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Young Football Ferns go down fighting

27 September 2012
Young Football Ferns go down fighting

A brace of second half goals from substitute Yui Hasegawa and a penalty by Risa Sumida in stoppage time proved enough for Japan who, like Mexico four days earlier, found it tough to find a way past outstanding goalkeeper Lily Alfeld.One of the pre-tournament favourites, Japan made five changes to the starting line up who…

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27 September 2012
Solomons seek to repay local passion

Rarely has that been better illustrated than over the past month during Oceania’s third stage of 2014 FIFA World Cup Brazil qualifying.The Solomon Islands kick-started their quest for a ticket to Brazil 2014 with a highly-credible 2-0 home victory over newly-crowned continental champions Tahiti. It was an impressive win for the Bonitos who, three months…

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27 September 2012
Trans Tasman Cup highlights on television

The three futsal internationals were filmed by OFC TV at ASB Stadium in Kohimarama and consolidated into a 30-minute magazine-style show.The highlights package follows on from Sky TV’s successful broadcast of the ASB Futsal National League series earlier this year.New Zealand Football’s futsal development manager Dave Payne says the coverage will help attract even more…

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26 September 2012
Bougainville joins Just Play family

The launch took place at Hahela Primary School on the island of Buka and was attended by OFC Head of Social Responsibility and International Relations Franck Castillo, OFC Just Play Technical Coordinator Emmie Sope, Bougainville Soccer Federation President Joseph Maineke and representatives from the other parties involved in the implementation of Just Play.The Australian Sports…

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26 September 2012
Tahiti and Tonga in running for XVI Pacific Games

Tonga and Tahiti have confirmed their applications are on track with the successful candidate to be decided upon following a vote by the Pacific Games Council, the organisation which runs the event, in Wallis and Futuna on October 18.Tahiti is well practiced at hosting large sporting events, having already held two Pacific Games, in 1971…

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26 September 2012
Alfeld: Japan will be a huge challenge

Many of her fine stops were reminiscent of her idol, Hope Solo, particularly those that denied Mexican forwards Taylor Alvarado and Samantha Arellano.However, despite laughingly acknowledging that she was congratulated for her display by her team-mates after the match, Alfeld rejects the idea that she should be viewed as the team’s saviour.“Actually, I didn’t save…

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26 September 2012
Oceania referees edge closer to Brazil

The pair are among 52 people hailing from 46 different countries who have been selected to take part in an initial referee workshop in Zurich from September 24 to 28.Secondary school science teacher O’Leary has significant experience at top-level tournaments including officiating at several age-group FIFA World Cups and FIFA Club World Cups, as well…

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25 September 2012
Kurukuru set for Australia clash

The match will be the Kurukuru’s first international since qualifying for Thailand 2012 by taking home the title at the 2011 OFC Futsal Championship, where they won all five of their fixtures with an average of nearly 10 goals per game.Their opposition will be coming into the match on the back of a whitewash of…

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25 September 2012
Tahiti back to winning ways

The Toa Aito were without coach Eddy Etaeta and defender Ariihau Teriitau, who were both suspended following their expulsions from the opening match against Mayotte on Saturday, and they were also missing captain Nicolas Vallar, who left the field injured in that game, a 3-1 defeat.Sideline coaching duties were taken on by Etaeta’s assistant, Ludovic…

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25 September 2012
Tribulietx: We’ll take it game by game

The draw held in Zurich, Switzerland, resulted in a possible quarter-final showdown between Auckland and the champions of Africa – if City can slip past the J-League champions at the International Stadium Yokohama on December 6. But any thought of a 2009 rematch with the African champions league winners is on hold for coach Ramon…

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