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League launch welcome in Vava’u

20 April 2015
League launch welcome in Vava’u

Football has been played on Vava’u for more than 30 years, with women’s football generally as highly regarded as the men’s game.Officially launched on Saturday 18 April, the FIFA-funded league has seen 15 teams register to participate.“We have been dreaming of how and when we might recieve assistance to develop football in Vava’u,” says President…

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20 April 2015
PREVIEW: Ba FC v Team Wellington

And the first hurdle on the way to the final on Sunday 26 April, is each other.Team Wellington have made a flying start to their first OFC Champions League campaign, becoming one of two teams to progress to the knockout stage in their first appearance in this regional club competition.And despite earlier reports that their…

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20 April 2015
PREVIEW: FC Gaitcha v Auckland City FC

The Navy Blues have come up against sides from “Le Caillou” in four previous editions of this competition and the six time champions are yet to lose to them – but coach Ramon Tribulietx says that’s not a good thing.“We don’t want to look at this game like that. What has happened in the past…

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20 April 2015
Technology aids development

OFC Referee Development Officer Mark Hester says while for OFC things like electronic scoreboards and communication kits are relatively new, on a global scale they’re technologies that have been around for some time.“The electronic substitution boards have been around since 2000, communication kits have been around since 2006, but there’s obviously a high investment that’s…

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20 April 2015
Just Play impacting on American Samoa youth

DOE Physical Education coordinator Valusia Talataina says having spent a little more than a week visiting the eight elementary schools involved in the programme with a Football Federation American Samoa, which runs Just Play in the country, representative he has been able to note the changes first hand. “We have seen and witnessed some great…

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19 April 2015
Auckland City battle into the semis

In the day’s opening match at ANZ Stadium in Suva, the local side earned their first win of the competition, a healthy 3-1 victory over Western United who unfortunately go home empty handed.The match-up between Auckland City FC and Vanuatu’s Amicale was a hotly anticipated one with the two sides sharing a healthy rivalry over…

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18 April 2015
AS Pirae 0-2 Ba FC

Download match summary here Follow the play-by-play action below.FULL TIME: AS PIRAE 0-2 BA FCThree games, three wins, eight goals for Shalen Lal’s side. He will be happy with that; they play Team Wellington in Tuesday’s semi-final. For Pirae it’s a disappointing campaign, last year’s semi-finalists end without a win in Ba. It looks as…

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18 April 2015
Ba, Gaitcha advance from Group A

The New Caledonian outfit went into their game against Lupe Ole Soaga at Ba’s Govind Park knowing that they had to win – and win convincingly – to give themselves a chance, as well as hoping results elsewhere went in their favour.Though they had no say over the latter, the first task they could control,…

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18 April 2015
Suva FA 3-1 Western United

Download match summary here Follow the play-by-play action below.Suva: 22. Emori RAGATA (GK), 2. Dave RADRIGAI, 5. Adrian MEDINA, 6. Nickel CHAND, 7. Pita RABO (c),10. Abdulwali AMAN, 11. Maciu DUNADAMU, 12. Tomasi UCULOA,16. Shahil DAVE, 17. Kolinio SIVOKI, 19. George JERMYSubstitutes: 1. Ulaiasi TAMANISAU (GK), 3. Noa TUIWAINIKAI, 4. Jale DREOLA, 8. Inia BOKO,…

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18 April 2015
Amicale FC 0-3 Auckland City FC

Download match summary here Follow the play-by-play action below.Amicale FC: 20. Mauro BOERCHIO (GK), 3. Nelson SALE, 6. Rijat SHALA (c), 7. Gaspar LEZCANO, 8. Micah LEA’ALAFA, 9. Dominique FRED, 10. Fenedy MASAUVAKALO, 15. Osea VAKATALESAU, 16. Nicola PRINCIVALLI, 19. Brian KALTACK, 21. Laitia TUILAUSubstitutes: 1. Marko MILIVOJEVIC (GK), 2. Samuela KAUTOGA, 4. Marcomattia NASALI,…

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