Rafael Saltori

‘Match of the Season’ atmosphere in Port Moresby as Hekari faces Lae City

The most important football match of the season in Papua New Guinea is set to take place in Port Moresby as the top-teams Lae City and Hekari United play at PNG Football Stadium. Lae City comes from a very strong win against Gulf Komara by 5-0 while Hekari also won, but for 2-0 against BoungainvilleContinue reading “‘Match of the Season’ atmosphere in Port Moresby as Hekari faces Lae City”

Fiji: are you ready for Battle of Giants semi-finals?

One of the most traditional football tournament of Fiji is set for its decisive weekend; the venue is Churchill Park in Lautoka – the four contesters: Ba, Nadi, Rewa and Suva. The four teams will be looking for the major glory on Sunday, but before they will have the semi-final stage this Saturday (15th Aug)Continue reading “Fiji: are you ready for Battle of Giants semi-finals?”

Suva and Nadi looking to finish 20-year drought in decisive BOG weekend

The coming weekend in Lautoka will be certainly one of the top moments so far in the season of football in Fiji. While Ba will be seeking for 18th title in history of the Battle of Giants, their opponents in the semi-final, Rewa, will be looking to celebrate their 9th ever title. Ba’s last titleContinue reading “Suva and Nadi looking to finish 20-year drought in decisive BOG weekend”

Alwin Hou returns to Solomon Warriors expecting an instant impact

The current title holders of the Telekom S-League are set to make their debut only on the next Wednesday (19th Aug), but the Solomon Warriors are already preparing for the league for a couple of weeks and released their squad for the season recently. Including some well-known names such as Gibson Daudau and Dennis Ifunaoa,Continue reading “Alwin Hou returns to Solomon Warriors expecting an instant impact”

Manasa Nawakula set to make comeback in BOG semi-final

Experienced defender Manasa Nawakula is confirmed back to Ba as the Men in Black head to a massive game this Saturday (15th Aug) against Rewa for 2020 edition of the Battle of Giants. The central defender did not feature in Ba’s group stage campaign where the team coached by Ronil Kumar ended up at theContinue reading “Manasa Nawakula set to make comeback in BOG semi-final”

Micah Tommy unable to play for Tafea in PVFA Premier League return

Former Ba attacker Micah Tommy will not feature for Tafea in the remaining matches of the 2019/20 season of Port Vila top-tier league. The information was confirmed by Tafea’s manager and former Vanuatu national team head coach Robert Calvo. The Ni-Vanuatu forward, that recently departed from Ba to return to his former club, will notContinue reading “Micah Tommy unable to play for Tafea in PVFA Premier League return”

Phoenix suffers disappointing defeat as they head to A-League Finals

Wellington Phoenix could not capitalise their chances against a well-organised Newcastle Jets side in the team final match for the regular season of the Hyundai A-League. Despite not counting on top-striker Gary Hooper, the team coached by Ufuk Talay expected a win from this clash in order to secure their third place in the theContinue reading “Phoenix suffers disappointing defeat as they head to A-League Finals”

Wellington Phoenix ready for final regular season match against Newcastle Jets

The Nix is set for its final match in the regular season of the Australian top-tier Hyundai A-League. The New Zealand-based side will play at Netstrata Jubilee Stadium against Newcastle Jets looking for confirm their 3rd place in the run for the finals of A-League. The coach Ufuk Talay will not count on Tim PayneContinue reading “Wellington Phoenix ready for final regular season match against Newcastle Jets”

Let’s talk about Kolu Kepo?

Hekari United’s win over Bougainville in the last weekend – the first matchweek after the forced break due COVID-19 – saw a different Red Army side struggling to get opportunities upfront. With the absence of Ishmael Pole, back-up goalkeeper Dave Tomare needed to make a serie of interventions to prevent the now Percy Mataio-coached sideContinue reading “Let’s talk about Kolu Kepo?”

PNG Kapuls’ star Felix Komolong scores his first goal as Lae City player

The football star from Papua New Guinea Felix Komolong played his second match as Lae City player last weekend when his side won by 5-0 Gulf Komara in Port Moresby for the 11th round of matches of the PNG National Soccer League. It was a special match for Felix as he could play for theContinue reading “PNG Kapuls’ star Felix Komolong scores his first goal as Lae City player”