Nelsen, who plays for Queens Park Rangers in the English Premier League, is disappointed not to be joining them but says the team is capable of getting the job done without him and Reid.“I think they’ll be fine,” he says.“I think if they keep it tight and solid then we’ll get the chances because of…
The win has been described by FIFA.com as the “watershed event in the timeline of football in the Pacific” as for the first time in the 39-year history of the continental tournament a Pacific Islands nation had won.The historic result qualified Tahiti – commonly known as Toa Aito or the Great Warriors in English –…
See below for all the play-by-play action.Match Summary Tahiti – New Zealand, click hereStarting line-ups:Tahiti: 23. Xavier SAMIN [GK], 2. Alvin TEHAU, 3. Tauraa MARMOUYET, 6. Lorenzo TEHAU, 7. Pierre KUGOGNE, 8. Angelo TCHEN, 10. Nicolas VALLAR (c), 11. Stanley ATANI, 13. Steevy CHONG HUE, 17. Jonathan TEHAU, 20. Yannick VEROCoach: Eddy ETAETA [TAH]New Zealand:…
Two training sessions took place yesterday, a morning hit out to shake out the legs after a five-hour flight on Thursday night and the traditional captain’s run at Stade Pater in the evening. And while not everything went to plan, All Whites coach Ricki Herbert is pleased with the efforts.“We went to the training ground…
After failing to post a win in either of their two Stage 3 matches so far, Tahiti coach Eddy Etaeta and his charges knew that nothing less than three points would do but would have been just as aware they were coming up against the only undefeated side in the competition.The loss of key defenders…
See below for all the play-by-play action.Match Summary Solomon Islands – New Caledonia, click hereStarting line-ups:Solomon Islands: 1. Samson KOTI [GK], 2. Hardies AENGARI, 4. Tome FAISI, 6. Leslie NATE, 7. Henry FA’ARODO (c), 8. Tutizama TANITO, 9. Benjamin TOTORI, 14. Joses NAWO, 15. Mostyn BEUI, 18. Seni NGAVA, 21. Emmanuel POILACoach: Jacob MOLI [SOL]New…
Les Cagous travelled to the Solomon capital with their confidence levels at a low after a series of disappointing performances at the recent French Overseas Territories Cup but made light of that to silence the thousands who had gathered at Lawson Tama Stadium with a vital 6-2 win.With New Zealand in danger of pulling away…
The Blackburn Rovers teenager was himself an NTC player a few short years ago and the visit brought some memories back for the 18-year-old.“I was out on that same pitch not long ago,” the former Waitakere United and Auckland City youngster says.“It brings back memories of the double training sessions in the Auckland sun. It’s…
Despite a strong first-half performance from the Kurukuru which saw them concede just a single goal, they could not find an answer to the dominant second-half performance from the Australians.Futsalroos coach Steven Knight is due to name his final World Cup squad next week and captain Greg Giovenali says he was pleased with the way…
The team lost three consecutive matches at the Territories Cup against Martinique, Mayotte and Tahiti, before recording a single 16-1 victory against Saint-Pierre and Miquelon.While their campaign in France is memorable for the wrong reasons, Les Cagous do have the advantage of having had international gametime since the opening rounds of qualifying, while the Solomon…