ELLENSOHN SPARKS NEW ZEALAND COMEBACK AGAINST PNG

LAUTOKA – New Zealand survived an early scare to come back and defeat Papua New Guinea 5-2 on Match Day Three of the OFC Men’s Olympic Football Tournament in Lautoka. It took the injection of All-White Daniel Ellensohn and Waitakere United midfielder Jason Hayne to liven up a lacklustre New Zealand side who were trailing…

LAUTOKA – Alick Maemae and Benjamin Totori produced an attacking master-class in pace and skill as Solomon Islands defeated Vanuatu 5-0 at Churchill Park, Lautoka, tonight. Maemae and Totori were in unstoppable form with both Maemae and Totori getting doubles and Joses Nawo and Joachim Rande utilising their pace to give Vanuatu’s defence a torrid…

LAUTOKA – Solomon Islands and Vanuatu meet in the match of the day at Churchill Park OFC Men’s Olympic Football Tournament. A draw would be enough to keep Solomon Islands in touch with New Zealand – a victory would keep Solympics Beijing dream very much alive. Vanuatu knows it must record a victory to retain…

Welcome to Churchill Park, Lautoka for the second game of Match Day Three. Papua New Guinea will face another tough test from a New Zealand side which has boasted wins over Fiji and Vanuatu already in the tournament. New Zealand are resting key players Daniel Ellensohn and Michael Boxall in preparation for their clash against…

LAUTOKA – Welcome to Match Day 3 of the OFC Men’s Olympic Football Tournament as host nation Fiji prepare to face Cook Islands in the first match of exciting football action at Churchill Park.   Fiji must win and win handsomely to keep its Beijing dream alive with Maciu Dunadamu and Roy Krishna likely to…

LAUTOKA – Lautoka City Council’s long tradition of support for football hails back to OFC Football for Hope matches played in August 2007 when Fiji played a two match series against a New Zealand XI. Fiji lost the first match 2-1 in Suva at Post Fiji Stadium but recorded a 1-0 win over New Zealand…

PAGO PAGO – Its bright, its dynamic and symbolic of a bright new future for football in American Samoa and has already won unanimous approval from football clubs across the territory. When the wrapping paper was lifted off Federation Football American Samoa (FFAS) at its inaugural congress in Pago Pago last year the only item…

LAUTOKA – Solomon Islands will discover if it’s Oceania Football Confederation (OFC) Men’s Olympic Football Tournament hopes are the real deal tomorrow when it faces a Vanuatu team desperately seeking a win.   Solomon Islands has made light work of tournament minnows Cook Islands (11-0) and Papua New Guinea (6-1) but faces its first real…

New Zealand has produced two classy, structured performances at the OFC Men’s Olympic Football Tournament in Fiji and they owe a lot to the performances of midfielder Cole Peverly. His stunning 25 yard drive opened the scoring against Fiji on Saturday and his inspiring box to box workrate and physical prowess in the midfield has…

NOUMEA – AS Magenta’s Super Ligue Nestle hopes received a massive boost after it thrashed play-off rivals JS Baco 4-0. Magenta and Baco could not be separated in the regular season playing out two thrilling draws – 2-2 and 3-3 – that enabled Magenta to seal the minor premiership over Baco by a single point….