Joy for Tonga while New Zealand win big on Match Day 3

For New Zealand the victory followed an 11-0 defeat of Samoa on Match Day 1, and inches them closer to securing qualification to the semi-finals.Coach Gareth Turnbull made some changes to his side before the match and was pleased with how they handled the stubborn New Caledonia defensive formation.“At the start of the game New…

Fiji were a relative unknown coming into this tournament but more than proved themselves a worthy contender with their desire and drive against the hosts.Powerful and athletic, Cema Nasau was an exciting addition to the midfield. With her ability to move the ball, and the finishing of players like Aliza Hussein Fiji will be a…

A member of the bronze-medal winning Samoa side at the 2015 OFC U-20 Women’s Championship in Tonga, Fiso says she is using that experience to guide her U-17 team in Rarotonga.“I really like being captain, this is my first time captaining a side at this level, but I enjoy helping the girls by guiding them…

Tisam is one of the leading coaches in the Cook Islands, having followed the OFC Coach Education Pathway through the tiers all the way to last year’s A Licence.“It’s challenging and gets you out of your comfort zone,” Tisam said of the A Licence. “All of the other coaches on the course are really high…

Download match summary here We will also be posting to the OFC twitter account, you can follow the updates here: @OFCfootball COKvFIJ U17WCook Islands: 20. Dora IRIPA (GK), 4. Amber MATEARIKI, 6. Moeroa HARMON, 7. Geneva MILES, 9. Ngame TARINGA, 10. Tehinnah TATUAVA, 11. Tina AREAI, 12. Josephine KURAIA, 13. Kayleena KERMODE, 17. Susan WILLIAMS,…

Download match summary here Visit us on twitter here: @OFCfootball PNGvVAN U17WPapua New Guinea 1. Faith KASIRAY (GK), 2. Belinda GIADA, 3. Margaret JOSEPH (C), 5. Robertlynn KIG, 6. Francisca MANI, 7. Natasha SAGEM, 8. Loretta YAGUM, 10. Isabella NATERA, 13.Serah TAMBOL, 14. Melissa JOFARI, 15. Anna MALARASubstitutes: 4. Alison PAULIAS, 9. Selina UNAMBA, 11….

Tonga and Samoa will then face-off at 5pm with both sides hoping to earn their first points here in the Cook Islands.New Zealand’s record in this competition makes them the favourite going into this match, especially given New Zealand won their only previous encounter at this level 13-1 in 2012.In that edition of the OFC…

But that didn’t show on the field as she wove her way through the Samoa defence on her way to becoming one of two New Zealanders to notch up a hat-trick.Hand has been on the rise even before she was named most valuable player at the New Zealand Secondary Schools Girls Football Tournament as a…

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Download match summary here You can also visit us on twitter: @OFCfootball NCLvTGA U17WNew Caledonia: 1. Karine XOZAME (GK) (C), 3. Flaureen AUSU, 4. Mune BAKO, 5. Ami-Nata AJAPUHNYA, 6. Isabelle ILENGO, 7. Elise LALIE, 8. Jackie PAHOA, 10. Marie-Laure PALENE, 11. Cassidy CAWA, 12. Lucinda KOINDREDI, 14. Yvonne XOWISubstitutes: 13. Océane ZASINA, 15. Justine…