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López: Oceania has big futsal potential

6 March 2012
López: Oceania has big futsal potential

Thanks to a Memorandum of Understanding signed between OFC and the Royal Spanish Football Association in May 2011, López spent five days at the end of February in Solomon Islands to assist the national team in their preparations for the FIFA Futsal World Cup 2012 before heading to New Zealand.His presence in Oceania is a…

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6 March 2012
FIFA course keeps women’s game in focus

Led by FIFA Instructor Nicola Demaine and OFC Just Play coordinator Emmie Sope, the course has given participants a rare opportunity to analyse international matches while honing their coaching skills. Demaine, who joined OFC as the new Women’s Football Development Manager last month, says combining the two events has been hugely beneficial. “It’s great because…

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5 March 2012
Football Ferns all square with Korea

The Ferns fell behind to a 38th-minute goal – the first conceded by New Zealand in the tournament – but forced a turnover high up the pitch to allow Gregorius to level the scores and keep hopes alive of a win which would have seen them leapfrog the Koreans at the top of Group C.A…

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5 March 2012
Tonga book final meeting with PNG

Tonga kept their dream of making London 2012 alive with a 6-1 disposal of Samoa while Papua New Guinea hardly had to break sweat despite the stifling heat in sweeping aside Vanuatu 11-1.Matches between Samoa and Tonga, traditionally great sporting rivals, are always keenly contested in any code and the expectations were for a hard-fought,…

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5 March 2012
Samoa 1 – 6 Tonga

Samoa vs. Tonga: Download Match Summary HereSee below for the play-by-play action.Starting line-ups:Samoa: 1. Marielene PAPALII (GK) (c), 2. Tanya BRYCE, 3. Avondale SASI, 4. Henifa BRYCE, 5. Lanuola MULIPOLA, 6. Rosemary ALAUNI, 9. Faata O’BRIEN, 10. Tamasailau LEUTA, 12. Sa FAAPUSI, 13. Lelaua LAUPEPA, 14. Hazel PELETICoach: Tala SALAMASINA (SAM)Tonga: 1. Lupe LIKILIKI (GK)…

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5 March 2012
Vanuatu 1 – 11 Papua New Guinea

Vanuatu vs. Papua New Guinea Match Summary: Download HereSee below for the play-by-play action. Starting line-ups:Vanuatu: 20. Jane KASU (GK), 2. Rutha NALPINI, 3. Audrey GEORGE, 4. Sergine POIDA, 5. Jeanine ALATOA, 8. Sylvie GIDEON, 9. Fina ANGELO, 10. Lisa BATICK, 12. Leisale SOLOMON, 14. Junane ISHMAEL, 17. Joella AVOCKCoach: Florian SAM (VAN)Papua New Guinea:…

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4 March 2012
Group split wide open by Ba win

Having watched Tefana gain control of the group with a 2-0 francophone derby win over Mont-Dore yesterday, both sides required a positive result to keep themselves in the running for a place in the final and the clash certainly lived up to what you would expect from such an important fixture.The teams were coming of…

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4 March 2012
Final spot up for grabs

That clash will open proceedings from 1:00pm at Loto-Tonga Centre in ‘Atele before Vanuatu play for pride against Papua New Guinea at 3:30pm. The 3rd place play-off and final will take place on Wednesday 7 March before the eventual winner goes through to meet New Zealand in the home-and-away Stage 2 on 31 March and…

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4 March 2012
Ba 3 – 2 Waitakere United

See below for the play-by-play action.Starting line-ups:Ba: 1. Jone RALULU (GK), 2. Avinesh SUWAMY, 4. Manueli KALOU, 5. Ronil KUMAR, 12. Remueru TEKIATE, 13. Kini VILIAME, 16. Malakai TIWA, 18. Laisenia RAURA, 26. Marika MADIGI, 28. Jone SALAUNEUNE, 29. Osea VAKATALESAUCoach: Yogendra DUTTWaitakere United: 1. Danny ROBINSON [GK], 2. Jason ROWLEY, 3. Aaron SCOTT, 4….

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3 March 2012
Samoa stay alive as PNG advance

The day should have belonged to Papua New Guinea after another clinical performance to beat Tonga 2-0, but it was the spirited Samoans who stole the limelight with their come-from-behind victory thanks to hat-trick hero Hazel Peleti. Samoa and Tonga are now locked on three points with the two Polynesian nations set for a showdown…

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