gave it their all before finishing second at the New Zealand under-18 men's tournament in Timaru on Saturday.
Otago were beaten 5-3 by Auckland Blue in the final.
After the Aucklanders roared to a 4-0 lead in the third quarter, Otago dominated much of the rest of the game, scoring through Mason Kingan, Charlie Falconer and Fergus Oberlin-Brown.
The Otago under-18 women finished 12th on the North Shore with a 4-0 loss to Manawatu. Central Otago won their final game in a shootout to finish 19th. Canterbury A beat Hawke's Bay 2-0 in the final.
Meanwhile, the Black Sticks women were beaten 3-0 by the United States in North Carolina yesterday. Otago's Nina Murphy made her international debut. — APL
