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Kurukuru to meet Euro champs

20 October 2012
Kurukuru to meet Euro champs

The multipurpose pavilion in Guadalajara, north-east of Madrid, will be the setting for this historic meeting between the champions of the old world and the champions of Oceania.The match will take place on Saturday and will be the Solomon Islands’ final friendly in Spain before leaving for Thailand on Monday.This will be the team’s biggest…

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19 October 2012
Kurukuru rediscover goal-scoring ways

The Kurukuru, who are in Spain for an 11-day training camp, went down 5-2 to Caja Segovia, but showed massive improvement on their first Spanish friendly against second division side Carnicer Torrejon.The expectation was for a straightforward win for the home team but the Kurukuru proved they were no easy beats with a determined showing.Head…

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19 October 2012
Oceania’s future opponent among final six

Mexico sealed their place in the final six-team CONCACAF group last month and is joined by the USA, recent All White opponents Jamaica and Honduras, as well as Panama and Costa Rica.The USA only needed a draw to progress after their 2-1 away win at Antigua & Barbuda, but managed a 3-1 victory over Guatemala…

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19 October 2012
CIFA receives equipment boost

The Cook Islands Football Association (CIFA) hosted a ceremony last week to receive a shipment of goods from the Reagan Milstein Foundation, set up in honour of the 15-year-old Melbourne footballer who died in a scuba diving accident in Malaysia on the way home from the 2010 FIFA World Cup in South Africa.The foundation was…

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19 October 2012
Tribulietx: Focus is at home for now

Head coach Ramon Tribulietx began as an assistant coach at the club before building up to the top job and now, while he has his eye on that elusive victory at home in the premiership, Tribulietx is also hoping to lead his team on a successful campaign at the FIFA Club World Cup Japan 2012…

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18 October 2012
Spoonley relishes Phoenix opportunity

With options for the Phoenix diminishing thanks to international call-ups and illness, the responsibility of keeping the club on the right path in the A-League fell to the 25-year-old.The opportunity could not have come at a more fitting time as he, along with his Auckland City teammates, gears up for the ASB Premiership kick-off next…

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18 October 2012
Suva’s long wait for title over

The IDC Super Premier final between Ba and Suva was abandoned on Sunday evening with just two minutes of extra-time remaining after a Suva strike effectively ended Ba’s hopes for the title.Waisake Navunigasau scored for Suva but the goal led to protests from Ba players who, after confronting assistant referee Kavitesh Behari, refused to play…

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18 October 2012
Brazilian pair draw huge crowd

Jefferson Moura, 20, and Ezequiel Paulo Da Cruz, 22, arrived at Port Vila Stadium to huge fanfare on Saturday following Amicale’s 3-0 victory over Spirit 08.They are currently taking part in a trial with Amicale in the hope they can join the club for the TVL Premier League and the OFC Champions League in 2013…

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17 October 2012
Les Cagous send signal to All Whites

The All Whites also enjoyed an important win of their own, 3-0 against OFC Nations Cup champions Tahiti in Christchurch, but it is Les Cagous who have earned the day four spotlight after a scintillating display of attacking football in ideal conditions at Stade Numa Daly.The round’s results mean New Zealand and New Caledonia continue…

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16 October 2012
Herbert faces selection dilemma

One school of thought would see Herbert tempted to play his best side regardless of the situation, another would be to rest players in danger of suspension should they pick up a caution in the match, and the final option would be the sentimental selection of the South Island trio of Nelsen, Ben Sigmund and…

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