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Manu Ura-Waitakere match postponed

6 March 2010
Manu Ura-Waitakere match postponed

Referee Bertrand Billion and General Coordinator Matuanui Ariiotima deemed the waterlogged pitch at Stade Paea was unplayable after close inspection throughout the day and immediatley prior to kick-off. Match officials and representatives of both AS Manu Ura and Waitakere United inspected the pitch at 11:00am and again at 5:00pm and were present at the venue…

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6 March 2010
Brilliant Birnie blows play-off chase wide open

Hawke’s Bay’s victory lifts them to 15 points – three points adrift of third place – and sets up an all-or-nothing clash with unbeaten Auckland City next week in their final match of the regular season. A Hawke’s Bay win must be accompanied by heavy defeats for Team Wellington and Otago United in their final…

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5 March 2010
Match Day 5 Preview

Group A contenders Auckland City and Waitakere United will be eager to pick up points on the road against AS Magenta and AS Manu Ura while Hekari United, Lautoka and Tafea all have a chance to go top of Group B before the final round of matches in three weeks time. Defending champions Auckland City…

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4 March 2010
Football Ferns fall to Canada in Cyprus Cup final

The Ferns took the 12th ranked Canadians scoreless into halftime but with 20 minutes remaining Christine Sinclair set up midfielder Diana Matheson to rifle the game’s only goal from outside the penalty area.The Ferns defeated Italy (1-0) and Scotland (3-0) and drew with Netherlands (1-1) to go through group play unbeaten but the final against…

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4 March 2010
New Zealand 0 Mexico 2

A week after a locally-sourced Mexico team dismantled Bolivia 5-0 in San Francisco, a full strength side welcoming its stars back from top European leagues was expected to overrun an under-strength All Whites eleven.But the sold out Rose Bowl crowd of 90,526 were forced to wait for 54 minutes for the opening goal – a…

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3 March 2010
Lautoka maintain their lead

The impressive win follows their midweek thrashing of Fiji’s U-20 national side (9-0) and gives the 2010 O-League representatives an overall lead in the competition. Weet Bix Shop N Save Lautoka have scored an impressive 18 goals in three matches and conceded only one. 2009 Fiji Footballer of the year Kamal Hassan scored the opening…

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3 March 2010
World Cup countdown begins in earnest

With the World Cup opening match on June 10 drawing ever nearer , especially for Mexico who take on hosts South Africa at Soccer City Stadium in Johannesburg in that match, the milestone has not slipped by New Zealand coach Ricki Herbert unnoticed.“It’s countdown time now,” Herbert said, “the reality of the World Cup is…

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3 March 2010
School visits kick off in Rarotonga

CIFA’s technical department including Jimmy Katoa and Tuka Tisam will be visiting schools around Rarotonga to teach children the technical side of football while also showing them how to have fun with a range of small-sided games.The school programme will run until the end of Term 1 starting with a successful competition – the Primary…

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2 March 2010
All Whites arrive in LA

All Whites captain Tim Brown, who will deputise for the injured Ryan Nelsen, was among the bulk of the squad to arrive from New Zealand and while the Phoenix midfielder admitted to being a “bit jaded” following the travel, he says the Mexican test is already whetting the appetite.“It’s not easy and we haven’t seen…

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2 March 2010
U-17 hopefuls learn their fate

The round-robin will see New Zealand, Papua New Guinea, Solomon Islands and Tonga compete for place at the FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup to be held in Trinidada and Tobago from 5-25 September, 2010. Match Day 1 will see Tonga face Papua New Guinea in the opening match before hosts New Zealand take on the…

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