The semi-finals of the Chatham Cup will both be held in Auckland after two teams from the City of Sails were drawn to play at home in the final four of New Zealand's oldest and most prestigious winter club competition.
The official draw for the semi-finals was held today at New Zealand Football headquarters and resulted in Birkenhead United hosting Miramar Rangers and Waitakere City doing likewise against Three Kings United.
It means each semi-final will be staged by a club from the Northern Football Federation with Waitakere welcoming Three Kings to their Fred Taylor Park home in Whenuapai and Wellington's Miramar hitting the road yet again to meet Birkenhead at Shepherds Park on the North Shore.
The draw continues to be unkind to Miramar, who have performed admirably to make it this far without once enjoying the benefit of home advantage. The capital men have also proven they can foot it with the best in the country after beating a top-flight team in each round.
All of the semi-finalists will go into the make-or-break ties in good form after each finding the net multiple times in their quarter-final victories last weekend.