Herbert hints at changes for Tahiti clash

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…

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…

The pair were due to join the team, which gathered in Auckland yesterday, but were delayed in London after picking up injuries playing for their English Premier League sides over the weekend.Having received treatment for knee and back injuries respectively, Nelsen and Reid will not arrive in time to travel to Tahiti and will instead…

The All Whites are the only team with two wins from two so far, but Tahiti will want to continue building on the success they had at the recent French Overseas Territories Cup in Paris where they finished sixth – including notching a 1-0 win over New Caledonia who had earlier beaten them 4-0 in…