Upsets mark second round of Fiji national league

SUVA: There were stunning upsets during the second round of action in the Fiji national soccer league last weekend. There were losses for league giants Nadi and Suva while Ba was taken to the wire before escaping with a 1-1 draw against Nadroga. The Suva team were stunned by Nasinu 2-1 in a match they…

NOUMEA: AS Poum and JS Baco are neck and neck heading into New Caledonia’s division d’honneur playoffs battling for the third and final berth. Reigning champ AS Magenta leads with 52 points but AS Mont Dore is right behind in second on 50 points and assured of the second playoff berth. The third spot is…

ASA: The teams for the final NSL Championship Series have all been decided, following tonight’s 4-2 loss by Sydney United at the hands of league leader Perth Glory, with Nick Mrdja scoring a hat-trick for Glory. The only thing to decide now is which positions the top-six will finish and that could be decided on…

FIFA: Meeting today in Zurich, the Organising Committee for the FIFA Club World Championship decided on the format of the tournaments planned for 2005 and 2006. This decision now needs to be ratified by the Executive Committee at its next meeting, in London on 29 February 2004. Under the chairmanship of Viacheslav Koloskov (Russia), the…

OFC, Auckland: The Oceania Football Confederation today announced that it would commence a referee exchange programme with the Asian Football Confederation as part of the ongoing relations between the two regional organisations. This will be effective as of the OFC Women’s Olympic Qualifying Tournament which will be held in Ba, Fiji from 2-6 March 2004….

FIFA: The Goal Bureau convened in Zurich on 17 February 2004 under the chairmanship of Mohamed Bin Hammam (Qatar). During the meeting, which was attended by FIFA President Joseph S. Blatter, the Bureau approved new projects in Malaysia and Guyana as part of the FIFA development programme Goal. The Goal Bureau also selected the following…

ASA: Australia proved too strong for rivals New Zealand, and DPR Korea were impressive over China, in the opening day’s action of the Australia (Women’s) Cup last night at Brisbane’s QEII Stadium. The new-look Matildas combination was in control of play throughout the match to record a 2-0 victory over the inexperienced New Zealand side….

SUVA: The Coca-Cola/Nokia Fiji national soccer league got underway last weekend in wet conditions which dampened the official opening in Suva. Due to the conditions only three matches were played. Suva got off to a good start with a 3-2 victory over Nasinu. The Lautoka Blue Bulls were too good for Labasa coming out 3-1…

ASA: Perth Glory now have the luxury of playing their last two games in party mode after they captured Australia’s National Soccer League premiership title for the third time on Wednesday night with a deserving 2-0 victory over Sydney United in humid conditions. The Glory were on top for the whole match at Members Equity…