Gannon adds experience to Lupe midfield

The Lupe Ole Soaga midfielder was brought into the side this year to offer some experience to the Samoan champions as they embarked on their first OFC Champions League campaign.And his impact was near instantaneous as the 27-year-old scored eight minutes into the side’s debut on Saturday afternoon against Pirae, the focal point of a…

The early kick-off features the Men In Black, fresh from an impressive 3-0 win over FC Gaitcha on Match Day 1, taking on the group’s surprise package in Lupe Ole Soaga.The unfancied Samoan side fought from two goals down against AS Pirae on Saturday to register an impressive 3-3 draw which had player-coach Paul Ualesi…

Download match summary here See below the play-by-play action.Team Wellington: 1. Michael O’KEEFFE (GK),3. Aaron SCOTT, 5. Bill ROBERTSON, 6. Sean LOVEMORE, 7. Henry FA’ARODO, 8. Cole PEVERLEY (c), 10. Luis CORRALES, 12. Ian HOGG, 13. Alex FENERIDIS, 17. Jake BUTLER, 19. Chris BALESubstitutes: 2. Tom JACKSON, 9. Jarrod SMITH, 11. Michael GWYTHER, 15. Tim…

Download match summary here See below the play-by-play action.Tafea: 1. Seiloni IARUEL (GK), 4. Jaycen BOTLENG, 5. Kevin SHEM, 8. Bong KALO, 11. Robert TASSO (c), 12. Edisson STEPHENS, 13. Gibson DAUDAU, 15. Ernie ROBERTS, 16. Daniel NATOU, 18. Ignas IAMAK, 21. Don MANSALESubstitutes: 6. Jais MALSARANI, 7. Jonah TURU, 9. Alista KARLIP, 10. Zica…

But for Benjamin Totori – a journeyman of Oceania football – it’s about recovering from the disappointment and regrouping for Tuesday’s crunch tie against Auckland City FC.Totori is no stranger to the big game, nor the game against the Navy Blues – having played a bulk of his career for Waitakere United – and knows…

Despite his experience, and Auckland City’s pedigree in this competition, coach Ramon Tributlietx was relieved to get the first match out of the way, with the three points in hand.“It was a tough match. I think Suva played a good game, they were very well organised defensively and that made our football difficult, especially in…

Download match summary here Follow the play-by-play action below.Auckland City FC: 1. Tamati WILLIAMS (GK), 2. Marko DORDEVICH, 4. Mario BILEN, 5. Angel BERLANGA (c), 9. Darren WHITE, 13. Ivan CARRIL, 19. David BROWNE, 20. Gustavo SOUTO, 21. Oscar GARCIA, 22. Andrew MILNE, 25. Michael DEN HEIJERSubstitutes: 3. Takuya IWATA, 8. Anthony HOBBS, 10. Ryan…

Kevin Coma’s side qualified for the 2015 Fiji Airways OFC Champions League all of sixteen months ago and has been in training since January, and is looking forward to making its competition debut this afternoon against hosts Ba FC.“I’m really happy to be getting started. We’ve been waiting a little while to start this competition,…

And for Samuel Garcia’s team, the regional spotlight is something they could get used to as they look to create somewhat of a legacy in the competition and advance from Group A to their second successive semi-final. Pirae were eliminated in the final four last year by eventual champions Auckland City FC but not before…

Download match summary here See the play-by-play action below.Western United: 1. Fabrizio PRATTICO (GK), 2. Tome FAISI, 6. Euan MURRAY, 7. Jack WETNEY, 9. Benjamin TOTORI, 12. Djibril SIBIDI, 13. James NAKA, 15. Lon GARABA, 17. Abraham MAEZAMA, 19. Jeffery BULE, 23. Joses NAWOSubstitutes: 3. George KAKAI, 4. George STEVENSON, 5. Freddie KINI, 8. Lenson…