2009 O-LEAGUE: AUCKLAND CITY FC vs. WAITAKERE UNITED – live text updates (full time: 2-2)

AUCKLAND – Welcome to Kiwitea Street, Auckland, New Zealand, as www.oceaniafootball.com brings you the live text update of the opening match in Group A in the 2009 O-League between arch-rivals Auckland City FC and reigning champions Waitakere United.  Both clubs have made glamour signings in the off-season with Brazilian ace Adriano Pimenta joining Waitakere United…

With match-day one of the 2009 OFC O-League underway, www.oceaniafootball.com will again endeavour to bring you ‘live’ text updates of the action as it happens. Please refresh your browser periodically to keep up with the latest developments. LIVE UPDATES: 0′ – the team line-ups are in, with both boasting significant international and O-League experience from recent seasons Govind…

AUCKLAND: New Zealand bowed out of the FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup in heartbreaking circumstances on Saturday after losing 2-1 to Denmark despite taking an early lead. But while the dream concluded for the Young Football Ferns, Germany made sure of continuing theirs, booking a quarter-final place, while Korea DPR look a solid bet to…

AUCKLAND – New Zealand bowed out of the FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup in heartbreaking circumstances after losing 2-1 to Denmark despite taking the lead on 13 minutes through Annalie Longo. The Danes dominated the early exchanges with Simone Boye and Amanda Hohol both going close to opening the scoring but it was New Zealand…

Korea DPR took a giant stride towards the quarter-finals in Christchurch today after defeating Costa Rica 2-1. The result leaves the Central Americans with no chance of progressing from the group stage. The North Koreans looked the better side early on, although it was Costa Rica’s Raquel Rodriguez Vasquez who had the first chance of the…

CHRISTCHURCH – Germany defeated Ghana 3-2 in Christchurch to become the first team to advance to the New Zealand 2008 quarter-finals. But the Europeans were made to earn their victory as Ghana fought back impressively in the second half. Ghana had learnt the lessons of the Germans’ game against Costa Rica, and opted for a…

AUCKLAND – Canada missed out on confirming qualification for the quarter-finals of the FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup – New Zealand after sharing a 1-1 draw with group rivals Colombia at North Harbour Stadium today. It was a clash of contrasting style as Colombian flair and Canadian power cancelled each other out in an evenly…

AUCKLAND – The Young Football Ferns are using Tuesday’s night stylish second half showing against Canada as the blueprint for Saturday’s crunch Group A game against Denmark in Albany. A grandstand finish to the 0-1 loss to Canada – with New Zealand switching to a short passing game to create a plethora of chances –…

The third edition of the Oceania Football Confederation (OFC) O-League kicks off on Sunday with two highly anticipated matchups in New Zealand and Fiji. The only two sides to win the O-League –current champions Waitakere United and inaugural O-League winners Auckland City FC –will open their season at Kiwitea St in Auckland, while Solomon Island…

HAMILTON – Remember the name Mana Iwabuchi. The diminutive Japanese 15-year-old is destined to emerge as one of the future stars of international football, judging by her mercurial efforts on the opening day of play in Group C at the FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup tournament in Hamilton. On a day of multiple highlights, Iwabuchi’s…