Soccer: Waitakere's youth squad at full strength

Waitakere United will be at full strength for their National Youth League semifinal tomorrow.

Their home game, brought forward from Sunday and to be played at Olympic Park, will allow the young players in United's New Zealand Football Championship squad to play against Team Wellington and then travel with the senior side to Newtown Park on Sunday for that semifinal first leg, also against Team Wellington.

Auckland Manukau, who edged defending Youth League champions Auckland City out of the semifinals, will travel to English Park for Sunday's second semifinal against Southern Conference winners Canterbury United.

It will be played as a curtain raiser to the NZFC semifinal first leg clash between Canterbury United and Auckland City.

City will be at full strength for that game after naming a new-look side with a number of younger players for tomorrow's NZFC catch-up game against YoungHeart Manawatu at Kiwitea St (2pm kick-off).

If they win or draw, City will become the first team since the NZFC's inception in 2004 to go through the minor premiership unbeaten.

The final will be played the following weekend at a time and venue yet to be decided.