SOLOMON ISLANDS – TOTORI GOALS SINK AUSSIES

Solomon Islands got their XIII South Pacific Games – Samoa 2007 preparations back on track with a resounding 8-3 victory over Queensland State League side Palm Beach Sharks last night. A hat-trick from former Youngheart Manawatu star striker Benjamin Totori was enough to give coach Airton Andrioli’s team something to smile about after recent patchy…

NEW training methods have taken its toll on the Fiji women’s side preparing for the South Pacific Games. The Fijian women who have been in camp in Ba for the last few months have been going through tough training sessions under the guidance of coach Farouk Janeman. The tough sessions coupled with the hot weather,…

FORMER Fiji skipper Esala Masi’s last minute attempt to be included in the side for the South Pacific Games didn’t eventuate as coach Juan Carlos Buzzetti named a relative predictable 24-mensquad. Masi along with injured defender Apisalome Turuva were the two big names to miss out. Masi who due to an injured pulled out of…

AUCKLAND – Colin Tuaa is treating New Zealand’s 4-0 loss to South Korea on Monday night as a timely `wake-up call’ less than a week out from his side’s FIFA U-17 Men’s World Cup opener. New Zealand were left to rue four early misses as the U-17 World Cup hosts built on a late first-half…

A goal in first half injury time by Fiji wonder kid Roy Krishna was enough to seal a rare 1-0 win over New Zealand XI and square the Oceania Football Confederation (OFC) `Football for Life’ series inLautoka today. The surface at Churchill Park meant both teams were able to get the ball down and play…

New Zealand has defeated Fiji 2-1 in the first Oceania Football Confederation (OFC) `Football for Life’ match at Post Fiji Stadium, Suva. There were spectacular goals aplenty despite the encounter suffering because of the bobbly surface as both teams struggled to piece together any coherent passing moves as the ball took unpredictableturns off the pock-marked…

Oceania Football Confederation (OFC) and FIFA Ambassador Christian Karembeu arrives in Suva, Fiji, today to help promote `Football for Life’ as Fiji take on New Zealand XI at Post Fiji Stadium at7:30pm. The FIFA World Cup and UEFA Champions League winner with France and Real Madrid will make an in-store appearance at Vodafone, The Triangle,…

Oceania Football Confederation (OFC) made the draw for Oceania’s Stage Two FIFA World Cup qualifying campaign at its `Football for Life’ Press Conference today at Post Fiji Stadium in Suva,Fiji. The draw – conducted by OFC General Secretary Tai Nicholas with the assistance of Fiji national team captain Peni Finau and his New Zealand XI…

Oceania Football Confederation’s (OFC) `Football for Hope’ charity match series will aim to raise $150-200,000NZD to help the victims of Solomon Islands tsunami and Vatukoula Mine closure, OFC General Secretary Tai Nicholas said today. “Football for Life is a chance to show the community how the power and popularity of football can help rebuild the…

The defending Oceania Football Confederation (OFC) Beach Soccer champions have been beaten in their opening match at Narrow Neck Beach today. Last year Vanuatu inflicted a similar opening day defeat of the eventual tournament champions but this time around the achievement was made more special after Jean Maleb and his team fought back from2-0 down…