The ISPS Handa Premiership continues this weekend when the third match week takes place across the country, find out what’s in store with the official preview.

Hamilton Wanderers vs Auckland City
John Kerkhof Park, Cambridge
Saturday 16 November, 2pm
#ISPSHandaPrem #HWvAC

Referee: Luke Gardner
Assistant Referees: Hayden Tutbury, Ben Norman
Fourth Official: Ashley Wilson

Squads

Hamilton Wanderers: 1. Matt Oliver (GK) (c), 2. Blake Weston, 3. Kohei Matsumoto, 4. Jack Portegys, 5. Brock Messenger, 8. Brad Whitworth, 9. Thilo Wilke, 10. Xavier Pratt, 11. Jordan Shaw, 12. Jordan Lamb, 13. Tommy Semmy, 15. Jamie Wilkinson, 16. Adam Davidson, 18. George Ott, 20. Derek Tieku
Coach: Ricki Herbert

Auckland City: 2. Mario Ilich, 3. Adam Mitchell, 4. Mario Bilen, 5. Angel Berlanga, 6. Brian Kaltak, 7. Cameron Howieson (c), 9. Myer Bevan, 10. Dylan Manickum, 14. Jordan Vale, 17. Andrew Blake, 18. Conor Tracey (GK), 19. David Browne, 20. Logan Rogerson, 21. Maro Bonsu-Maro, 22. Clayton Lewis, 24. Cameron Brown (GK)
Coach: Jose Figueira

Quotes

Jose Figueira (Auckland City coach): “It’s early in the season to be making predictions of final positions but one thing is clear to see in both rounds so far – there’s been some really close games and big results. I think that’s down to the amount of changes in squad personnel and coaches. A lot of teams are trying to get their systems in place and established and I think it bodes well for the competition as a whole – every game is a big game. We’re going into this weekend knowing we have to be right at the top of our game. We want to build on our opening day win and our strong finish last week to secure a point.”

Waitakere United vs Canterbury United Dragons
Seddon Fields, Auckland
Saturday 16 November, 3pm
#ISPSHandaPrem #WUvCU

Referee: Cory Mills
Assistant Referees: Reza Al Rabea, Brandon Day
Fourth Official: Chris Trent

Squads

Waitakere United: 1. Nick Draper (GK), 4. Robert Tipelu, 5. Flynn O’Brien, 6. Dane Schnell, 7. Alex Connor-McClean, 8. Sam Burfoot, 9. Ryan Cain, 11. Lachlan McIsaac, 12. Niko Steinmetz, 14. Gerard Garriga Gibert, 15. Clarke Foulds, 18. Nicolas Zambrano, 19. Andrew Abba, 20. Regont Murati, 21. Luke Searle, 22. Elliot Munford (GK)
Coach: Paul Hobson

Canterbury United: 1. Edward Ashton (GK), 3. Benjamin Lapslie, 4. Dan Schwarz, 5. Tom Schwarz (c), 6. Tom Scott, 7. George King, 8. Luke Tongue, 12. Juan Chang Urrea, 14. Sean Liddicoat, 15. Calum Ferguson, 16. Cory Mitchell, 18. Aaron Clapham, 19. Samuel Field, 20. Jacob Richards, 22. Danny Knight (GK)
Coach: Lee Padmore

Quotes

Paul Hobson (Waitakere coach): “We need to step up against this proven national league team. Our performances have been okay so far, hopefully we can get a little bit better this weekend and try to get a result on Saturday.”

Hawke’s Bay United vs Tasman United
Bluewater Stadium, Napier
Saturday 16 November, 4pm
#ISPSHandaPrem #HBvTU
Live on Sky Sport

Referee: Antony Riley
Assistant Referees: Trent Pedley, Edward Cook
Fourth Official: Gareth Sheehan

Squads

Hawke’s Bay United: 1. Ruben Parker (GK) (c), 4. Kaeden Atkins, 7. Sho Goto, 8. Karan Mandair, 9. Ahinga Selemani, 10. Dylan Sacramento, 14. Gavin Hoy, 15. Josh Murphy, 16. Joshua Signey, 17. Fergus Neil, 19. Bjorn Christensen, 20. Bill Robertson, 21. Shea Stapleton, 22. Ihaia Delaney, 23. Jorge Akers, 24. Jack Parker
Coach: Chris Greatholder

