FOOTBALL FERNS LOSE BY A GOAL TO CHINA

The Football Ferns lost the first match of their two game series with Olympic Hosts China on Sunday night in the Southern City of Guangzhou. New Zealand conceded an early goal in the 15th minute through a defensive error but recovered in the second half to enjoy a bigger share of possession and territory than…

SUVA -There is an added incentive which Fiji head coach Juan Carlos Buzzetti has as he tries to build a formidable combination for his Fiji U23 Olympic Games squad. Buzzetti has a 32-member training squad which is in camp in Ba preparing for Oceania U23 Olympic play-offs which will be held in March in Ba…

AUCKLAND – Auckland City were unable to increase their lead in the NZFC  this week  after battling out a 1-1 draw in their top of the table clash with Team Wellington. Wellington got off to a flying start in front of a crowd of 800 when Wiremu Patrick finished off a slick move down the…

AUCKLAND – The New Zealand Under 17 Women’s team has finished its international series with the Korea Republic on a high note after drawing 1-1 with the world heavy weights. The world cup hosts bounced back from a 6-0 drubbing two days earlier to secure a great result in preparation for the world cup. Sarah…

AUCKLAND – The Football Ferns have secured a two match series with women’s world cup quarterfinalists China in preparation for the 2008 Beijing Olympics. The two internationals on December 16 and 19 will provide a real test for the New Zealand side who are preparing to face Papua New Guinea in two Olympic playoff games…

YOKOHAMA – The crowd at the International Stadium in Yokohama provided an excellent atmosphere to a close fought encounter between Urawa Red Diamonds and AC Milan, which the Europeans edged, thanks to Clarence Seedorf’s 68th minute goal. AC Milan had the better of the opening stages. Andrea Pirlo saw a free-kick well saved by the…

PORT VILA – Tafea FC were crowned champions of Vanuatu for the fourteenth consecutive season last week after edging out closest rivals Tupuji on goal difference. Tafea FC and Vanuatu coach Robert Calvo was delighted with the club’s retention of the Port Vila Football Association (PVFA) VB Championship and views the victory as the perfect…

HONIARA – A panel of national selectors appointed by SIFF have identified the most talented players in the Solomon Islands who are eligible to compete in the U23 Olympic tournament to be held in Fiji in March/April 2008. Eighty players were identified during the recent ‘Our Telekom Cup’ competition. SIFF development officer and panel chairman…

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The Wellington Futsal Team, Capital Futsal, won the National Selection Tournament held at the ASB Stadium in Auckland, over the weekend of 23rd and 24th of November 2007. Capital Futsal coach Brian Bellcock said that the standard was far higher than he had anticipated and described the games as fast, with tactics that probed and…