Derby ends in dramatic draw

Waitakere took the lead through Fijian striker Roy Krishna with just under ten minutes remaining and it looked like they had done enough to earn all three points when the clock ticked over into injury time.But City had other ideas and were rewarded for their never-say-die attitude when midfielder Alex Feneridis smashed a low volley…

The round’s other three games all took place on Saturday, Hekari United beating Koloale 4-0 and Magenta and Lautoka both posting 1-0 wins, over Tefana and Amicale respectively.The starting line-ups:Waitakere United: 1. Danny ROBINSON, 2. Jason ROWLEY, 3. Aaron SCOTT, 4. Tim MYERS, 6. Jack PELTER, 7. Martin BULLOCK, 8. Chris BALE, 10. Allan PEARCE,…

The group’s other match saw Hekari United get their campaign back on track in style with a comprehensive 4-0 win over Koloale, while today’s sole Group B fixture ended in a 1-0 win for Magenta over Tefana.Like Lautoka, Vanuatu side Amicale had also recorded a victory in their opening match – upsetting defending champions Hekari…

The ‘Men In Green’ fell to a 2-1 loss against Fijian side Lautoka in the opening round and are keen to get off the mark with a win tomorrow. But they face the daunting task of taking on defending champions Hekari United in the Papua New Guinea capital of Port Moresby.Hekari play their home matches…

While the Auckland derby may not have the same tradition as some of world football’s other great rivalries (each club was only formed in 2004 when the New Zealand national league was restructed), the two sides do nonetheless have a history of full-blooded, closely-fought encounters over the last six years.They have dominated the New Zealand…

The Vanuatu side shocked the majority of onlookers in the first round of 2011 O-League action by making light of their debut status and beating defending champions Hekari United 2-1 in Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea.Next on the agenda is another away trip to face Fiji’s Lautoka and the Port Vila-based side has every reason…

Both Group A matches take place on Saturday with Fiji’s Lautoka hosting Vanuatu newcomers Amicale, and defending champions Hekari United welcoming Solomon side Koloale to Papua New Guinea. The first of the round’s derbies is also scheduled for Saturday when Tahiti’s Tefana travel to New Caledonia to take on French territorial counterparts Magenta in Noumea….

In June, Hester became the first Kiwi to referee at a senior men’s FIFA World Cup when he, Hintz and Tevita Makasini from Tonga officiated the Group B match between Korea Republic and Greece. Peter O’Leary was also a fourth official during the tournament while fellow New Zealander Brent Best acted as a reserve assistant…

The Port Moresby-based side have already written themselves into the record books by becoming the first Pacific team from outside of New Zealand or Australia to qualify for the prestigious event and are now hoping to raise eyebrows even further by making it past their opening play-off match on December 8.“Papua New Guinea has never…