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Playoff excitement reaches fever pitch

7 April 2010
Playoff excitement reaches fever pitch

Defending champions and minor premiers Auckland City started their tie against Canterbury United as favourites and will begin Sunday’s match with a narrow one goal advantage over the Dragons. Auckland also has home advantage and two crucial away goals in their favour, however, and will be eager to wrap up the tie at Kiwitea Street…

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7 April 2010
Player Profile: Merina Joe (Solomon Islands)

Like many of her teammates, this will be Merina’s first trip outside of the country. Here’s what she has to say about her football experiences and what she’s looking forward to about the tournament.Who is your favourite footballer?Ronaldinho of Brazil. He is outstanding.What inspired you to become a footballer?The thing that inspired me was seeing…

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7 April 2010
Tongan U-17 women aiming high

The roundrobin championship, featuring New Zealand, Papua New Guinea, Solomon Islands and Tonga will be held at North Harbour Stadium from 12-16 April with the winner qualifying for the FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup Trinidad and Tobago in September this year.Tonga Football Association’s (TFA) preparations began six months ago with 35 players in training, twice…

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6 April 2010
Stars fall short of NSL finals

The win on Saturday brought the Stars level with Esi Loan University on 24 points, but it was goal difference that helped Uni grab fourth spot and progress into the playoffs. Uni themselves had fought hard for a crucial 2-2 draw against Gigira Laitepo Morobe FC in Lae.Stars became their own worst enemies after starting…

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6 April 2010
OFC confirms match details for O-League Final

Papua New Guinea club champions Hekari will host the 1st leg of the final on Saturday 17 April at Port Moresby Rugby League Stadium while Waitakere’s home field of Fred Taylor Park will be the venue for the 2nd leg on Sunday 2 May. Waitakere finished the group stage level on points with cross-town rivals…

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5 April 2010
Auckland, Wellington hold play-off advantage

Wellington sprinted into an early lead when Greg Draper flashed home a header from an Andy Barron near post corner after just six minutes. All Whites midfielder Barron was in on the act again just seven minutes later when he broke clear of the Waitakere defence to slot past Waitakere goalkeeper Danny Robinson to make…

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3 April 2010
TFA reflects on successful year

Chaired by TFA senior vice president Paula Ma’u, last week’s meeting involved 11 of the country’s 16 clubs.Top of the agenda was the budget and departmental reports reflecting a progressive and successful financial year as presented by various departments of the organisation.One of the many highlights in 2009 was the successful launching of OFC’s ‘Just…

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3 April 2010
Lautoka look ahead to next O-League

Lautoka recently finished the group stage with four wins and two losses, falling one point short of Hekari United who became the first team from Papua New Guinea to qualify for the O-League Final. Fiji Football Association Chief Executive Officer Bob Kumar says he backs Lautoka to go one step further next season. “Lautoka played…

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3 April 2010
Samoa Cup finalists found

Meanwhile in the women’s league, competition newcomers Adidas have moved to the top of the table and will be looking to stay there once football activities recommence next weekend after the Easter break. The road to the men’s finals wasn’t easy for Kiwi or Moaula with both teams winning their respective semi finals 2-1. Kiwi…

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2 April 2010
YoungHeart Manawatu end Auckland unbeaten run

Goals by Campbell Banks, Takayuki Omi and a brace by Vanuatu international striker Seule Soromon, helped lift YoungHeart Manawatu into sixth place and saw Soromon clinch the NZFC Golden Boot outright with eleven goals in twelve games.The 4-1 result is Auckland City’s biggest ever loss in the NZFC and their widest margin of defeat in…

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