The New Zealand-based Wellington Phoenix is back to action at Hyundai A-League, the top-tier of football in Australia after a week of absence in the pitch. The New Zealand side will travel to Gosford to take on the last-ranked side in the league Central Coast Mariners. Phoenix come from two wins a row – againstContinue reading “Wellington Phoenix hope for a win over Mariners”
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Auckland City has to fight to beat brave AS Vénus at Stade de Mahina
The nine-time champions Auckland City had to battle hard to surpass by the minimum scoreline the good side of AS Vénus at Stade de Mahina for the second matchday of OFC Champions League – Group D. The New Zealanders had chances to score more goals, but also had to defend well to avoid the goodContinue reading “Auckland City has to fight to beat brave AS Vénus at Stade de Mahina”
Hosts AS Vénus will have a hard challenge against Auckland City
The hosts AS Vénus will not have an easy task against the nine-time champions Auckland City in the second matchday of the group D at Stade de Mahina, Tahiti. The Tahitian champions started well the competition with a dominant 6-0 win over Lupe o le Soaga, but certainly this game will much more harder forContinue reading “Hosts AS Vénus will have a hard challenge against Auckland City”
Algarve Cup: Ferns beat Belgium to proceed to semifinals
The New Zealand women’s national team is competing at Algarve Cup, a traditional women’s football friendly tournament hosted in Portugal. The Ferns are competing in the tournament alongnside some of the most important football teams of the planet, as Germany and Norway. The Ferns battled hard in their first match in the tournament – quaterfinalsContinue reading “Algarve Cup: Ferns beat Belgium to proceed to semifinals”
Logan Rogerson: we are here to win the Champions League
It is not nothing new for the Oceania football fans that Auckland City comes as heavy favourites for this edition of the OFC Champions League. The New Zealand powerhouse won nine of the 15 participations in the most important club football tournament of the region and in 2020 they expect to be back to theContinue reading “Logan Rogerson: we are here to win the Champions League”
Team Wellington looking to cut the deficit from Auckland in ISPS Handa Premiership
The weekend of football in the New Zealand top-tier league will have once again only three matches, this time the current champions Eastern Suburbs will be back to action in the national league after a succesful campaign in the OFC Champions League in Papua New Guinea, but Auckland City already travelled to Tahiti to playContinue reading “Team Wellington looking to cut the deficit from Auckland in ISPS Handa Premiership”
Slim chances to qualify for Hienghène as they face strong Eastern Suburbs
The current champions of the OFC Champions League are close to a big disappointment: they will need to win Eastern Suburbs for at least a 4-goal margin if they want to depend only on their efforts to proceed to the next stage of the current edition of the regional tournament. If they win by aContinue reading “Slim chances to qualify for Hienghène as they face strong Eastern Suburbs”
Three matches in the weekend of football in ISPS Handa Premiership
The New Zealand top-tier football continues to have less matches than usual in the matchweek due the OFC Champions League start. One match of the this weekened in rescheduled: the Hamilton Wanderers vs Waitakere United that was interrupted due bad weather will be replayed at Porrit Stadium. In the other two matches of the weekend,Continue reading “Three matches in the weekend of football in ISPS Handa Premiership”
Tommy Smith is back to English football
The New Zealand international Tommy Smith is back to Europe, exactly to the same country he reached the peak of his carrer: England. The central defender was born in England and lived his youth in New Zealand, holding dual citizenship and representing the All-Whites for 38 times so far. Smith made most of career inContinue reading “Tommy Smith is back to English football”
Solid Wellington Phoenix beats Western United to climb spots in the table
The New-Zealand side Wellington Phoenix got their second win in a row in the Australian top-tier Hyundai A-League after beating at Sky Stadium Western United by 2-0. The victory was very importanto for the team coached by Ufuk Talay as they climbed two spots in the ladder to be ranked 3rd at the moment –Continue reading “Solid Wellington Phoenix beats Western United to climb spots in the table”
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