AUCKLAND STUMBLE AS CANTERBURY BREAK DROUGHT IN NZFC

AUCKLAND – Auckland City’s charge to the New Zealand Football Championship minor premiership suffered a blow at the hands of Hawke’s Bay United on Sunday, while Canterbury notched their first win of the season with victory in the Southern derby. Goals to David Geary in the 15th minute and Leon Birnie in injury time, propelled…

LAUTOKA – It was goals-a-plenty on Match Day Two of the OFC Men’s Olympic Football Tournament in Fiji with Solomon Islands, Fiji and New Zealand all recording good wins. Leading the charge was the Solomon Island squad who beat the Cook Island’s 11-0. Benjamin Totori was once again the catalyst for the rout scoring five…

LAUTOKA – Waitakere United striker Benjamin Totori was once again the shining star for the Solomon Islands, en route to their 11-0 drubbing of the Cook Islands in Match Day Two of the OFC Men’s Olympic Qualifiers. Totori looks to have the golden boot race all sewn up after scoring five times against the Cook’s…

AUCKLAND – A goal from Emma Kete ended the Football Ferns’ 10-year barren period against Australia but the Matildas took an unassailable 2-0 lead in the three-match trans-Tasman series with a 2-1 win on the Sunshine Coast on Monday night. Introduced from the bench after just half an hour – with New Zealand already behind…

LAUTOKA – Fiji bounced back from its defeat to New Zealand with an emphatic 7-1 win over a much improved Papua New Guinea. A hat-trick from the in-form Malakai Tiwa helped gaurentee the host nation three valuable points but Fiji coach Juan Carlos Buzzetti was left lamenting a lacklustre effort in front of goal. Fiji…

LAUTOKA – Two red cards, two goals and no shortage of drama brought Match Day 2 to a close as New Zealand claimed a bruising 2-0 win over Vanuatu. Vanuatu made a frenetic start to the match with Jeffry Nimanian and Joseph Namariau combining to cause the New Zealand defence problems. But Costa Barbarouses settled…

LAUTOKA – Its match of the day on a sultry evening in Lautoka as Vanuatu take on New Zealand in the OFC Mens Olympic Football Tournament.  There is everything to play for as both sides vie for top spot in OFC’s Road to Beijing. Stu Jacobs has made one change to his line-up with Costa…

LAUTOKA – Welcome to Churchill Park, Lautoka, for Match Day 2 of the OFC Mens Olympic Football Tournament as Fiji attempt to avenge their first day loss to New Zealand as they take on Papua New Guinea.   Roy Krishna and Osea Vakatalesau will keep the PNG defence busy and PNG will have to be…

LAUTOKA – Welcome to Churchill Park, Lautoka, for Match Day 2 of the OFC Mens Olympic Football Tournament as Solomon Islands attempt to keep its winning start to the tournament going against Cook Islands. The teams have been named with Solomon Islands coach Luke Eroi sticking to the players that dispatched Papua New Guinea 6-1…

LAUTOKA – Match Day two at the OFC Men’s Olympic Football tournament in Lautoka will see Solomon Islands take on Cook Islands, Fiji face Papua New Guinea and New Zealand play Vanuatu in an action-packed programme. There are no injury concerns for Solomon Islands with the dangerous Benjamin Totori likely to ask probing questions of…