Tasman United: 1. Pierce Clark (GK), 2. William Scott, 3. Hamish Cadigan, 5. Fox Slotemaker (c), 6. Cory Vickers 7. Corey Larsen, 8. Matthew Tod-Smith, 9. Jean-Philippe Saiko, 10. Jama Boss, 11. Facundo Barbero, 12. Max Winterton, 15. La Bu Pan, 18. Alexis Carcamo Varela, 20. Nick Stanton (GK), 22. Marco Lorenz
Coach: Jess Ibrom

Southern United vs Eastern Suburbs
Logan Park, Dunedin
Saturday 16 November, 4pm
#ISPSHandaPrem #SUvES

Referee: Ben O’Connell
Assistant Referees: Caleb Corbett-Marsh, Sean Lau
Fourth Official: Dan Woulahan

Squads

Southern United: 1. Liam Little (GK), 2. Conor O’Keeffe (c), 3. Javier Langley, 4. Stephen Last, 5. Erik Panzer, 6. Danny Ledwith, 7. Santeri Kuivalainen, 8. Josh Sansucie, 9. Garbhan Coughlan, 10. Abdulla Al-Kalisy, 11. Cam McKenzie, 12. Andrew Cromb, 13. Tim O’Farrell, 14. Cody Brook, 15. Joel Stevens, 16. Levi Waddington (GK)
Coach: Paul O’Reilly

Eastern Suburbs: 1. Danyon Drake (GK), 4. Kelvin Kalua, 7. Michael Built, 8. Daniel Bowkett, 9. Martin Bueno, 10. Reid Drake, 11. Mohamed Awad, 16. Christian Gray, 17. Stephen Hoyle, 19. Joel Clissold, 20. Jake Mechell, 21. Ryan Verney, 22. Hayden Johns, 23. Campbell Strong, 25. Mackenzie Waite (GK), 27. Jade Mesias
Coach: Tony Readings

Quotes

Tony Readings (Eastern Suburbs coach): “We’ve had a reaction from the loss last week and that’s what you want. It’s a learning opportunity but it’s only effective if you make a change from it. We’ve watched Southern and I’m sure they’ve watched us as well. They’re very organised and we know they’re going to be hard to break down but they do have some very dangerous players up front and out wide, so we have to be really diligent in our defending to stop them scoring as well.”

Team Wellington vs Wellington Phoenix Reserves
David Farrington Park, Wellington
Sunday 17 November, 2pm
#ISPSHandaPrem #TWvWP

Referee: Sean Reilly
Assistant Referees: Mark Whitehead, Dominic Barry
Fourth Official: Aaron Clarke

Squads

Team Wellington: 1. Scott Basalaj (GK) (c), 2. Justin Gulley, 3. Aaron Spain, 4. Marko Stamenic, 7. Ollie Whyte, 8. Henry Cameron, 11. Mario Barcia, 12. Andrew Bevin, 14. Jack-Henry Sinclair, 16. Angus Kilkolly, 19. Stevan Markovic, 20. Oliver Bassett, 21. Hamish Watson, 22. Keegan Smith (GK), 23. Rory McKeown, 25. Sam Mason-Smith
Coach: Scott Hales

Wellington Phoenix Reserves: 1. Zac Jones (GK), 2. Liam McGing, 4. Kurtis Mogg, 5. Ronan Wynne, 6. Noah Tipene-Clegg, 7. Adam Hewson, 12. Lukas Halikias, 15. Joseph Lee, 16. Luis Toomey, 17. Callan Elliot, 18. Owen Smith, 21. Ahmed Othman, 23, Walter Scott, 22. Stephen Sprowson, 24. Blake Driehuis, 40. Callum Kennett (GK)
Coach: Paul Temple

Quotes

Justin Gulley (Team Wellington defender): “There was a little bit of disappointment after the Auckland City game, we felt we played quite well and that we were a bit more on top in the first half but the second half was quite different. It was good to get a draw but we went up there for a win. We played the Phoenix twice in pre-season and both of those games were pretty difficult. You can’t take them for granted because they can really put on a tough performance and I think they’re maturing a lot.”

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Article added: Friday 15 November 2019