LITTLE HAT-TRICK GETS AUCKLAND OFF TO NZFC FLYER

AUCKLAND – Hawkes Bay United and Auckland City top the New Zealand Football Championship (NZFC) with Waikato FC and Team Wellington also winners after the opening round of matches played at the weekend. Auckland City were too strong for Youngheart Manawatu thanks to a hat-trick from Scottish midfielder Bryan Little that helped subdue Shane Rufer’s…

NOUMEA – AS Magenta continued its surge toward the Championnat Super Ligue title after an exciting 3-2 win over arch-rivals AS Mont Dore at Stade Numa Daly at the weekend. The defeat left AS Mont Dore in third spot trailing leaders Magenta by five clear points as defending champions JS Baco kept up the pace…

SUVA – Navua created the shock of the round in the New World National League Super Six playoff series when it beat Vodafone Ba 2-1 at Thompson Park yesterday. The hosts couldn’t hide their delight after the win and president Anil Sharma said his young side would be a team to watch out for at the upcoming…

RIO DE JANEIRO – Solomon Islands FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup dream is all but over after a 5-2 loss to European giants Russia at the Copacabana Beach Soccer Arena in Rio de Janeiro overnight. The Bilikiki Boys needed to win the match to strengthen their chances of a quarter-final slot but were immeadiately on…

RIO DE JANEIRO – Solomon Islands and Russia are headed for a do-ro-die showdown in Group A with the loser all but eliminated from the FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup – Rio de Janeiro 2007. Both teams lost their opening match at the tournament and must now win to have any hope of making it through to…

RIO DE JANEIRO – Brazil were too experienced, too fit and, ultimately, too good for the Solomon Islands Bilikiki Boys as the FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup 2007 got underway at the Copacabana Beach Soccer Arena in Rio this weekend. Solomon Islands Kiwi-coach Terry Van Dillen bemoaned his team’s defensive frailties against the scintillating host…

PORT MORESBY – Six teams will be vying for the 2007 National Soccer League Telikom Cup with the kick-off of the competition confirmed to start on the 10th November. NSL Telikom Cup manager John Kapi Natto is delighted to have secured six franchise teams this year with all having confirmed their participation. As part of the…

HONIARA – Makuru FC bounced back to the top of the DJ League Premier Division following its 3-2 win over Laugu FC in their mid-week clash at Lawson Tama Stadium. Goals from international midfielder George Lui, John Anita and Batram Suri sealed victory for Makuru who remain unbeaten after five rounds of the competition. But…

Oceania Football Confederation’s (OFC) Beach Soccer champions Solomon Islands take to the sands of the Copacabana tomorrow where they face world champions Brazil at the FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup – Rio de Janeiro 2007. Solomon Islands Bilikiki Boys are coached by New Zealander Terry Van Dillen Pictured below left)who acknowledges his team faces an…

James Naka was unknown to football fans until he represented Solomon Islands in the Oceanian Zone qualifying campaign in Tahiti for the FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup Rio de Janeiro 2006. The quietly spoken Naka was content to play football in Honiara for Marist FC and, if called upon, the Solomon Islands national team. Today,…