The 2019-20 Papua New Guinea National Soccer League is two weeks away from its resumption and the local teams are already getting ready for the upcoming challenges. FC Bougainville will also have some new faces as Percy Mataio was announced as the new head coach of the team. The experienced coach left Star Mountain earlierContinue reading “Percy Mataio announced as FC Bougainville’s new head coach”
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Vitiaz go top as Star Mountain shock Hekari and new-look Lae draw
Vitiaz United continued their fantastic debut season in the Papua New Guinea National Soccer League with a narrow 3-2 victory over Morobe United in Port Moresby on Saturday. With results elsewhere going their way, the club climbed from third to first in the league standings after Lae City drew and Hekari United were surprisingly defeatedContinue reading “Vitiaz go top as Star Mountain shock Hekari and new-look Lae draw”
PNG National Soccer League set to kick off Round 2
Later today, the Papua New Guinea National Soccer League will kick-off the second half of its season with five fixtures in Lae and Port Moresby, following a dramatic and controversial transfer window which saw five-time championship-winning coach Peter Gunemba sacked from Lae City FC, and plenty of player movement across the country. How many newContinue reading “PNG National Soccer League set to kick off Round 2”
Vitiaz capitalise on Hekari-Lae stalemate as Round 1 of NSL comes to a close
On the weekend in which the most anticipated clash of the Papua New Guinea National Soccer League season between eight-time champions Hekari United and five-time reigning champions Lae City took place, the real winners of the weekend were third-placed Vitiaz United, who closed the gap on the top two with a win against Morobe WawensContinue reading “Vitiaz capitalise on Hekari-Lae stalemate as Round 1 of NSL comes to a close”
Lae and Hekari set for classic clash in Papua New Guinea NSL
The top two sides in the Papua New Guinea National Soccer League will go head-to-head in Lae this weekend in one of the most anticipated matches of the season so far. Lae City will be without talismanic striker Raymond Gunemba after it was confirmed he received a five-match ban for pushing a referee after theContinue reading “Lae and Hekari set for classic clash in Papua New Guinea NSL”
Vitiaz hold Hekari as Lae smash Kutubu on OFC return
A valiant performance from competition debutants Vitiaz United saw them hold eight-time champions Hekari United to a goalless draw in Port Moresby yesterday afternoon, a result which saw Vitiaz continue their impressive debut campaign. In the early kick-off, however, Lae City had no problem dispatching Highlands-based side FC Kutubu, hitting eight goals in the biggestContinue reading “Vitiaz hold Hekari as Lae smash Kutubu on OFC return”
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”
Triple-header in Lae this weekend ahead of two-week PNG NSL break
Clubs will head to a small recess in football action for two weeks after this coming Saturday’s action in the Papua New Guinea National Soccer League, which will see three matches in Lae and two in Port Moresby. The two-week break is designed so that Hekari United and Lae City can take part in theContinue reading “Triple-header in Lae this weekend ahead of two-week PNG NSL break”
Captain-Fantastic Raymond Gunemba scores a brace in crucial Lae City’s win
In the sixth round of the PNG National Soccer League the current national champions Lae City traveled to the country capital city Port Moresby to face FC Bougainville. The yellow side struggled to control the home side, but a late winner helped the team, coached by Peter Gunemba, to secure a very important win awayContinue reading “Captain-Fantastic Raymond Gunemba scores a brace in crucial Lae City’s win”
Aguirre debuts for Lae City
After some delay the Ecuadorian midfielder Abdias Aguirre finally debuted for Lae City. He was part of the team’s starting eleven in the 3-2 win against Bougainville in the sixth matchweek of 2019-20 Papua New Guinea National Soccer League. These three points helped Lae City to keep their position in the league table. They wonContinue reading “Aguirre debuts for Lae City”
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