Group A semi-final jostle heats up

In the first round of games, Waitakere beat Kiwi FC 2-0 while Pirae won 2-1 against Solomon Warriors. It is now a must-win scenario for Kiwi and Solomon Warriors today to retain any chance of advancing to the semi-final stage. Now that the Samoans have had time together both on and off the field, coach…

Despite the difference of level and experience between the two teams, AS Pirae assistant coach Samuel Garcia takes this game against Kiwi FC very seriously.‘’We will take this game as serious as our first. Kiwi FC only lost 2-0 against Waitakere United and they remain a good team who can give us a very hard…

Follow the play-by-play action below.To view the match summary click hereWaitakere United: 1. Danny ROBINSON [GK], 2. Aaron JONES, 4. Tim MYERS, 5. Brian SHELLEY, 6. Adam McGEORGE, 9. Sam FRENCH, 10. Benji TOTORI, 11. Joel STEVENS, 12. Sam MATHEWS, 16. Tristan PRATTLEY, 17. Jake BUTLER (c)Substitutes: 8. Tom BISS, 14. Maksim MANKO, 19. Dylan…

AS Pirae assistant coach Samuel Garcia hasn’t been shy about stating his intentions to take this side as far as possible in this competition, and they certainly made a strong start this afternoon.Just one minute into the game Kiwi found themselves on the back-foot as Albert Bell brought down Pirae captain Marama Vahirua to find…

Follow the play-by-play action belowTo view the match summary click hereAS Pirae: 24. Jonathan TOROHIA [GK], 5. Raimoana BENNETT, 7. Raimana LI FUNG KUEE, 9. Naea BENNETT, 14. Augustin DALLERA, 18. Jimmy TEPA, 19. Marama VAHIRUA (c), 20. Jay WARREN, 21. Javier PAEZ, 25. Heimanu TAIARUI, 26. Huimana PARKER.Substitutes: 1. Stevens HIRIGA [GK], 4. Ken…

With the OFC Champions League as a backdrop, OFC Media and Communications department launched its podcast in French today.The main goal is to provide football news in the Oceania in French for the French speaking countries allowing the fans to stay fully informed of the latest news.Gordon Watson, OFC Head of Media and Communications, is…

The New Zealand-based Lewis made his OFC Champions League debut for the Samoan champions against Waitakere United on Wednesday, and while they went down 2-0 he says it was a thrilling experience.“I think we knew it was going to be tough. Waitakere are a quality side and they’ve won it many times before so we…

Head of OFC TV, Tukaha Mua, took the decision after consultation with OFC General Secretary Tai Nicholas.“The performance of our live streaming service is suspended following a number of technical difficulties we’ve experienced piping out the content at our respective match venues.“Our approach to covering these games will see us film each match in full…

Berlanga, taken to hospital after the 3-0 win over Nadi, returned to Auckland City FC base camp on crutches later the same evening.But coach Ramon Tribulietx says Berlanga was fortunate not to break a bone.“The x-ray showed no bone break or damage to his ACL but the external ligament may be the problem,” Tribulietx says,…

Follow all the play-by-play action below.To view the match summary click hereThere will be water breaks 25 minutes into each half this afternoonAS Dragon: 1. Mikael ROCHE [GK] (c), 4. Pierre KUGOGNE, 5. Henri CAROINE, 10. Teaonui TEHAU, 12. Alvin TEHAU, 13. Steevy CHONG HUE, 16. Edson LEMAIRE, 17. Sylvain GRAGLIA, 19. Teata SIMON, 21….