NEW ZEALAND STAY COOL AS SOLOMON DUO SEE RED

LAUTOKA – Composure, experience and mental toughness got New Zealand over the line in a tough match as Solomon Islands Olympic Games hopes all but vanished in a flurry of red cards in Lautoka today. The match began at a frenetic pace until Steven Old headed home a corner from close range after just five…

LAUTOKA – Host nation Fiji prepare to face Vanuatu in what promises to be a fascinating encounter between two similarly matched teams. Suspensions have weakened both line-ups and Fiji coach Juan Carlos Buzzetti is under a touchline suspension to further complicate matters for the host nation. UN AIDS STOP HIV DAY has been a resounding…

  LAUTOKA – Cook Islands and Papua New Guinea prepare to face off in a battle of the football minnows at Churchill Park.   The STOP HIV Day initiative is championed by the Oceania Football Confederation, Oceania National Olympic Committees (ONOC) and UN AIDS programme and is the message of hope and education on Match Day 4…

LAUTOKA – Welcome to Match Day 4 at the OFC Men’s Olympic Football Tournament and the key match between New Zealand and Solomon Islands. Today is also STOP HIV Day in Lautoka as the United Nations AIDS programme, Oceania National Olympic Committees (ONOC) and Oceania Football Confederation (OFC) harness the power of football to raise…

LAUTOKA – FM107 Vanuatu in association with Solomon Islands Broadcast Corporation (SIBC) and the Solomon Islands Football Federation (SIFF) and Oceania Football Confederation (OFC) will provide live radio broadcast of New Zealand vs. Solomon Islands. FM107 Radio Vanuatu commentator Harry Atisson will provide all the colour, drama and excitement for listeners in Solomon Islands and Vanuatu as…

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…