HONIARA – City teams East and Central Honiara both edged closer to qualification today by recording their biggest scores in Our Telekom Cup action.

East Honiara beat Avaiki 7-0 while Central Honiara hammered a hapless Lauru Kuvojo 9-0 to keep their hopes alive.

Prior to today’s match Central Honiara had recorded only one win, one draw and one loss so it was a real relief for them to get the victory. It means that a win for them in their
final match against Western Turtles will lift them to equal points with Our Kakamora and the Turtles, both sitting on 10 points.

Central Honiara’s large score line against Lauru Kuvojo could prove decisive if they can go on to beat the Turtles.

Likewise, a win for Temotu Arrows will also see them sharing 10 points with the others and it will come down to goal difference to decide which teams progresses to the next
stage.

Given this scenario, the two early leaders will need to win or draw their final matches to be on the safe zone. At the moment, Central Honiara and Temotu Arrows are also vying for
the two vacant semis spot.

In Pool A, both Honiara teams have a decent chance to qualify. The two will be playing tomorrow in the final match while Guadalcanal, who have a remote chance of qualifying will be
looking to East Honiara to do them a favor by beating their cross-town brothers West Honiara.

Guadalcanal Hornets will be playing Avaiki Chiefs in their final match tomorrow and need to win it to keep their hope of qualifying alive. If they win, they will be on nine points
with West Honiara. A loss for them will definitely eliminate them from the competition.

HONIARA – Security was beefed up at Lawson Tama stadium today with increased police presence following the disturbance on Saturday which left buildings and properties damaged by
angry fans following the match between Honiara and Malaita Eagles.

It is understood that police will maintain their presence in and around the Lawson Tama ground over the next few days till the finals on Saturday to ensure security is up to scratch
to prevent a repeat of what had happened on Saturday.

Meanwhile, the number of spectators who came out today dropped slightly because of the incident on Saturday. However, SIFF is confident that this will improve in the coming
days.