Junior All Whites down Fiji U-20

For New Zealand U-20 coach Darren Bazeley a cautious approach was applied to the side’s first international of the year as they build up to next year’s FIFA U-20 World Cup.“It was potentially a difficult game, I’ve watched Fiji play and they’ve got some good players,” Bazeley says.“The plan was to dominate possession and create…

The New Zealand champions held a 3-0 advantage from the first leg in Auckland but that began to erode quickly when Jimmy Tepa opened the scoring for AS Pirae just four minutes into the match. The Tahitians doubled their lead five minutes before the break when talismanic striker Naea Bennett added a second to bring…

See below the play-by-play action.To view the match summary click hereThe match kicks off.1′ Free kick for Pirae taken by VAHIRUA but he doesn’t find the target.2′ Corner for Pirae but WILLIAMS (AKL) boxes the ball away.4′ GOAL! Pirae 1-0 Auckland City TEPA opens the scoring for the Tahiti’s champions.5′ Free kick for Auckland City…

Played before a sell-out crowd of 9,000, Amicale started as favourites after last week’s come-from-behind victory over the Fijians at Govind Park.Ecstatic coach Nathan Hall was effusive in his praise for the support his Amicale side have received.“Despite Ba’s arrival on a late flight today, they put on a tough game with a good performance…

To view the match summary click hereA crowd of 9,000 has packed PVM Stadium in Port Vila, Vanuatu, for the OFC Champions League semi-final 2nd leg between Amicale and Ba.Amicale hold a slender 2-1 aggregate advantage after their first leg heroics at Govind Park, Ba, last week and need just a draw to advance to…

OFC Head of Social Responsibility and International Relations Franck Castillo says the idea is something that has been on the cards for a while and he’s incredibly pleased to see it coming into fruition.“I think it’s good to have one symbol in an organisation and for us, because social responsibility is important and we all…