Blues boss off to good start

The Fijian champions defeated a heavily-favoured Koloale FC side 2-1 at Lawson Tama Stadium in Honiara thanks to a double from Australian import Matthew Mayora.The new man in charge was happy with how his side played and was pleased to see them adopt a ruthless streak.“We had only two good chances and took them both,”…

This season’s tournament is made up of four divisions, Premier, 1st Division, Women and Under 12 Division with trophies and great prizes to be battled for.The introduction of Under 12 division for both girls and boys is to cater for the increasing numbers in participation as a result of the OFC grassroots program “Just Play”…

But it was a far-from-flawless performance and co-coaches Aaron McFarland and Ramon Tribulietx have plenty to work on before City’s next Group B encounter against local rivals Waitakere United on November 14.First-half goals to Adam McGeorge, All White David Mulligan and striker Daniel Koprivcic were enough to dispose of Magenta, who performed admirably in the…

In Honiara, Australian import Matthew Mayora put Lautoka ahead in the 16th minute to silence the 10,000 plus fans at Lawson Tama Stadium. Ten minutes later he grabbed a brace to leave the 2009 finalists reeling. But Koloale clawed their way back with a goal to Ian Paia in the 35th minute, assisted by Jeffery…

Group A contenders Hekari United and Koloale will be eager to get their campaigns off to a good start at home to Amicale FC and Lautoka respectively while New Zealand sides Auckland City and Waitakere United will be looking to do the same in Group B when they entertain AS Magenta and AS Tefana.Defending champions…

“Following the decision made by the FIFA Ethics Committee on 20 October 2010 to temporarily suspend OFC President Reynald Temarii, OFC welcomes the opportunity for Mr Temarii to be able to present his case to the FIFA Ethics Committee in respect to the alleged breach of the FIFA Code of Ethics. OFC will continue to…