Fiji: Ba smashes Suva to climb to second place in Premier League table

In a special night for Ba’s top-striker Samuela Drudru, the Men in Black did not give a chance for Suva as they collected all points from a very important clash at Fiji FA Academy.

Ba pulled ahead in the first half thanks to a penalty kick well-taken by the experienced Manasa Nawakula – his third goal in the league so far – after Suva’s defender Remueru Tekiate brought down in the box the young Kalaveti Sivoi. Despite Suva’s pressure to find an equalizer, the team coached by Babs Khan could not create big chances and the final result of the first half was a 1-0 in favour of Ba.

In the second half it was when Drudru’s show got started; the Fijian international doubled the scoreline for Ba after finishing a good cross from Abbu Zahid in the 60th minute of play. The same Drudru scored his second goal in the clash and third in the Vodafone Premier League season after a defensive mistake from Suva that allowed the striker to score through an easy finish against his former teammate Beniamino Mateinaqara. You can watch all goals of this match by clicking here.

Suva still managed to score a late goal in the match through Sairusi Nalaubu, but it was not enough to start a reaction for the Capital City Boys. This was the first defeat of Suva in the season so far – a harsh result for the team as they lost the 2nd spot in the table for Ba. The players of Ronil Kumar celebrate their second victory in a row and now sit second in the standings just one point behing Rewa in the process – you can see the full standings of the Vodafone Premier Leage by clicking here.