Labasa town was buzzing this afternoon when their soccer side defeated local champions, Ba 3-0 at Subrail Park in the kick off of the NewWorld
National League Super Six Series.
The Men In Black were the favorites to win the game from the very start with several key players from the silver medal South Pacific Games team missing two of their star
players Josaia Bukalidi and Peni Finau.
Labasa came out soaring in the first 15 minutes of the game and used their crowd support to their advantage, coming through with two goals from Maciu Dunadamu and Pita Bolaitoga.
Young sensation, Roy Krishna bagged another goal for his side to bring the score to 3-0 at halftime.
The scores held till fulltime despite numerous chances for the hosts to extend their lead.
“I am the most happiest man in Fiji right now-I can’t stop smiling,” Abinesh Kumar, Labasa president said.
“We have proven that even a team like Ba can be beaten. It does not take a star-studded team to defeat them-only dedication and sacrifice.”
Kumar added that the win was a great boost to their campaign in the competition and the upcoming Courts Homecentres Inter-District Championship later in November.
“We could not have asked for anything more. We have come a long way and we knew that we had what it took to do something like this-we just needed to believe in ourselves and dedicate ourselves to
believing just that.”
Meanwhile, Suva lost to Lautoka 1-0 at the Post Fiji Stadium, the lone goal coming from Salesh Tanivula in the second half.
Nadi opened their NewWorld National League Super Six Series campaign with a 1-0 win against Navua at Thomson Park this afternoon.
The Jetsetters lone goal came from Viliame Toma in the first half. Nadi president, Jitendra Kumar was disappointed with the condition of the ground.
“The weather was favorable considering the amount of rain Fiji’s been getting these past few days. The ground however was just horrible. We could not see the markings of the boundaries at all. The
referee allowed the game to go on nonetheless but in future cases, this shouldn’t happen.”
“The win is a good boost for us. We haven’t been playing for a while and now that we have gotten back into all of it, we want to maintain our performance from the national league,” Kumar
said.
Story courtesy Fiji Football Association Media