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Papua New Guinea out of medal race

19 August 2010
Papua New Guinea out of medal race

The defeat for the Michael Robinson-coached team will see Papua New Guinea meet Trinidad and Tobago in the playoff for fifth place next Monday. “It was a disappointing game for us tonight,” Robinson said.“We conceded an early goal and it is very difficult to lift morale in that situation against a quality side.”Turkey scored just…

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18 August 2010
Budding refs to learn about the game

The Solomon Islands Football Federation (SIFF) now hope to uncover many more like him and are holding a basic refereeing course for aspiring local whistle-blowers next week.The six-day course starts on Monday and will be conducted by the federation’s own referee instructors.“We have our very qualified referee instructors to run the course,” SIFF referee development…

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18 August 2010
Nelsen hopes to make friendlies

The defender was one of the surprise successes of the 2010 FIFA World Cup and led the All Whites through an incredible campaign.New Zealand failed to make it out of the group stage but were the only team to leave South Africa unbeaten after drawing all three games.They will now face fellow World Cup finalists…

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18 August 2010
First round starts with upset

Striker Ratu Veresa Toma and Solomon Islander James Naka were both on target for Rewa while Ba got one back from a Avinesh Waran Suwamy free kick.Rewa coach Manoj Kumar is delighted with the win and was pleased to open the campaign against such a high quality side.“It is good to play a tough team…

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17 August 2010
Navua snaps up City stars

Midfielder Matt Williams and striker Adam Dickinson joined up with the team this week and are set to appear for their new side against Labasa this weekend.Williams is no stranger to Fiji football or the Navua club. He has represented the team in the past and his last appearance for the southerners was at the…

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17 August 2010
Big welcome for the champions

A crowd of up to 150 people turned up at the Henderson Airport and the atmosphere was filled with excitement as the squad’s flight touched down and taxied towards the terminal.Friends, families and supporters were among the welcome party, as well as staff from sponsors Our Telekom and a pair of beauty pageant winners –…

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17 August 2010
Referees make their debuts

Tahiti referee Norbert Huata was joined by assistant referees Ravinesh Kumar of Fiji and Mark Rule from New Zealand to control the U-15 mens’ match between South American side Bolivia and Haiti, an encounter Bolivia won 9-0. Huata, one of OFC’s leading match officials, was kept busy during his first match, issuing three yellow cards…

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17 August 2010
Auckland confirmed for Honduras match

Ricki Herbert’s men will take on fellow World Cup finalists Honduras at Albany’s North Harbour Stadium on October 9 in the first game of a double-header.The second match will take place against Paraguay, another side who took part in South Africa, three days later on October 12 at Westpac Stadium in Wellington.New Zealand Football CEO…

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16 August 2010
Iran sink Papua New Guinea

A goal two minutes into the second half by Iran substitute Fatemah Ardestani was enough to break Papua New Guinea hearts and leave Michael Robinson’s team needing a win over Turkey to stay in medal contention.Coach Robinson is disappointed to have lost the match but says it is important to remain positive.“Rumona Morris and Cathura…

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16 August 2010
Chatham Cup final date changes

After considering the likely impact on the ground following the North Harbour versus Waikato rugby match on September 4, Glyn Taylor of New Zealand Football says a decision has been made to move the cup final from September 4 to the following weekend, Sunday, September 12.“We held off confirming the venue until after this week’s…

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