KEAT SUSPENDED, FINED FOR SEND OFF

AUCKLAND – New Zealand will face the Solomon Islands in today’s crucial Beijing Olympic men’s football qualifier in Fiji without key midfielder Dan Keat. The Dartmouth College (USA) player has been found guilty of on-field “assault” at the Oceania qualifying tournament in Lautoka by football’s world governing body FIFA who have handed down a three…

LAUTOKA – The popularity and power of football to bring people of all cultures together in peace and enjoyment of the ‘beautiful game’ will be in evidence in Lautoka today at Match Day 4 of the OFC Men’s Olympic Football Tournament. Each of the participating teams is supporting UN AIDS DAY at the qualifying tournament…

LAUTOKA – New Zealand and Solomon Islands finished Match Day 3 with eyes firmly fixed on Beijing 2008 after winning their third consecutive matches at the OFC Men’s Olympic Football Tournament in Fiji.   Solomon Islands 5-0 win over Vanuatu puts the Solympics team in a handy position thanks to its impressive goal difference. Alick…

LAUTOKA – Fiji will face its crucial match with Vanuatu without two of its star performers Osea Vakatalesau and Avinesh Swamy after both were red carded against Cook Islands today. Fiji’s 9-0 win helped keep its Beijing dream alive but victory came at a cost after both Swamy and Vakatalesau were sent off in a…

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…