The starlet Raphael Lea’i is currently in Europe pursuing his dream to turn into a professional footballer – as reported by Oceania Football Center during the week. It was known the player was set to have a trial in Turkey, as mentioned in interview to Henderson Eels’ chairman, but it was revelead by FK VeležContinue reading “Raphael Lea’i close to deal in Europe”
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Solomon Islands beat PNG to secure a place in the WCQ final
Solomon Islands and Papua New Guinea clashed at the Al-Arabi Stadium in Doha, Qatar, for a place in the final of the World Cup qualifiers. In an eventful match, the Solomons secured the victory and advanced to meet New Zealand or Tahiti in the final. The first opportunity of the game came from Ati Kepo‘sContinue reading “Solomon Islands beat PNG to secure a place in the WCQ final”
Raphael Lea’i scores a hat-trick as Solomon Islands defeat Tahiti in WCQ
Solomon Islands and Tahiti clashed at Al-Arabi Stadium in Doha to decide which side would finish on top of Group A after the withdrawal of Vanuatu and the Cook Islands from the tournament. The team coached by Felipe Vega-Arango had only one change to its starting eleven compared to their previous game against the CookContinue reading “Raphael Lea’i scores a hat-trick as Solomon Islands defeat Tahiti in WCQ”
Henderson Eels clinch national title in Solomon Islands
Henderson Eels clinched Telekom S-League title with one game in advance after beating Southern United by 8-0 at Lawson Tama Stadium in Honiara, the capital of Solomon Islands. Joses Nawo and Raphael Lea’i led their side with three goals each while Augustine Waita scored the other two goals. With this result, Eels have broken SolomonContinue reading “Henderson Eels clinch national title in Solomon Islands”
Raphael Le’ai: 50 goals as a senior player
The still only 17-year-old Solomon Islands football star Raphael Le’ai reached an impressive milestone in the past weekend when his side Henderson Eels draw against Central Coast by 1-1: the teenager scored his 50 goals a senior player. The youngster got recognition in Oceania after guiding his country to their first ever appearance in aContinue reading “Raphael Le’ai: 50 goals as a senior player”
Henderson Eels unable to beat Central Coast at Telekom S-League
The current top-tabled team of Solomon Islands’ S-League could not surpass the young squad of Central Coast FC. Led by important players such as Boni Pride and Anthony Talo, Henderson Eels scored first through the youngster Raphael Le’ai, but could not defend their lead until the final whistle. The newcomers in the national league CentralContinue reading “Henderson Eels unable to beat Central Coast at Telekom S-League”
Henderson Eels beat Real Kakamora to extend their lead at Telekom S-League
After facing difficulties in the first half, Henderson Eels got back on track in the second half to beat Real Kakamora by 4-0 at Lawson Tama Stadium in the tenth matchweek of Telekom S-League – the national football league from Solomon Islands. Eels’ forward Tutizama Tanito had a good opportunity to open the scoreboard inContinue reading “Henderson Eels beat Real Kakamora to extend their lead at Telekom S-League”
Le’ai shines as Henderson Eels win again in Telekom S-League
The seventh matchweek of 2020 Telekom S-League kicked-off on this Saturday with two matches being contested at Lawson Tama Stadium in Honiara – the capital of the Solomon Islands. Henderson Eels and Kossa confirmed their favouritism and won their respective games. Real Kakamora faced Kossa in the opening game of the day and Chris HatarauContinue reading “Le’ai shines as Henderson Eels win again in Telekom S-League”
Laugu and Honiara City to face off for third place as Eels want to win again in S-League
The seventh matchweek of Telekom S-League – the major football league from the Solomon Islands – is set to kick-off this Saturday at Lawson Tama Stadium in Honiara. It is going to be a very important week for Honiara City and Laugu United that are going to face off for third place while league leadersContinue reading “Laugu and Honiara City to face off for third place as Eels want to win again in S-League”
Telekom S-League: Raphael Le’ai brace gives win for Eels against Warriors as Real Kakamora beats Marist
The Sunday of football in Solomon Islands was thrilling for the local fans – the Lawson Tama Stadium was full of supporters for the most important match so far of the Telekom S-League season and a very interesting clash between Real Kakamora and Marist – but certainly, the fans were eager to see the clashContinue reading “Telekom S-League: Raphael Le’ai brace gives win for Eels against Warriors as Real Kakamora beats Marist”
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