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AS Magenta hold Waitakere

24 October 2009
AS Magenta hold Waitakere

The New Caledonians had fortune on their side when United defender Aaron Scott inadvertently headed the ball into his own goal in the 78th minute to cancel out Brent Fisher’s first-half strike. Moments earlier Fijian speedster Roy Krishna had been shown a red card leaving the visitors with 10 men to defend the slender lead….

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23 October 2009
New season underway

Organised by the Cook Islands Football Association (CIFA), players and supporters flocked to the Matavera football grounds to watch the first two matches of the new men’s and women’s seasons as home team Matavera and visitors Nikao competed.First on the Matavera pitch were talented up-an-coming U-13 and U-16 age grade players who showcased their skills…

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23 October 2009
Four is the magic number for Young All Whites

Costa Rica is first up for the Steve Cain-coached teenagers, with Burkina Faso and Turkey to follow on Thursday and Sunday morning respectively.The absence of traditional heavyweights in New Zealand’s group has raised hopes of a breakthrough second round appearance, but even so Cain admits his side are still comfortable with the underdog tag.“If you…

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23 October 2009
AS Magenta prepare for O-League debut

The Super Ligue winners will look to New Caledonia captain Pierre Wajoka for inspiration tomorrow while drawing on home support at the 10,000-seater Stade Numa Daly.Wajoka is the midfield mainstay of the national team and claimed a little piece of history by scoring the first ever goal in the 2010 FIFA World Cup™ qualification process…

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23 October 2009
OFC football coverage set to increase after telecommunications deal

The two organisations signed an MOU during the PITA Conference in Sydney recently outlining how they will work together to facilitate the distribution of OFC footage through internet and mobile phone networks. OFC President Reynald Temarii says he is looking forward to working with PITA to overcome some of the challenges associated with telecommunications in…

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22 October 2009
More seats for All Whites qualifier

500 more fans with plans for temporary seating at Westpac Stadium confirmed today by New Zealand Football.The stadium normally seats 34,500 and a sales run of over 17,000 tickets in the week following the All Whites’ gutsy 0-0 draw in the playoff’s first leg in Manama on October 10 saw NZF raise the sold out…

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21 October 2009
Swiss coach assists Bilikiki

Davor Ivcevic, assistant coach and squad member of Switzerland’s beach soccer team, arrived on Monday and will take the Bilikiki through an intensive one-week training programme. Switzerland will also participate in the FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup, which kicks off on 16 November and involves 16 of the world’s best teams.Eddie Ngava, General Secretary of…

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19 October 2009
Match Day 1 Review

The season kicked off at Auckland’s Kiwitea Street on Saturday with defending champions Auckland City cruising to a 5-0 win over Tahiti’s AS Manu Ura in Group A. Daniel Koprivcic led the way with a second-half hat-trick on debut for the club.Auckland City coach Paul Posa says he was pleased to pick up maximum points…

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19 October 2009
Young All Whites win final World Cup warm-up

After a lacklustre and goalless first half New Zealand stepped up their performance with left winger Michael Built to the fore.Five minutes into the second spell, substitute Built opened the scoring with a low shot from the edge of the area, and the Hamilton teenager twice turned provider for Andrew Bevin, who ghosted in from…

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18 October 2009
Marist FC vs. Lautoka (Full Time: 1-3)

Lautoka are making their debut in the O-League while Marist’s only other appearance in the competition was during the inaugural 2007 season.oceaniafootball.com brings you the latest updates from the crucial Group B clash.HALF TIME UPDATE:Marist FC 0 Lautoka 2Kamal Hassan and Samuela Kautoga put Lautoka ahead by two goals inside the first 20 minutes.FULL TIME:Marist…

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