Islanders Observer #09 – Gimale Essacu

The Islanders Observer is back! After eight episodes talking about the foreign players from Pacific Islands that are currently playing the 2019-20 ISPS Handa Premiership season, Oceania Football Center crosses the world to talk about Oceanian players who are living the American Dream by playing the NCAA Division I Men’s Soccer Tournament, the main soccerContinue reading “Islanders Observer #09 – Gimale Essacu”

Mitch Cooper and Hume City fought hard but lost FV Community Shield in the shootout

Hume City faced Bentleigh Greens in the 2020 Football Victoria Community Shield, a annual soccer match between the winners of the National Premier Leagues Victoria and the Dockerty Cup in the previous season. Bentleigh Greens were the champions of 2019 NPL Victoria while Hume City won 2019 Dockerty Cup so they fought for the FVContinue reading “Mitch Cooper and Hume City fought hard but lost FV Community Shield in the shootout”

Ryan Thomas scores his first goal for PSV

PSV received Willem II at Philips Stadion in a match valid for the 22nd matchweek of 2019-20 Eredivisie, the top-tier of Dutch football. New Zealand international Ryan Thomas was in PSV’s starting eleven for the eighth time in the season and he had a good performance in the 3-0 win against Willem II. He scoredContinue reading “Ryan Thomas scores his first goal for PSV”

Isabel United’s tour in Vanuatu is over

Isabel United’s tour in Vanuatu is over. The team from Solomon Islands travelled to Vanuatu to play two matches in this week: one against Tupuji Imere and one another against Galaxy. They arrived in Port Vila, Vanuatu, on February 3rd and they did not have much time to stay in the country as they playedContinue reading “Isabel United’s tour in Vanuatu is over”

Magic Krishna demolishes Odisha to retake the lead of Golden Boot race

Roy Krishna is on fire. After scoring a brace against Jamshedpur last weekend he netted a hat-trick in the second half at today’s 3-1 win against Odisha FC. The Fijian forward is back to his level after a goalless streak. He scored five goals in the last two matches and now he is back toContinue reading “Magic Krishna demolishes Odisha to retake the lead of Golden Boot race”

Singh scores twice in his first match of the year

Sarpreet Singh is back to football after missing two matches in 3.Liga (German third tier) for being red-carded in the 1-1 draw against Würzburger Kickers on December 22. SEE MORESingh remains on Bayern’s squad for Champions League knockout The 20-year-old midfielder played 26 minutes in the 4-2 win against Viktoria Köln this Saturday. He joined theContinue reading “Singh scores twice in his first match of the year”

Lae hit Star Mountain for six but solid Hekari march on

In another exciting weekend of action, Papua New Guinea National Soccer League champions Lae City demonstrated why they are a force to be reckoned with after a 6-1 victory over bottom-of-the-league Star Mountain, but leaders Hekari maintained their excellent defensive record with a 2-0 victory over last-year’s semi-finalists Morobe United. In fact, it was aContinue reading “Lae hit Star Mountain for six but solid Hekari march on”

Henderson Eels 19-0 Real Kakamora: S-League match under investigation

Some shocking news may change the outcome of the final matches of the 2019 season of the Telekom S-League, the top-tier of football in the Solomon Islands. It was stated recently by Oceania Football Center the wonderkid Raphael Lea’i scored eleven times in the last match of Henderson Eeels in the S-League season against RealContinue reading “Henderson Eels 19-0 Real Kakamora: S-League match under investigation”

Siotame Kubu brace gives Labasa first win in VPL

Labasa’s star Siotame Kubu proved his value once again as he scored twice for his side to collect their first win in the Vodafone Premier League, the top-tier of football in Fiji. The Babasiga Lions did not count on goalkeeper Akuila Mateisuva that suffered an injury in their first match of the league – aContinue reading “Siotame Kubu brace gives Labasa first win in VPL”

Local derby thrills the weekend of ISPS Handa Premiership in New Zealand

The top-tier football league in New Zealand is back to action this weekend with exciting matches across the country. Auckland will have a thrilling local derby with two sides coming in a very good moment; Waitakere United and Eastern Suburbs are inside the top-four in the table and come from important victories in the lastContinue reading “Local derby thrills the weekend of ISPS Handa Premiership in New Zealand”