Both sides put in their all to bring the first half to a close locked at 1-1, but two simple mistakes from U-15 goalkeeper Selson Toara in the second half aided the older side in finding the back of the net twice more.Despite the disappointment of a loss, Poida says the side’s aims have not…
The Kiwis have never progressed beyond the group stage at this tournament and have only won two previous matches at this level, but are now well placed to make history after goals from Emma Rolston and Steph Skilton took them alongside France at the top of Group D.Junior Football Ferns coach Aaron McFarland says the…
As veterans of the competition, making their fifth appearance at this level, New Zealand will no doubt be buoyed by having experience on their side going into this encounter. However, the side has been eliminated at the group stage in all four of their previous participations, mustering their only victories against Chile in 2008 and…
The event – the second consecutive invitational futsal tournament run by OFC – will feature four Oceania nations; New Zealand, New Caledonia, Tahiti and Vanuatu as well as one special guest from the Asian Football Confederation, last year’s runners-up Malaysia.The Futsal Whites finished third in the 2013 tournament held at the Trusts Stadium in Henderson…
The 26-year-old says he is looking forward to representing his country and with less than a week to go the excitement is building.“This is the realisation of a dream I have had since I was a child,” John says of representing Vanuatu on the international stage.“I don’t doubt that being named in the final 12…
Twenty of Tahiti’s best futsal coaches have been joined by the national team players to take part in the course which is being led by Spanish FIFA Instructor Jose Venancio Lopez.Having guided Spain to two futsal world titles as well as two runners-up medals, Lopez is considered one of the best futsal coaches in the…
With that in mind the Papua New Guinea Football Association has already launched into preparing for the competition.After missing out in 2011, it is a case of new beginnings for this side as they look to do the business on home soil.With new coach Wynton Rufer, the OFC Player of the Century, at the helm…
Only two teams have ever got their hands on the futsal championship trophy; OFC founding Member Association Australia, who left the Confederation in 2006, and the Solomon Islands.With neither side present at this year’s edition of the competition Bret is aware the race is wide open for those nations who are competing.“We have been working…
Playing up the flank, Lolohea started the match well pushing forward and finding himself in a position to score on several occasions as Stade Lavallois asserted themselves against opponents Chamois Noirtais.He had an excellent opportunity early on and was unlucky not to score when his shot came back into play off the cross bar.Following the…
Among the leading figures in attendance at the press conference, held in Toronto, were FIFA President Joseph S. Blatter, Deputy Chairwoman of the Organising Committee and FIFA Executive Committee member Lydia Nsekera, Chairman of the National Organising Committee and President of the Canadian Soccer Association Victor Montagliani and CEO of the National Organising Committee for…