After drawing in the opening day, Revivors and Eels hope for a win in OFC Champions League

The 2020 OFC Champions League Group B reaches its second matchday. After two matches that finished without winners, Malampa Revivors and Henderson Eels will be fighting for the three points in order to get closer to advancing to the knockout stage.

Henderson Eels did not have a great performance in their debut but they still have managed to grab one point in the 3-3 draw against Lae City from Papua New Guinea. Tuti Zama Tanito scored twice from the penalty spot while Raphael Lea’i netted an amazing goal after an individual play.

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Despite scoring three goals, Eels still have a lot to fix on defense if they want to get all three points against Revivors. Goalkeeper Desmond Tutu had some fails while the defenders also did not have a great day on Saturday.

On the other hand, Malampa Revivors had an outstanding performance against Lautoka and they deserved to win even playing with only ten men since the 35th minute when Andre Batick was red carded.

Despite Batick’s absence, Revivors will have a powerful team in the attack. Vanuatu international forward Azariah Soromon netted from the penalty box and he had many other clear chances to score for his team.

Claude Aru and Edwin Bai played very well and they had the control of the midfield as Revivors managed to keep the possession and involve Lautoka’s defense. Henderson Eels must look at these two players carefully if they really want to win this match.

Revivors’ defense performed well against Lautoka and they need to have another good match in order to stop Eels’ great attack composed by Joses Nawo, Raphael Lea’i and Tuti Zama Tanito. The Solomon Islands side should consider about using the counterattack in order to surprise the Ni-Vanuatu defense as Revivors must keep the ball possession most of the time.