Waitakere United’s relentless march toward a fourth ASB minor premiership title continued after they destroyed YoungHeart Manawatu 6-1 to maintain their six point lead over Auckland City at the top of the table.

Football Fern Sarah McLaughlin netted a national league record five-goals in Hamilton on Saturday, firing Waikato-Bay of Plenty to a 7-0 win over Auckland Development to keep her side’s ASB Women’s Youth League hopes alive.

The Whole of Football Plan took a giant step forward on Thursday with the start of a national meeting of over 30 regional staff charged with delivering the game-changing grassroots development programme.

Auckland Football coach Paul Temple says his side are relishing a tightly contested ASB Women’s Youth League, and this Saturday’s top of the Conference clash against Northern Football is no exception.

With the popularity of football continuing to rise Waikato Bay of Plenty Football Federation (WaiBOP) is putting the cornerstones in place to ensure they make the most of this opportunity to keep the sport progressing.